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Re:Is the Schrödinger Equation True? by blamestross on Monday January 11, 2021 @10:09PM (#25741766)
Descartes based his entire concept of the existence of truth on the fact God exists and doesn't hate him. I don't think we have any good arguments for the existence of truth or even consensus reality beyond simple pragmatic acceptance of it as an assumption without evidence.
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Re:Is the Schrödinger Equation True? by onethought on Monday January 11, 2021 @11:17PM (#25742208)
Not quite true. He used it as proof of gods existence. But his logical premise holds, and has yet to be countered in any meaningful way. Our awareness of our existence proves our existence.
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Re:Is the Schrödinger Equation True? by blamestross on Monday January 11, 2021 @11:52PM (#25742440)
Sure but I wasn't questioning my existence. Only yours and everybody and everything else's. Descartes still would need to believe in God in order to believe in you. It doesn't seem like a particularly good argument.
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Re:Is the Schrödinger Equation True? by onethought on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @12:05AM (#25742546)
I was only saying it is a truth. It's a small truth. But truth non-the-less.
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