RE: Do you think the universe is real?
December 14, 2015 at 7:33 pm
(This post was last modified: December 14, 2015 at 7:38 pm by bennyboy.)
(December 14, 2015 at 7:25 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Why doesn't the object, your toilet paper roll, not have the ability to send a message..whereas the other object, your phone, does...in your estimation?
Because they don't have power sources, metal antennae or human input interfaces.
Seriously, though. You and I both know that I have a layman's understanding of electronics and an awareness of chemistry and QM. Those things are as much a part of my world view as they are yours. The difference is that I see no reason to assume they are fundamental to reality, and I cannot therefore draw conclusions about the underlying nature of reality. So if the universe is defined as a collection of QM particles and their interactions, it clearly exists. If it is defined as a collection of QM particles and their interactions, on the stipulation that this is the fundamental essence of reality, then I would say it probably doesn't.
