Ep 98: ”Knowledge” Chiara Marletto‘s ”The Science of Can and Can‘t” Ch 5 Readings and discussion.
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The Laws of Physics Aren't a Catalyst
The laws of physics need no more than the laws of physics as we know them to be explained fully I call naturally occurring interactions among these naturally occurring systems in interactions. There are a few accurately and reliably perform transformations for example the planetary orbits around the sun are almost elliptical so one could say the task of making the planets describe elliptical orbits is well approximated in nature. This fact is a direct consequence of naturally occurring interactions because there is a symmetry in the gravitational potential that causes the orbits to have approximately that shape. To explain most transformations that happen accurately and reliably we need some additional explanation this explanation will involve the concept of a catalyst but also of information as defined in chapter three in terms of
