Dear Satyavarapu Naga Parameswara Gupta,
I agree with you, the simplest answer is usually the correct answer and integrity is important in all pursuits. I also agree with you that new theories should stimulate and inspire thought. But why no black holes, why no worm holes? Why no big bang, why no repulsion between distant bodies?
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Hi, I agree with you in that a predictable universe is safer. I do look at weather reports often. I'm very grateful to know if it will rain tomorrow, or to know if an astroid is heading our way, or to know if a tsunami is heading our way. Predictability is valued.
However my point is that it is not absolute. Predictability is based on probability. A 40% chance of rain tomorrow tells you the odds are it will not rain. But it could. Our universe is predictable to a point. But it's that point that keeps it from being predictable, computable and decided. There is always an unknown factor that can disrupt the system.
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Dear Jose P Koshy,
Thank you for your essay. I would agree that the universe is real but I would say undecidability, uncomputability and unpredictability are its characteristics. In that yes, certain things are very predictable and computable however the system as a whole is never completely predictable. There is always an outlaying unknown that makes our system inherently unpredictable.
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Dear John Clive,
I like to think of the Big Bang as the birth of infinity. I appreciated what you quoted about emptiness being the essence of all existence. I can't help thinking they are related. As in, infinity being the essence of all existence.
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Dear Gyöngyi Bokor,
Thank you for your essay. Do you think it's possible for smaller creatures to have a different experience of time? Like an ant for instance, is one month for us conceptually equal to years to them?
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Dear Fabien Paillusson,
I agree "there is an 'art' involved in taking a stance" but isn't science less about the individual opinion and more about the scientifically proven consensus?
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Essay Abstract
Unpredictability, Undecidability and Uncomputability more accurately describe the universe, time and life, than the idea of a predictable universe ever could.
Author Bio
A bored layperson enjoying speculating on life, the universe and time.