John, I agree that the substrate that information manifests in is NOT physical, it is abstract in the sense of no physicality. But the information that constitutes the universe is REAL, so the substrate it exists within is the real actual presence of existence itself. That's what brings it to life and makes it real and actual...
And yes that's me. Thanks for your kind comment! Edgar On Friday, February 28, 2014 3:54:19 PM UTC-5, John Clark wrote: > > > > On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 8:26 AM, Edgar L. Owen <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > > > information does need a substrate in which to manifest. >> > > That seems to be the case but perhaps not at the very lowest level. The > integers are abstract things that aren't made of anything except other > numbers and once you describe how they interact with other mathematical > objects you've said all there is to say about them. In the same way in > string theory the strings aren't made of anything and they have reality > only in how they interact with other strings; so perhaps at the fundamental > level reality not only can be described mathematically but actually IS > mathematical. > > On a completely different subject, are you Edgar Owen the antiquities > dealer? If so you have a pretty cool job. > > John K Clark > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
