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> If an alien ran that experiment, they would get the same answer. This depends on the world they live in. If, for example, things were hard to control, tended
by Koshkin 4y ago
> If an alien ran that experiment, they would get the same answer.
This depends on the world they live in. If, for example, things were hard to control, tended to move, to disappear (and reappear in a different place), to look the same, etc., they would probably discover quantum field theory before arithmetic!
- dagw 4y agothey would probably discover quantum field theory before arithmetic! Sure, but much like we eventually discovered quantum field theory, they'll eventually discover arithmetic. And even if for some weird reason they hadn't, they're probably smart enough to understand it once we demonstrate it to them.
- vecter 4y agoThat's logically impossible for many reasons, the first of which is that arithmetic is a prerequisite for quantum field theory, and that secondly quantum effects like those don't occur at scales at which intelligent organisms live.