The modern world has been shaped by the progress of natural sciences and their interplay with mathematics. There have been at least three models of such development, and in all cases, magic and science were closely intertwined. Successive applications of the scientific method and the continuous mathematics-physics feedback loop that separated the two were possible only as a result of a number of coincidences in the natural world and human history. Objective physical reality may provide the Rosetta stone for finding a common language with hypothetical alien minds. However, we are now entering a new age of magic, where denying reality is becoming easier. It is uncertain whether we will reach the stars or be ruled by spell-casting priests.
Return of the magi
a month later
I love your first line, and indeed your last line, as I see most of physics is about predicting the future! Very nice essay, and I see you need more ratings so am happy to oblige with a high one. I hope you'll do the same. Mine seems to shockingly prove you correct that (Real!?) intelligent alien minds DO produce very different physics! (written as an 'Interview' but in truth subliminal.) But despite it's simplicity and beauty man naturally tends to reject change without using the SM! I also like your discussions on the origins of human maths, and yes, it seems even that differs! But QM emerges rationally so they may be right! Russel of course identified that all logical systems (as maths) 'is ultimately best by paradox'. It appears that when our foundations moved (Democritus's (indivisible atom') we forgot to move the construction above it when we long ago SPLIT the atom!! I like your thinking and hope you like mine, and also those of the apparently rather higher species who wish to help us reach the stars and NOT become irrelevant to future AI !
Very best of luck.
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environmental pollution are words that are missing (here(the topic of nature) is the most advanced "technology" , that should be extra-valued)
semiconductors are being used excessively with not yet philosophically updated 19 century mathematics.
an other essay write that it doesn't matter witch order the discovery are happening ,
eventually everything is going to catch up,
environmental pollution are words that are missing (here is the most advanced "technology" , that should be extra-valued)
think about that each star has its own planets, im not completely sure , but i think there are more planets than stars,
before doing anything constructively about it(with impact on large quantities of resources) we should study this planet the best way possible with a slow down because there are many signals that indicate that this is a good thing to do in the near medium term , yes 2 km asteroids are going to hit the earth , not tomorow , next centuries,
speaking of magic ( i haven't read the essay in detail (yet))
i hold the belief , faith that the way rocks( tectonic plates and small particle , dust ) are being placed by geological , or various forces , can tell lots of stories. there is no technology in the near term (ai big data etc nor the sensors ) to read it adequatively ( adequately)
the stories in two categories - about biosphere of life and planetary formation, of cosmos