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Anonymous Mon Feb 4 16:33:38 2019 No.12536219 [Reply] [Original]

And just like that, religion and metaphysics are no longer needed.

Thanks, Mr. Penrose!

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 4 16:56:58 2019 No.12536313 Physics are part of metaphysics dummy

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 4 16:59:09 2019 No.12536321 There is always an underlying set of metaphysical premises or beliefs under every physical model of the universe. It's not really necessary to have spent years studying Aristotle or Kant to come to any conclusions on what there is.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 4 17:12:20 2019 No.12536373 >>12536219 >religion and metaphysics are no longer needed. Does he counter the value of religion in developing cohesion of a community as a tool against competing communities?

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 4 17:19:17 2019 No.12536406 And where do the laws come from hmmm? And where does the energy that animates them come from HMMMMMMMM?

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 4 17:21:56 2019 No.12536419 >>12536406 And you think that religion is more capable to answer these questions than physics is? Hahahhahahaha.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 4 17:26:25 2019 No.12536431 >>12536419 >t. pilpul Answer the question, don't reply with a non-sequitur question.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 4 17:34:51 2019 No.12536473 >>12536219 The world “reality” can only be unironically used by assuming a metaphysicsl framework in the first place. But what’s this book about OP? How does he discard religion snd metaphysics?

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 4 17:36:18 2019 No.12536484 >>12536473 I meant “word,” “metaphysical,” and “and.” Sorry for being a misfiring stroke-tier faggot.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 4 17:38:01 2019 No.12536494 File: 82 KB, 736x736, PC9JWHl.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12536473 Please briefly check your typing before posting.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 4 19:45:38 2019 No.12537099 >>12536219 did you actually read the book? penrose gives the mathematics and physical principles behind the standard model, nowhere does he mention religion or metaphysics being redundant

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 5 01:20:20 2019 No.12538340 >>12536219 You either didn't read it or didn't get it Half the book is philosophy of physics, which is just the metaphysics of physics

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 5 01:55:52 2019 No.12538463 Couldn't get through the first 50 pages. This shit is less readable than Finnegans Wake.STEMcucks should be legally prevented from writing anything.