Post by Arlon10 on May 4, 2020 1:45:29 GMT
Eva Yojimbo said: [full text here]
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A) No, obviously not. There may, indeed, ...
B) ... how else would a being "know" what was going to happen?
C) {Why not have several choices, just no really bad choices? (If I read you correctly)]
B) ... how else would a being "know" what was going to happen?
C) {Why not have several choices, just no really bad choices? (If I read you correctly)]
A) Here's how it works. The project leader or foreman or teacher of a certain class or whoever is in charge says whenever I say this (0.999999999999) I mean this (1) and poof! They are now "equal." It happens more than you might know that various endeavors must choose "working" definitions for practical reasons. It is not "illegal." I think maybe you do know. Our words and symbols mean whatever we choose for them to mean. (All definitions are arbitrary.)
B) Good question, maybe it requires a superpower.
C) Anther good question. I guess I'll have to get back to that one. Meanwhile maybe it's like a simple on/off switch without a means to determine how various choices change the remote future. Consider the science fiction of time travel and what seemingly insignificant act might change the future in very dramatic ways.