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If We Suppose That Many Natural Phenomena Are In Effect Computations, The Study Of Computer Science Can Tell Us About The Kinds Of Natural Phenomena That Can Occur.

For Me, The Best Thing About Cyberpunk Is That It Taught Me How To Enjoy Shopping Malls, Which Used To Terrify Me. Now I Just Pretend That The Whole Thing Is Two Miles Below The Moon’s Surface, And That Half The People’s Right-brains Have Been Eaten By Roboticized Steel Rats. And Suddenly It’s Interesting Again.

It's A Waste To Chase The Pipe Dream Of A Magical Tiny Theory That Allows Us To Make Quick And Detailed Calculations About The Future. We Can't Predict And We Can't Control. To Accept This Can Be A Source Of Liberation And Inner Peace. We're Part Of The Unfolding World, Surfing The Chaotic Waves.

What Is The Shape Of Space? Is It Flat, Or Is It Bent? Is It Nicely Laid Out, Or Is It Warped And Shrunken? Is It Finite, Or Is It Infinite? Which Of The Following Does Space Resemble More: (a) A Sheet Of Paper, (b) An Endless Desert, (c) A Soap Bubble, (d) A Doughnut, (e) An Escher Drawing, (f) An Ice Cream Cone, (g) The Branches Of A Tree, Or (h) A Human Body?

A Computation Is A Process That Obeys Finitely Describable Rules.