Most real numbers are not computable, there's no algrithm you can write down that would specify that particular number. Do you think the universe is necessarily computable? I e that t is incoherent to imagine ting within a universe that can't be computed by some algarithm i i Think we haven't quite defined what we mean by 'computable' in the following sense.
Welcome to the September 2021 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). I take the large number of questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable size — based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questions themselves are good — and sometimes group them together if they are about a similar topic. Enjoy!
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