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Any physical theory can be looked upon from two distinct points of view. One of them demands that the theory provides precise predictions of experimental results without inquiring if the theory's formalism yields a picture of the physical reality it purports to describe. The other view, however, seeks to propose a structure of such a reality. In that regard, one speaks about the ontological claims...
Unlike Stephen Hawking, Roger Penrose belongs to a growing group of physicists attempting to construct a picture of reality that can be implied based upon the achievements of contemporary physical theories. Penrose's stance relies on the assumption that mathematical structures constitute their own universum. Consequently, the physical reality is emergent with respect to the world of mathematics. However,...
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