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Re:Shut up and calculate: an extreme mathematical universe by malkarouri on Monday November 06, 2017 @02:33PM (#15638296)
Why wouldn't reality contain contradictions?
Re:Shut up and calculate: an extreme mathematical universe by hackinthebochs on Monday November 06, 2017 @02:57PM (#15638505)
I mean in the logical sense. If reality could contain logical contradictions then that would mean reality isn't rule-based, which means unconstrained randomness, no information, no meaning, etc.
Re:Shut up and calculate: an extreme mathematical universe by namelost on Monday November 06, 2017 @03:33PM (#15638776)
But the contradiction is in the mathematical model not reality. Even a totally random universe follows some kind of distribution, which can then be modelled (which is exactly what QM is).
Re:Shut up and calculate: an extreme mathematical universe by naasking on Monday November 06, 2017 @11:30PM (#15641089)
> But the contradiction is in the mathematical model not reality.

He's assuming a mathematical model that faithfully represents reality, hence "reality can't contain contradictions". We're not going to one day find a contradiction and vanish in a puff of logic, the ultimate model of reality will be contradiction-free.

Re:Shut up and calculate: an extreme mathematical universe by hackinthebochs on Monday November 06, 2017 @04:22PM (#15639128)
>But the contradiction is in the mathematical model not reality

So then you're saying reality can't have a logical contradiction? Seems like you're agreeing with the original statement.

>Even a totally random universe follows some kind of distribution

Which is just a kind of rule.

Re:Shut up and calculate: an extreme mathematical universe by jcmoscon on Monday November 06, 2017 @04:18PM (#15639082)
The contradictions is not in reality but in your ideology/agenda. Everybody has an agenda nowadays...