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Already, we're to the point where if you built a universe off of the standard model and added some hacks to cover the cases where we know it doesn't work, you c
by kirse 17y ago
Already, we're to the point where if you built a universe off of the standard model and added some hacks to cover the cases where we know it doesn't work, you could probably build a correct-enough simulation to support life.
You really think we even understand .1% of all there is to know about this universe?
- sp332 17y agoThat's definitely not what he said, especially in the part you quoted. He just said we know enough to do one thing.
- jerf 17y agoThere's a meme where it is chic to claim ignorance about even things that we know. Yes, the truth is that we do in fact know a lot about particle physics now. The problem with knowing things about the universe doesn't lie at that level. The problem is knowing what 10^40 particles are up to at any given point in time. You are conflating understanding the laws with understanding all implications of the laws.