I continue to be confused about whether/when you're allowed to draw causal arrows from mathematical to physical facts.
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@Meaningness I guess I'm trying to figure out whether there's a principled reason for saying such things aren't causal.
@Meaningness Or if it's just a matter of "physical causes are real and mathematical causes aren't real because I defined causes that way".
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@MemberOfSpecies I’m not endorsing the possible-worlds interpretation of causality; I think it’s unworkable; but it does give an explanationThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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