You mean that the core thesis of the piece is against the principles of modern physics / scientific theories?
According to Smolin's own scenario, the actual consequence derived from his set of premises is that most of the universes are optimal for black hole formation, not that our universe is essentially following that telos.
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The second damning aspect is that his thesis attempts to explain everything, but by doing so it becomes oblivious to the fact that what it doesn't explain is why physical laws are this way rather than another, or why quantum gravity is true.
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To be honest I knew nothing of Lee Smolin until I heard him on
@CBCToronto introduced as a big shot from@Perimeter, shocked to hear my words word for word, what I had been saying for last 3 years. I got home and sent links to@CBCQuirks look these are my words... - 2 more replies
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