Does Objective Reality Exist? Great Mysteries of Physics Part 4 -- FQxI Podcast

Physics; Max Tegmark, in mathematical universe, identifies that if you look at the essence of what physics represents there remain abstract properties and their relations after all undefined words are removed.
That is when all word ‘baggage’ that undefined would not be understood by an alien ‘A mathematical structure S (…..) is essentially a collection of abstract entities with relations (functions) between them ... )”Max Tegmark. Arxiv 2007
He gives the example of ‘tree’ which can in current times be understood as a particular arrangement of atoms. And I would add the atoms too are particular arrangements of yet smaller particles that could theoretically be itemized and related to the whole pattern that has been isolated from the rest of reality. in thought, for particular consideration. ‘Tree ‘ is useful human scale data compression. Enabling us to know roughly the pattern of the thing we are thinking and communicating about without being encumbered by the sheer volume of individual atom position data. That perhaps a super computer could handle in a human life or less time scale, giving the output ‘tree’ but a human alone could not.
Is this representing the universe as it is or has a vital ingredient, Object reality aka, existence, aka objective (observation independent) reality, been lost in translation.
We should not reduce the pattern of existence; consisting of distribution of forms and an accumulation of substance, to mere attributes.
What is it for something to exist.

1. Form; An existing thing has the pattern formed by its constituents, of this rather than that, another kind of pattern, named as something different.
2. Substance; To exist a thing must be different from the base substance, like base of a soup, To exist as something, thought of this way, is not the difference between some particular accumulation of substance and absence of substance but being different from that which is not part of the pattern of existing things itself but in the gaps.
   Merriam Webster: ‘Entity’; being, existence; especially; independent or self contained. The existence of a thing as contrasted with it's attributes.

Georgina Woodward
Your philosophical viewpoint on the world seems to involve elephants, the physicist Max Tegmark, and aliens. But the upshot seems to be that you reject the consensus opinion of the majority of climate scientists.

In a real world of specialists, like doctors, nurses, physicists, car mechanics, are you also philosophically questioning everything that these specialists say, or is it only climate scientists? In the real world, do you also refuse to accept the consensus opinion of other professions, or is it only climate scientists?

The only real-world issue is that you refuse to accept the consensus opinion of the majority of climate scientists, and you label those people who accept the consensus opinion of the majority of climate scientists as “fearmongers”.

Georgina Woodward '
'Pattern' is not really sufficint to convey the eaning intended here. It is like -geoeetry but not a singular viwpoint or singular .................keyboard issue -to be continued.

@"Georgina Woodward"#p1677
As I was saying......not a singular veiwpoint or from singular mesuments but the Orientation and separation in relation to other existing parts.

Georgina Woodward
Another way of interpreting the intended meaning of the use of the word 'pattern' is template. Being the precursor to each individual relative observation product or measurement. The manifestation of the products are not random, as Quantum physics would have it ('God does not play dice' , alluding to Einstein's statement) outcomes depend on the preexisting ' template'.

Georgina Woodward
In the real world, the real world of specialists like the doctors and nurses who are currently attending to you in hospital, the real world of physicists, and car mechanics, are you also philosophically questioning everything that these specialists say and do, or is it only the climate scientists you are picking on?

In the real world, the real world of specialists like doctors, nurses, physicists, and car mechanics, do you also refuse to accept the consensus opinion of other professions, or is it only climate scientists you are picking on?

The only real-world issue is that you refuse to accept the consensus opinion of the majority of climate scientists, and you label those people who accept the consensus opinion of the majority of climate scientists as “fearmongers”.

PicoPhysics: It is seen that the issue of Reality being discussed at multiple forums post 2022 Nobel price, At the core of this issue is Probability vs Possibility. When you throw a dice the probability of one the face at the top is 1/6. So if you throw the dice 6 million times, a particular face will appear a million times. This can be predicted to an accuracy of say 0.001%. This is devoid of reality of the dice, its structure, (say the Face-1 is lighter then others, then it will through up more often then others). Similar issues are seen in many aspects contemporary science. PicoPhysics is a deterministic theory based on single truth statement "Space Contains Kenergy". It is very specific in interpretation of Observations on Nature in all branches of science.

The essential element of the PicoPhysicst thought process is reality exists irrespective of Observer. Observation is a projection of reality on the Observer. So once an entangled pair is produced - irrespective of the time of measurement on individual particles the result will be the same. The measurements can be performed simultaneously, or with a gap in space and time, it can not affect the result. The observation on "Quantum Entanglement" establishes reality is not affected by observation. The uncertainty principle must be seen in this perspective (Impact of observation on reality).

Let us say we have conservation of charge as a fundamental reality. A neutral particle " say a photon > 1.04 Mev" splits to form two particles that fly apart in space. At any time in the future. if one of the particles is detected to be +ive, the other can be inferred to be -ve. Now this proves a reality. However in the case of entanglement due to our preconceived notion of interpretation of Schrodinger's equation, we talk in terms of probability (ruling out nothing at any time) the characteristic on the companion particle has to be physically determined and not inferred. Hence the determination of +ive charge on one particle transmits through space to other particles to be determined -ive. These Entaglement observations are similar. It proves the reality of entanglement rather than mystifying the universe further. Scherodinger's equation when derived from Unary Principle (Space Contains Kenergy) the wave function is K-energy density - a function of space and chronological variable. And interpretation of the probability of finding an object at a location is replaced by the possibility of finding the object at that location. In PicoPhysics Universe is composed by two identities Sapce & Kenergy. The relationship between the two is enunciated by the Unary Principle "Space Contains Kenergy". While primary interaction between Space and kenergy manifests in the phenomenon we observe as the Refraction of light.

Quantum Entanglement experimental proof establishes a deterministic nature in line with the thought process of PicoPhysics. While modern science deals with uncertainties and probabilities, PicoPhysics explains observations on the universe with determinism and Possibilities.

I’ve nearly finished reading ‘Fossil Future” by Alex Epstetein. A premise examined throughout the book is that there are two competing ideologies that are generally used in characterizing nature and how mankind’s energy use fits with the chosen ideology.

One of the ideas, said to be anti human in the book, characterizes nature as a delicate nurturer of living things. In delicate balance, easily becoming dangerous, when impacted by man. Tends to favour relatively unreliable wind and solar energy production. Paying attention to their benefits, but not negatives, such as the need for fossil fuel built distribution infrastructure, production of wind or solar farm materials, lack of recycling, unfair incentives, or side effects. Pointing out possible harms of fossil fuels while ignoring the many benefits and climate adaption they make possible.

The other idea, said to prioritize human flourishing, is that nature has always been a challenge to the survival and flourishing of mankind . Though fossil fuel use mankind has been able to flourish by precaution, and adaption to environmental challenges. Increased food production. Sanitation, clean water, heating/ cooling, building materials and construction for resilience and insulation, affordable clothing, materials and pharmaceuticals

Shows the dilemma is not about facts alone