Show notes
This is the complete and unabridged discussion I had with David Deutsch largely about "The Beginning of Infinity". It contains all my "Questions for David" - which were published separately - AND much more content too.00:00 Introduction12:51 Why aren’t testable theories enough?14:37 Predictions vs Explanations18:33 Verisimilitude23:54 Are people a “chemical scum”?25:43 The Earth is uniquely suited to life?30:22 What does “provable” mean?33:44 Undecidability37:45 Classifying abstractions41:29 The nature of physical laws.47:06 Direct Observation50:29 The nature of mind55:40 The Supernatural59:52 Epistemology and Morality01:02:00 The physical limitations of knowledge?01:09:24 Some history of quantum computation01:16:44 Tic Tacs, UFOs and aliens01:19:01 Dark EnergySupport the podcast by following the links to Patreon or Paypal here: www.bretthall.org