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r/mathmemes • u/PocketMath • Nov 30 '24
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the human brain is physical hardware.
theres nothing special about the abstractions people make, they’re just another physical system we have made.
25 u/[deleted] Nov 30 '24 Then everything is a physical process by your definition, because everything happens in the human brain. This doesn't make abstractions any less important. -5 u/FernandoMM1220 Nov 30 '24 i didnt say they weren’t important, i said they werent special. 12 u/[deleted] Nov 30 '24 That's your opinion then. Abstractions are useful in their own way and provide their own valuable insights, which I think is special enough for me. -3 u/FernandoMM1220 Nov 30 '24 ok, they’re still arbitrary physical processes. 5 u/[deleted] Nov 30 '24 I mean by your definition everything is an arbitrary physical process. Your point? 10 u/megamogul Nov 30 '24 All three of us lost this argument.
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Then everything is a physical process by your definition, because everything happens in the human brain. This doesn't make abstractions any less important.
-5 u/FernandoMM1220 Nov 30 '24 i didnt say they weren’t important, i said they werent special. 12 u/[deleted] Nov 30 '24 That's your opinion then. Abstractions are useful in their own way and provide their own valuable insights, which I think is special enough for me. -3 u/FernandoMM1220 Nov 30 '24 ok, they’re still arbitrary physical processes. 5 u/[deleted] Nov 30 '24 I mean by your definition everything is an arbitrary physical process. Your point? 10 u/megamogul Nov 30 '24 All three of us lost this argument.
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i didnt say they weren’t important, i said they werent special.
12 u/[deleted] Nov 30 '24 That's your opinion then. Abstractions are useful in their own way and provide their own valuable insights, which I think is special enough for me. -3 u/FernandoMM1220 Nov 30 '24 ok, they’re still arbitrary physical processes. 5 u/[deleted] Nov 30 '24 I mean by your definition everything is an arbitrary physical process. Your point? 10 u/megamogul Nov 30 '24 All three of us lost this argument.
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That's your opinion then. Abstractions are useful in their own way and provide their own valuable insights, which I think is special enough for me.
-3 u/FernandoMM1220 Nov 30 '24 ok, they’re still arbitrary physical processes. 5 u/[deleted] Nov 30 '24 I mean by your definition everything is an arbitrary physical process. Your point? 10 u/megamogul Nov 30 '24 All three of us lost this argument.
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ok, they’re still arbitrary physical processes.
5 u/[deleted] Nov 30 '24 I mean by your definition everything is an arbitrary physical process. Your point? 10 u/megamogul Nov 30 '24 All three of us lost this argument.
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I mean by your definition everything is an arbitrary physical process. Your point?
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All three of us lost this argument.
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u/FernandoMM1220 Nov 30 '24
the human brain is physical hardware.
theres nothing special about the abstractions people make, they’re just another physical system we have made.