I first started thinking more deeply about what it means for something to be true after hearing a, now infamous, conversation between Sam Harris and Jordan Peterson.
Sometimes I wonder if there even is a “fact of the matter” when it comes to some aspects of quantum mechanics–or at least facts of the matter that can be made sense of by our limited brains. Maybe we’ve already crossed that line, and the best we’re going to get if we go any deeper are equations that work.
I’d prefer not to believe that, though. But maybe we’ll have to augment our brains someday…
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Ryan Clark says:
7 January 2021 at 10:39 pm Edit
This was a really well thought out post!
Sometimes I wonder if there even is a “fact of the matter” when it comes to some aspects of quantum mechanics–or at least facts of the matter that can be made sense of by our limited brains. Maybe we’ve already crossed that line, and the best we’re going to get if we go any deeper are equations that work.
I’d prefer not to believe that, though. But maybe we’ll have to augment our brains someday…