Letting Go
Απόσπασμα από ένα εξαιρετικό κείμενο του Sean Caroll περί θρησκείας, ψευδοεπιστήμης και "letting go":
Everything we see in our everyday lives is simply a combination of three particles — protons, neutrons, and electrons — interacting through three forces — gravity, electromagnetism, and the strong nuclear force. That is it; there are no other forms of matter needed to describe what we see, and no other forces that affect how they interact in any noticeable way.As far as our immediate world is concerned, we know what the rules are.Astrology does not work; there is no such thing as telekinesis; quantum mechanics does not tell you that you can change reality just by thinking about it. There is no life after death; there’s no spiritual essence that can preserve a human consciousness outside its physical body. Life is a chemical reaction; there is no moment at conception or otherwise when a soul is implanted in a body. We evolved as a result of natural processes over the history of the Earth; there is no supernatural intelligence that created us and maintains an interest in our behavior. There is no Natural Law that specifies how human beings should live, including who they should marry. There is no strong conception of free will, in the sense that we are laws unto ourselves over and above the laws of nature.The world follows rules, and we are part of the world.
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Υπάρχει ένα σατιρικό βίντεο του George Carlin στο www.filosofia.gr ότι πρέπει για τον καύσωνα!
I disagree with the final line. The world (universe if you prefer) doesn't follow rules. We use rules in our attempt to describe it.
One good example is the trajectory of a planet. The planet doesn't solve differential equations to move. But it's movement is described - accurately we hope - by differential equations we created.
@agou: Η τελευταία πρόταση έχει να κάνει με το ότι οι νόμοι του σύμπαντος υπάρχουν ανεξάρτητοι από τον άνθρωπο. Η ταχύτητα του φωτός, η ενέργεια ιονισμού του υδρογόνου, η βαρυτική έλξη, είναι όλα νόμοι που οποιοσδήποτε πολιτισμός στο σύμπαν τους ανακαλύπτει. Ναι, το πώς γράφονται οι "κανόνες" ίσως διαφέρει, αλλά η ουσία δεν αλλάζει.
"Life is a chemical reaction"
Then what's the reason for the emergence of intelligence?
I don't imply that the reason may be metaphysical, just that we don't know everything.
can we ever?
Beware of Goedel too
Anyway, countless philosophers have pondered these questions for ages. Just to "let go" is IMHO an insult to our ability (and desire) to keep (logically) exploring these issues
@anonymous: "Letting Go" doesn't mean "stop exploring because we've found everything". It just means "we don't seem to need metaphysical explanations to describe the world around us".
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