2023-09-18 08:30 UTC
@kendmiller@qoto.org
... universe, which is called "assembly theory." But instead of seeing this as what it is (an interesting model) they claim it is a new theory of physical time.
https://aeon.co/essays/time-is-not-an-illusion-its-an-object-with-physical-size
In both cases, the models are really interesting, but it is a mistake to claim they *are* the world. This is my main point here.
Computation is a powerful tool to model the world. But I have no idea what someone means when they say "physics *is* computation." Probably, it does not mean anything.
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@axoaxonic@synapse.cafe 2023-09-18 11:41
@yoginho@spore.social @kendmiller@qoto.org I'm not a proponent of the digital physics idea or even know enough physics to really articulate how the universe works, but here's a paper by Hector Zenil that lays out how the universe could unfold algorithmically if it's doesn't do so randomly https://arxiv.org/abs/1109.2237