Science vs. Religion: (Chapter One) (Humans)

by David Turell @, Friday, February 18, 2011, 16:37 (4822 days ago) @ xeno6696

As I understand you now Godel generalized in his thorem, but it cannot be applied to a very specific set of facts. This is the impression of Godel given to me by the imprecise way it has been presented by various writers: 'Some very specific conjecture, based on fact can never be proven.'
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> > Yes, no, maybe? It sounds like you are saying 'no'. In the mathematical forest I'm like a babe in the woods.
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> This is the problem: Godel's proof is for systems that are mathematically formal. Systems that start from axioms (statements asserted or assumed) and follow strict logic.
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> How many fields do that? Math, theoretical physics. Propositional logic.
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> In your language, the state of quantum and classical mechanics each explaining aspects of reality but not all is the result of Godel's theorem.
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> Gravity isn't explainable in quantum mechanics. It is in classical mechanics.-Thank you. That helps.


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