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Edgar L Owen

['Member']Joined: January 11, 2020 at 13:54Last active: April 24, 2022 at 00:080 discussions30 comments

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Right. A computational universe is inherently non-local. And when one realizes ST dimensionality emerges from the interaction of particles in the cons...
April 18, 2022 at 20:16
The universe is a computational system that continually recomputes its current data state from its previous data state. Minds sample the universal dat...
April 18, 2022 at 16:46
Another intractable problem with determinism is it implies a block time/block universe theory in which everything is predetermined in advance of it ha...
April 18, 2022 at 15:38
There is no 'faster than light' signal between particles. In the spin orientation example the spin orientations of both particles are determined when ...
April 18, 2022 at 03:26
Consider a volume of free particles that interact. Their particle properties such as energy, momentum, spin orientation, etc. are INdeterminate with r...
April 18, 2022 at 03:06
Don't agree because quantum randomness is intrinsic to decoherence. It doesn't depend on an observer or experimenter.
April 18, 2022 at 02:39
Determinism is of course incompatible with quantum theory where quantum events occur randomly. In my view that in itself is enough to consign determin...
April 18, 2022 at 00:28
Universe is a computational system. Everything contains the complete data of what it is. Elementary particles contain the complete data of what they a...
April 17, 2022 at 22:48
The very notion of 'causation' needs to be replaced with that of computation. At its most fundamental level reality is not 'physical' but information ...
April 17, 2022 at 20:19
Too busy right now with work on my new simultaneity method. Sorry. And they are both short to the point posts... Edgar
January 18, 2020 at 21:06
Mike, No offense but I strongly suggest you read my solutions to the same problem first. It may save you considerable time and effort. Best, Edgar L. ...
January 18, 2020 at 21:04
Mike Fontenot wrote "Sorry ... I don't know why it did that to you. I've been banned for life on Physics Forum (since more than 10 years ago), so at l...
January 18, 2020 at 19:52
Mike, I tried to sign up to http://www.sciforums.com/forums/physics-math.33/ but was rejected with the message that my attempt "resembled spam or auto...
January 18, 2020 at 00:18
No, this is not a matter of belief but the way reality actually works. Edgar L. Owen
January 18, 2020 at 00:08
Mike, If you want to include the effect of the transit time of light there is a very easy way. First ignore it completely and just use my method to ca...
January 17, 2020 at 18:12
Yes, the apparent contradiction that each other's clocks are running slower is just a very simple matter of perspective. Here's an easy explanation fr...
January 17, 2020 at 16:27
Mike, Rather than doing the example you suggest here's one I've already done using the standard method I outlined. This example starts in Earth twin f...
January 17, 2020 at 16:16
The underlying solution to the apparent contradictions you mention is the notion of two kinds of time. Processor time which proceeds at the same rate ...
January 16, 2020 at 21:19
Mike, Also I don't understand all your agonizing over the twins. It's really quite simple. Ignore the signal transit time. That's an entirely separate...
January 16, 2020 at 16:53
Mike, There need be no signal received to calculate the apparent age of a relatively moving clock. It's a simple calculation in a Minkowski diagram d?...
January 16, 2020 at 16:28
no Axioms, First thanks for looking at my site and commenting on it. I'm not quite sure where you are coming from but will try to tease out our differ...
January 16, 2020 at 16:04
Mike, Normally (in most but not all methods) the signal transit time is ignored when the proper time of a moving clock is computed. And, sure both per...
January 16, 2020 at 15:31
Mike, Good point. It's what he computes or would see disregarding the time lag of light traveling between them. It's her apparent age in his reference...
January 15, 2020 at 21:06
Mike and Relativist, Yes but of course this is only how the space twin VIEWS the aging of his earth twin. That doesn't affect the actual aging rate of...
January 15, 2020 at 19:52
No Axioms, I'm not an absolutist or presentist. Labeling thought generally misrepresents it. My theories are my own perhaps a new interpretation but c...
January 14, 2020 at 15:07
noAxioms, No, proper time is the current reading of a comoving clock, a clock moving with an observer. ELAPSED proper time is the proper term for a du...
January 13, 2020 at 14:05
Madfool, The 'instantaneous aging by a large amount isn't anything actual'. First, it only occurs when a physically impossible instantaneous decelerat...
January 12, 2020 at 20:57
Well it's the scientific answer to whether or not everything exists at the same time or not. Yes everything does exist at the same time. Now is the on...
January 12, 2020 at 19:53
Hi Mike, Sure, it's SPECIAL relativity. That sentence should read "In general, relatively (NOT GENERAL RELATIVITY) moving... Note I wrote relatively, ...
January 12, 2020 at 19:43
First there it's easy to demonstrate there is a universal current present moment in which everything exists. 1. It's well known that everything in the...
January 12, 2020 at 18:27
Mike, Hope you are still here. I just joined so am just able to reply. First there it's easy to demonstrate there is a universal current present momen...
January 12, 2020 at 18:24