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Neal Stephensons Anathem is also based on these same ideas- specifically the concepts of timeless physics, and the idea that mathematical and physical existence
by _yb2s 3y ago
Neal Stephensons Anathem is also based on these same ideas- specifically the concepts of timeless physics, and the idea that mathematical and physical existence are identical.
- NoMoreNicksLeft 3y agoThanks. I'll put that one on my reading list. Haven't read but one of his before.
- marcellus23 3y agoAnathem is, I think, Stephenson's best book. Definitely worth checking out.
- ianmcgowan 3y ago'The Diamond Age' is my favorite, but perhaps because it's one of the rare Stephenson's that sticks the landing. Anathem is amazing, and worth reading just for the parable of the fly-worm-bat...
- marcellus23 3y agoThe Diamond Age is my next-favorite after Anathem. Both are excellent books.
- savingsPossible 3y agoread the two, had not connected the dots. Thanks!
- _yb2s 3y agoI also recommend the non-fiction physics book “The End of Time” by Julian Barbour. It explains these ideas directly, and inspired Stephenson to write Anathem. Weirdly, I happened to be reading all 3 of these around the same time, not initially realizing they were connected.