Re: [gentoo-user] Question of quantum computer

[Fernando Rodriguez]

On Saturday, April 04, 2015 1:57:19 AM Alan McKinnon wrote:
> On 03/04/2015 23:11, Fernando Rodriguez wrote:
> > That's the problem with science in general. The one thing it may never be
able 
> > to answer is "why?". Take gravity as an example. We got really good models
for 
> > it, we can predict how it influences even light with great accuracy but
what 
> > are the underlying mechanisms? We may never know.  Einstein would say it's
> > because matter bends space, but what is the underlying mechanism for that?
We 
> > just take his word for it because he gave us equations that work better
than 
> > anything else we've come up with so far.
>
>
> The scientific community is very well aware that it cannot answer the
> question "why?", and in fact, true science doesn't even try.
>
> Science never proves anything, it only fails to disprove a realistic
> workable model.
>
> For the sake of simplicity and brevity we often says "according to
> Einstein's theory matter bands space so therefore..." or even simplify
> that to "matter bands space so therefore...", all the time understanding
> that it's just a model, and could be totally wrong about the real
> underlying truth.
>
> This is in no way a "problem" with science. It is by design.

That's exactly the point I was trying to make. Should've read more like "If 
that's a problem with quantum physics then it's a problem with science in 
general..."

-- 
Fernando Rodriguez