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Re:Is the Universe Made of Math? by criddell on Saturday July 01, 2017 @06:17PM (#14679357)
If I have a big, fast computer and I simulate a universe by randomly defining a set of rules and then hit "go" over-and-over-and-over again, if life arises in one of them is that creationism? Isn't it more correct to say I am exploring the space of all possible universes to see which ones generate life?
Re:Is the Universe Made of Math? by rhapsodic on Sunday July 02, 2017 @08:53AM (#14682272)
> If I have a big, fast computer and I simulate a universe by randomly defining a set of rules and then hit "go" over-and-over-and-over again, if life arises in one of them is that creationism? Isn't it more correct to say I am exploring the space of all possible universes to see which ones generate life?

Both statements would be true.

Re:Is the Universe Made of Math? by criddell on Sunday July 02, 2017 @01:43PM (#14683490)
When I multiply 5 and 6 am I creating 30?
Re:Is the Universe Made of Math? by rhapsodic on Monday July 03, 2017 @10:28AM (#14688470)
Could you clarify the point you're trying to make?