Chapter
The Limits of Understanding
43:55 - 48:43 (04:47)
This podcast talks about the limits of understanding and how it contradicts accepting bad explanations. It includes notes on how physical problems can be solved by explanations and governed by laws of physics.
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The use of supernatural explanations is similar to a Greek playwright stopping a play because they can't think of a logical next move, which is not a good explanation due to its unpredictability.
43:55 - 45:50 (01:54)
Supernatural
Summary
The use of supernatural explanations is similar to a Greek playwright stopping a play because they can't think of a logical next move, which is not a good explanation due to its unpredictability.
ChapterThe Limits of Understanding
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PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The laws of physics are the ultimate solution to understanding the universe and its limitations; if someone wants to make a quantum computer, it is already assumed that the laws of physics will dictate whether or not it is possible.
45:50 - 48:43 (02:53)
Physics
Summary
The laws of physics are the ultimate solution to understanding the universe and its limitations; if someone wants to make a quantum computer, it is already assumed that the laws of physics will dictate whether or not it is possible.