• humorlessrepost@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Its strength is generating models of reality that have predictive power, and fine-tuning those models as new information is obtained.

    Its weaknesses are a lack of absolute certainty and the inability to model that which has no detectable impact on reality.

      • humorlessrepost@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        4 months ago

        “Why”, when distinguished from “how”, is asking about the intent of a thinking agent. Neuroscience, psychology, and sociology exist for when thinking agents are involved. When they’re not, that type of “why” makes no sense.

      • Krudler@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 months ago

        I think that’s because there is no answer to “why” - At least not one that would satisfy the human mind.

        The best we are ever going to be getting is “it just is”.