@cmuratori @hamishtodd1 @SeeBeeWhitman I should probably just go write the article.
@hamishtodd1 If you think Newtonian physics is a "reasonable simplification" for considering wormholes, I declare this conversation over.
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@cmuratori@hamishtodd1 It would probably be interesting to continue in person, but we're too far apart in worldview for Twitter.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@cmuratori Fine then - it's a big simplification! But again, it forces the mind to consider the implications of relevant new possibilities! -
@hamishtodd1 New possibilities which are fictional and are not what happens. There is no relationship between Portals and wormhole theory.
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@cmuratori Douglas Hofstadter used an anthill to ask people to consider aspects of the human brain. Is that less related to you? -
@hamishtodd1 _Usually_ I think Hofstadter has no idea what he's talking about, but I haven't read that specific thing so i can't comment.
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@cmuratori I mean to clarify I'm not an idiot, I know there's a singularity in there and blah. I will modify to:Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@cmuratori "Reasonable if the aim is to get the bare minimum of an analogy across". Which is usually pop science's highest aim. -
@hamishtodd1 I'm not sure what you're arguing at this point. That Portal is good because it "teaches" people wrong physics because... ? - Show replies
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