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This is exactly the position I'm trying to argue against. What does it mean for something to be a physical structure? That you perceive it to be physical? But
by jstanley 4y ago
This is exactly the position I'm trying to argue against.
What does it mean for something to be a physical structure? That you perceive it to be physical? But aren't your perceptions part of the universe? So how would you know if it actually "exists" anywhere?
- GoblinSlayer 4y agoPhysical structure works by its own rules, mathematical structures work by our rules. For example, in mathematics you can complete an infinite process, because there's no time in mathematics, it can just be assumed out of existence. It can't be done with physics, because physics isn't affected by our assumptions.
- jstanley 4y agoTime and physics are just things you experience. They're parts of the universe, they're within the universe. The mathematical universe itself can quite easily be infinite in both space and time, you just can't experience all of it.