Post #1302784
2026-03-27 14:43 UTC
As a mathematician, it should be noted that the mathematics of physics aren’t laws of the universe, they are models of the laws of the universe. They’re useful for understanding and predicting, but are purely descriptive, not prescriptive. And as they say, all models are wrong, but some are useful
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@Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-03-27 15:14
As a random person on the Internet I don't actually have anything to add but felt it would be nice to jump in.
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@SorteKanin@feddit.dk 2026-03-27 22:52
That's true, but that doesn't contradict the above comment. Unless you believe in something like a spirit or soul, you must concede that human intelligence ultimately arises from physical matter (whatever your model of physics is). From what we know of science right now, there are no direct reasons for thinking that true intelligence or even consciousness is limited to biological organisms based on carbon and could not arise in silicon.