tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648480292622180743.post5856617344832329901..comments2023-06-25T01:20:35.889-07:00Comments on Very Rarely Stable: My brother is wrongDaniel Copelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05944461326199566111noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648480292622180743.post-15586819043304228982013-10-13T19:12:42.377-07:002013-10-13T19:12:42.377-07:00Don't know how you guys can discuss this witho...Don't know how you guys can discuss this without referencing Asimov's "Last Question".<br /><br /> http://www.thrivenotes.com/the-last-question/Grant Michael McKennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15973365770715579648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648480292622180743.post-84068153847230355102013-05-20T18:25:21.591-07:002013-05-20T18:25:21.591-07:00"Many of the points raised here are to do wit..."Many of the points raised here are to do with using slightly wrong terms for things..."<br />But not the most important ones. Your idea depends on the First Cause Argument, but the First Cause Argument has a factual flaw -- not merely a terminological one -- in that it is not the case that every event has a cause. The suggestion that a cyclic universe would necessarily run down over time likewise depends on a substantive, not terminological, misunderstanding of entropy. Without these points, your idea doesn't leave the hangar, let alone get off the ground.Daniel Copelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05944461326199566111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648480292622180743.post-54413148331144903602013-05-14T21:13:19.025-07:002013-05-14T21:13:19.025-07:00I knew it wasn't an iron-clad argument, which ...I knew it wasn't an iron-clad argument, which is why it was only called 'a few ideas'.<br /><br />Many of the points raised here are to do with using slightly wrong terms for things, so my document could take some editing. (On that note, most of it was written by a 25-year-old hippy to start with, so some of that editing may need to be pretty thorough.)<br /><br />Other than that, I'll raise my objections to *this* post in another comment when I have a bit more time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00210715697458835588noreply@blogger.com