A creature living on a large enough cylinder wouldn't know whether they live on the cylinder or the plane, and so wouldn't know important facts about the global topology of the space they inhabit. Many physicists and philosophers of physics have the intuition that, in General Relativity, we have access only to local information; from … Continue reading The Malament-Manchak Theorem and Some Objections to Cosmic Skepticism
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Reply to Rasmussen on a “new” infinitary paradox
Josh Rasmussen has recently offered a "new" infinitary paradox on his blog. Josh is consistently wonderful to interact with; I deeply admire the patience and charity he extends to his interlocutors and it's something that I work on (but rarely succeed at) emulating myself. Josh doesn't seem to be completely convinced by his new paradox … Continue reading Reply to Rasmussen on a “new” infinitary paradox
Daniel Linford 