Philosophical Speculations

The problem is that contemporary quantum mechanics and quantum field theory point to an ontological primitive - if such a thing even exists - that exists outside of space, time, and deterministic causality. Instead it is waves in quantum fields upon which float the chaos of cosmic foam. What looks ...

Your second question on how we can know what we can never know is a question of epistemology and contemporary physics. Our rational understanding (as opposed to our more primordial esthetic understanding) evolved during our time on the savanna as a drastically reductive sketch of our surroundings. ...

JW, Thanks for the fascinating, clear, and precise comments above. I hope you don't mind me jumping in with some questions. Your comments provide a lot of fruitful territory to explore and I am not even sure where to start. This question of evolution seems as good a place as any, since it gets down ...

Your second question on how we can know what we can never know is a question of epistemology and contemporary physics. Our rational understanding (as opposed to our more primordial esthetic understanding) evolved during our time on the savanna as a drastically reductive sketch of our surroundings. O...

Mark: Vielen Dank für die Einladung! It’s late here and I’m going to bed but will be happy to return tomorrow to answer all the questions. I’m looking forward to an interesting discussion. In addition, if any of you would like to discuss this live on my YouTube channel, I’d be glad to host it.\ I d...

I’ll post my response to Mark’s two questions later this evening after I’ve had dinner, but take a couple minutes now to answer Mark’s question of background. Usually I claim no more than to be a simple semiliterate biker to evade the whole credentialist thing. It’s more important to focus on what i...

Mark: Vielen Dank für die Einladung!

It’s late here and I’m going to bed but will be happy to return tomorrow to answer all the questions. I’m looking forward to an interesting discussion. In addition, if any of you would like to discuss this live on my YouTube channel, I’d be glad to host it.\