There has been a trend in recent years to solidify around the claim that quantum theory forbids universal facts and instead implies "observer relative" facts. I recently was asked to review a paper that obediently and uncritically accepted this claim and discussed various implications of it, including such constructs as "zombies" and "mindless hulks". Below … Continue reading “Quantum Relativism”: A Race Run With Dead Horses On a Quicksand Track
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The Beetle of Which We Can Indeed Speak–just not in classical language
I was inspired to write this post after seeing a post by Hammurabi Rubio (a guest post for Romaric Jannel) with a fun revisiting of Wittgenstein's "beetle in the box" metaphor for language: “Suppose everyone had a box with something in it: we call it a ‘beetle’. No one can look into anyone else’s box, … Continue reading The Beetle of Which We Can Indeed Speak–just not in classical language
