JGWeissman comments on Rationality Outreach: A Parable - Less Wrong

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Comment author: JGWeissman 17 March 2011 09:40:36PM 1 point [-]

Talking about that is different than talking about alternative versions of the laws.

No. Quantum mechanics explains why we have the observed laws of chemistry and not alternative laws of chemistry. The issue of alternatives is a distraction. Remove it and the question of why we have the laws of physics we observe still remains.

Comment author: Dreaded_Anomaly 17 March 2011 10:01:30PM 0 points [-]

The issue of alternatives is a distraction.

Yes, I agree. The question of how things work is what's important.