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Sara Walker: uncertainty

13 Jun 2024 Lex Fridman Podcast #433 – Sara Walker: Physics of Life, Time, Complexity, and Aliens

“Actually, the reason I can’t get behind Stephen’s ontology is I don’t know what question he’s trying to answer.”

— Sara Walker

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Speaker
Sara Walker
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Claim type
uncertainty
Recorded
13 Jun 2024
Publisher
Lex Fridman Podcast

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…First of all, isn’t it okay to have a turtle? It’s totally fine to have a turtle. Everyone has a turtle. You can’t build a theory without a turtle. It depends on the problem you want to describe. Actually, the reason I can’t get behind Stephen’s ontology is I don’t know what question he’s trying to answer. Without a question to answer, I don’t understand why you’re building a theory of reality. The question you’re trying to answer is-…

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