David Wolpert on Free Will, The Limits of Science, No Free Lunch theorem, and Mathematical Universe

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-Sabine Hossenfelder's video on Superdeterminism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytyjgIyegDI

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:05:41 Explaining the No Free Lunch theorem

00:08:42 Mathematical proof isn't iron clad (an extremely controversial statement!)

00:18:38 Bayesian reasoning isn't iron clad either

00:24:23 What do the No Free Lunch theorems mean? 

00:32:15 "The Problem" (TP) and regret about one's past / Nihilism in NFL

00:40:01 There's no "meaning" in the temporary nature of life

00:44:07 No Free Lunch helps appreciation of Zen Buddhism

00:45:50 Artist or Mathematician? (art helps math, and vice versa)

00:48:54 NFL and Zen (continuation)

00:51:38 For intellectuals, atheism is easier than not being an atheist

00:57:30 On Sabine Hossenfelder's excellent video about Superdeterminism

00:59:23 What free will is, and what it is NOT

01:02:23 Excoriations on Dan Dennett's and Stephen Wolfram's idea of "free will"

01:12:46 Does science make metaphysical claims or is it instrumental?

01:21:12 Map vs Territory doesn't apply to the Mathematical Universe

01:35:05 What if physics supervenes on free will?

01:39:36 Explaining The Mathematical Universe

01:43:09 Preview of Part 2 with David Wolpert

01:46:06 The philosophy of mathematics and the foundations of reality are important

01:47:45 Why science shouldn't work / cross validation (thumbnail reference)

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