Constructor Theory Solves the Riddle of Life

Post by andbberger » Fri, Jul 17, 2015, 8:45 PM UTC

jhallenworld wrote: post #37

andbberger wrote: post #26

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I couldn't agree more, this article is pseudoscience garbage. The author appears to be one of the primary proponents of so called 'constructor theory'. I dug a bit into their research and it's setting off all of my skeptic alarms. Their primary research papers appear to be typeset in Word for christ sake. To nitpick some particular aspects of the theory and article: From the wikipedia article on constructor theory: "…

I agree with you except for the sentiment expressed by "Their primary research papers appear to be typeset in Word for christ sake." I don't remember the name, but there was a computer architecture journal which had papers printed with dot-matrix printers (this was in the 80s). I would not discount the value of work due to this.

It's a salient prior.

Post by Nevermark » Tue, Jul 28, 2015, 1:18 AM UTC

cronjobber wrote: post #40

Nevermark wrote: post #18

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And its not even an original mistake. Our ancestors also used words (like "god") to answer (i.e. stop asking) questions about the origin of life. But I for one look forward to worshiping the Great Constructor.

Nice theory. Fly in the ointment: Our ancestors didn't stop asking, quite obviously, given that we ended up here.

Actually a lot of ancestors did stop asking. I think that is established fact, not theory, as even today it is easy to find people who disbelieve even basic science when it contradicts a religious view.

But fortunately, as you point out, not everyone stops asking questions.

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