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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Torvalds Slams Theoretical Security
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 09:06:46 +0000
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On 27/10/2024 21:32, D wrote:
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> 
> On Sun, 27 Oct 2024, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

>> This shocking fact moves science from a repository of true facts, to a 
>> collection of explanations whose sole justifications are they they are 
>> mutually consistent and seem to work.
>>
>> This is important to understand when you are at the bleeding edge of 
>> physics.
> 
> Are you an instrumentalist, scientific realist or perhaps a constructive 
> empiricist?

Closest to the last. But I would say I use transcendental idealism the 
most :-)

Use of a metaphysical worldview speeds computations enormously at the 
expense of never being 100% reliable...

But that's OK, as there are plenty of sub optimal worldviews to use on 
an ad hoc basis.

The problems people encounter is when they mistake a worldview for 
objective reality.

Engineers are very used to the idea that laws are not so much real, as 
useful rules of thumb.


-- 
Labour - a bunch of rich people convincing poor people to vote for rich 
people by telling poor people that "other" rich people are the reason 
they are poor.

Peter Thompson