> The rules of physics and nature of reality change all the time. Does
> matter obey rules, as in obedience? What functionality is
> there to cause
> that? What is inherent in any physical thing which causes it
> to do what
> it is supposed to do? This view is one of both faith and authority. It
> is faith in physical laws, that they are true, and belief in the
> authority of those laws as if the universe is ruled by them.
>
> An alternative model is one of logical probabilities. For anything we
> know, there exists the chance we will be wrong, however minute that
> chance is. Certainty then is a special class of probability. Depending
> on context we may allow 95% certainty to stand for certainty.
> Maybe the
> situation demands 99.95%. Fuzzy logic scenarios may only demand 40% or
> less.
>
> We do not have laws. We have observations which have been meticulously
> written down. There is no guarantee anything will emulate past
> observation. Al we can do is say it probably will.
I hear this smack constantly, I want to see someone put this flexible
reality to the test and step in front of a fast moving truck. Ill be you
half of my salary for the rest of my life what the results would be. Talk
all you want, but you dont live your life like that so its just empty
sophistry.
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