Jack comments on the Universe, Computability, and the Singularity - Less Wrong Discussion
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This is only true if the universe itself is computable, right? In fact, it's trivial if the universe is computable because any physical process could be determined by using the final physics- so of course an uncomputable piecemeal theory wouldn't be the only law that could describe the phenomenon.
My guess is that the down votes are coming because it sounds like you're making deep and important claims about the universe based computability theory while also revealing a lack of understanding of computability theory. It also isn't clear what your point is. Then you bring up the Singularity and people here are pretty sensitive to Singularity talk mixed with rambling about science the writer doesn't really understand.
It isn't really my field though, so someone who understands computability theory better than I should confirm my suspicion.