Comments on: digital dualism, information physics, and natural process http://www.syntheticzero.com/?p=1640 art, life, philosophy, architecture, literature, film, performance, and other stuff Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:10:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Boaz http://www.syntheticzero.com/?p=1640#comment-2811 Boaz Sat, 30 Mar 2013 05:25:08 +0000 http://www.syntheticzero.com/?p=1640#comment-2811 Interesting commentary here and over on the Cyborgology site. I agree that introduction of digital communication systems doesn't introduce fundamentally new things in the world, "ontologically". I think the discussion about digital dualism goes a bit far however. The critique of a supposed digital dualist like Sherry Turkel seems to be attacking with a much too powerful tool, and sometimes not seeing what she is actually saying. She is concerned with some of the effects digital technologies have on us, and the cultural changes that may result. To try to invalidate this by saying she has a bad fundamental understanding of reality, seems not altogether fair. I find discussion about digital physics and questions about fundamentals fun, however. I work at a synchrotron, and do physics related to electron beams and x-rays. Every now and then, I try to understand some of the different approaches to foundations of physics. I once spent some time trying to understand "bit string physics"... http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9707020 I found it fascinating, though still not very mature as a physical theory. Interesting commentary here and over on the Cyborgology site. I agree that introduction of digital communication systems doesn’t introduce fundamentally new things in the world, “ontologically”. I think the discussion about digital dualism goes a bit far however. The critique of a supposed digital dualist like Sherry Turkel seems to be attacking with a much too powerful tool, and sometimes not seeing what she is actually saying. She is concerned with some of the effects digital technologies have on us, and the cultural changes that may result. To try to invalidate this by saying she has a bad fundamental understanding of reality, seems not altogether fair.

I find discussion about digital physics and questions about fundamentals fun, however. I work at a synchrotron, and do physics related to electron beams and x-rays. Every now and then, I try to understand some of the different approaches to foundations of physics. I once spent some time trying to understand “bit string physics”…
http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9707020
I found it fascinating, though still not very mature as a physical theory.

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