Re:The Universe Knows Right from Wrong
by MaxBarraclough on Sunday September 13, 2020 @12:20PM
(#24461860)
> by "mathematical truths" I meant axioms and statements that are reducible to axioms
That distinction is important, and it seemed to me you'd skimmed over it.
Axioms are directly defined to be true for the purposes of mathematical inquiry, and as such can't really be wrong. At worst, a set of axioms can be inconsistent.
Emergent properties are different; they're not directly defined to be true. This is of practical consequence, as mathematicians sometimes get them wrong.
That distinction is important, and it seemed to me you'd skimmed over it.
Axioms are directly defined to be true for the purposes of mathematical inquiry, and as such can't really be wrong. At worst, a set of axioms can be inconsistent.
Emergent properties are different; they're not directly defined to be true. This is of practical consequence, as mathematicians sometimes get them wrong.