Recent content by T-Boone

Fair enough. I am kind of partial to BB theory...and don't like the MWI; maybe that's why I sounded so harsh! I am guessing that you are referring to: "...scientific realism is the thesis that the unobservable things talked about by science are little different (in terms of ontological...

Way to strawman the argument! I never pretended to have a SINGLE model for how the Universe works. Instead, I simply told you how I believe it works and how it does not "fry & sizzle" one's brain. (Me) "As far as your question is concerned (i.e. where the Universe came from) it came from a...

1st of all, not only does physics have A model for the Universe, it has MANY. Among these is the Big Bang (which has different "interpretations" within it as well), the many worlds interpretation, etc. As science progresses and we learn new things, the models change in many ways: some may be...

This is a philosophical issue (maybe metaphysics) but what point does it have in physics? I don't understand your point: are you saying that all we have are perceptions? If so, then ins't what you call "real reality" just another perception? Like I said, it's just an exercise in academics but...

True reality? As opposed to what, fake reality? Objective reality = true reality = what is used in physics. Did you read anything of what I wrote previously? Sounds like I am doubting & even challenging scientific interpretations, trends and assumptions, don't you think? As far as the Big Bang...

WaveJumper, I think that the anti-realist point with respect to physics, is really quite pointless as it denies objective reality; the very framework where physics occurs. It can be a good philosophical endeavor to expand your mind and maybe help you think outside the box, but I can't see it...

Descartz2000, I find the free-will & time travel debate quite interesting as well. Like most good debates, the outcomes really depend on the definitions being used. In other words, how you define free will or how you define time will greatly affect the outcome of the debate. I for one do...

I am familiar with the Novikov principal, but I think that it's not very good because it doesn't really say anything other than the obvious and so it can be considered a tautology. It goes something like this: "IF time travel is possible, then paradoxes cannot arise from it." That's all well...

Other than the MWI, I have never heard of cause/effect time travel paradoxes disappearing in the absence of free will? The "will" portion of the thought experiment is required for the paradox to occur. You receive a valuable antique pocket watch from a strange older man on your 12th...

Xezlec, I think that your reasoning is dead on. Also, in cosmology, the Universe can be considered infinite in the sense that it contains all that is; but not necessarily that there is a never ending number of things. So, in physics, it is assumed that no measurable quantity could have an...