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| Intelligibility of the universe? |
Jim.McGinness |
05/17/08 |
Near the end of our last discussion, Tony claimed:The success of science demonstrates that the physical universe is intelligible - to a certain extent. And intelligibility implies thought...
I'm probably just dense on this subject; to me, the universe is what it is. Perhaps the factors that allow us to exist in the universe are the same as the factors that allow us to - within limits - understand the universe around us? As with the stronger versions of the Anthropic Principle and fine tuning arguments, deriving conclusions from a statistical sample of one seems highly suspect.
What do you conclude from the intelligibility of the universe? |
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