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Re:Mitochondria Are Alive by dekhn on Friday November 08, 2024 @03:51PM (#42090368)
There is no known scientific principle or theory with experimental support that without a conscious observer reality cannot exist. It's not something that can be tested, and lies in the realm of philosophy, not science.
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Re:Mitochondria Are Alive by hshshshshsh on Friday November 08, 2024 @03:56PM (#42090402)
I don't think reality has this property that what cannot be tested through scientific method is not true.
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Re:Mitochondria Are Alive by dekhn on Friday November 08, 2024 @04:55PM (#42090772)
It might not, you wouldn't be able to convince anybody that something is true, but cannot be tested- that's philosophy and religion.
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Re:Mitochondria Are Alive by hshshshshsh on Saturday November 09, 2024 @04:17AM (#42093412)
I think David Deutsche has this idea that the best explanations should be treated as true even if you can't test it.
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