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Science

jberryhill

(62,444 posts) Mon Jan 23, 2012, 01:58 AM Jan 2012

...then does that mean that human minds are capable of figuring out the universe faster than the universe can figure it out on its own?

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If we have figured out billions of years of cosmic evolution in a few decades... [View all] jberryhill Jan 2012 OP

No. greyl Jan 2012 #1

Show your work jberryhill Jan 2012 #2

It cannot be shown directly, only inferred. nt greyl Jan 2012 #3

nope Angry Dragon Jan 2012 #4

I'm beginning to suspect pokerfan Jan 2012 #5

There are at least three ways the universe will elude us forever bananas Jan 2012 #20

4. pokerfan Jan 2012 #21

Why do you assume the Universe cares what it is doing? tridim Jan 2012 #6

If you take the Universe as a machine to simulate itself jberryhill Jan 2012 #9

Because tama Jan 2012 #23

Why is this thread in the Science forum? MarkCharles Jan 2012 #7

Does this count? jberryhill Jan 2012 #8

We are part of the universe. drm604 Jan 2012 #10

No. ElboRuum Jan 2012 #12

Majikthise and Vroomfondel. ElboRuum Jan 2012 #13

How fast does the universe figure itself out? laconicsax Jan 2012 #14

Okay here jberryhill Jan 2012 #15

That's a good practice! laconicsax Jan 2012 #16

It's like baseball cards jberryhill Jan 2012 #17

As fast as it can... ElboRuum Jan 2012 #19

You're assuming we have it all figured out. tinrobot Jan 2012 #18

We don't know nothing. hunter Jan 2012 #22

Very deep question tama Jan 2012 #24