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Nicely worded analysis, thank you.

I think this thread might be taking an unintended direction. I'm going to reword the premise of the OP: If the blueprint of the universe was laid in f...

You might be taking my statement out of context. The theory works as a model, it's just that the model doesn't quite fit reality.

That is the thing, the Q theory by itself holds water, but it only provides partial answers to the workings of the universe, answers that preclude the...

The Riemann hypothesis is concerned about the construction of an abstract object, and as such it does not necessarily have a resolution. When writing ...

One fair example would be the wave/particle duality of matter. We can express it with abstract artifices such as quantum theory, but the brain is inca...

I tend to agree with that. #2.

Based on that, would you assume that cognitive evolution has reached its apogee? If we have the capacity to understand the universe, why would natural...

I think that would be a valid approach, as long as the "pieces" match. For instance you could not count General Relativity, Quantum mechanics, and Bud...

I assume on your first sentence you are stating that maybe some problems cannot be solved logically. That is fine, you feel that logic and human reaso...

Not sure if THE greatest, but certainly among them we might find the usual suspects: Einstein, Kant, Godel, Galileo, Newton...

I would have to go with the greatest minds of course, they represent the upper limit of human cognitive ability.

Very nice...

The super sapiens example was only to illustrate that we don't have the capability, however, theoretically the evolution of intellect can go on indefi...

I have noticed a tendency among colleagues (engineers and scientists) to firmly believe that human reason can conquer all, or put in another form, onl...

Yes, definitely worded that one wrong. Meant to say that which we hold as truth, is only a belief.

Understood. I as well work towards that which makes sense to me.

Correct. That is a limitation of the Homo Sapiens. The reason I lean towards #2.

Actually our DNA differs very slightly from that of a worm. And yes, you can craft an absurdity, which would be unanswerable.

If your primary goal is to distance yourself from the possibility of a creative process as the origin of the universe, then absolutely, no need to bar...

Agreed. Explanations would require a language/system that is coherent and watertight, which can be used universally to communicate a concept or idea w...

If the results of applying the model exactly resemble the real thing.

Based on that I assume you're leaning towards #2: We are not capable of formulating a ToE. Need to wait for a more evolved sapiens. Agreed, two differ...

Logical reasoning doesn't care about personal satisfaction.

The criteria is that we can formulate a model that will resolve any question about the universe's workings.

Ah, a man of faith

You must work for the government

By Intelligence I don't imply human-like in any way or form, even though this natural order, or laws of nature, curiously parallel human reasoning to ...

I am not religious yet intuitively perceive the natural order as coherent. The concept that the structure of matter/energy and its affinity for organi...

Prosperous empires lasting over half a millennium have not been a few. We're only getting started. I lean towards believing chances are fair-to-good t...

I'm an old engineer with a physics minor, and understanding Einstein's theory has been a personal pursuit of mine for the last 30 years. Not by readin...

Have you ever heard of matter-antimatter pair production out of the vacuum of space?

Where is your explanation for the reason the "trajectory of light" bends? You accuse me of reification and yet you are treating a "trajectory" like it...

So that thing that creates the separation between objects is only a mathematical tool. And whatever it is that magically bends the light is more detec...

Space doesn't bend, spacetime curves around a mass. This means that a clock located within the proximity of a mass will run slower than a clock locate...

You got me there.

It actually has happened. General Relativity shows that the force of gravity, as conceptualized by Newton's laws does not exist. That was one of the m...

Newton did not arrive at his theory by empirical methods (experimenting) but by deductive methods, formulating mathematical equations that closely fol...

Things that physically exist are in an eternal state of change, nothing stays the same. What is immutable are abstract definitions/concepts. For examp...

If one believes human reason and logic is capable of describing everything, including God, then one must realize that the evolution of human intellect...

Dog sees cat, chases cat. Next day, dog sees cat, trainer issues stern "NO", dog struggles with natural urge but finds a way to suppress it. Same thin...

That's correct, I don't believe a reasoned logic can be used to determine whether humans should be born or not. At the very start the argument struck ...

You come across a deeply religious man and explain antinatalism. He responds that the directive from God is to be fruitful and multiply, and that to c...

Nobody should be entitled to make others do what they believe is valuable. Making someone do something means extracting them out of condition A and in...

If a Psycho is harming someone, that is bad.

My values are live and let live. Your values are nobody lives. I believe everyone should be entitled to do what they believe is right. You believe onl...

I would have to know something better than cleaning sewage to be able to decide whether cleaning sewage sucked. Values are not absolute, things are go...

Shitty advice.

That is part of the fallacy. If you don't exist, you would not be able to evaluate the act.

Not sure what "liking" has to do with it. Sperm an eggs have a prime directive or objective: to produce a life. You are able to use your intellect to ...