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A New Hilbert's Hotel Argument Against Past‐Eternalism

Analytic Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper offers a new formulation of the “Hilbert's Hotel Argument” (HHA) which is superior to existing formulations because it (1) demonstrates that HH is logically impossible in the concrete world, (2) takes into account the need to consider the assumptions of HHA, and (3) offers a reply to an important objection concerning the validity of
Andrew Ter Ern Loke, Eli Haitov
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Fock state probability changes in open quantum systems. [PDF]

Eur Phys J C Part Fields
Burrage C, Käding C.
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Room for Improvement: Why Finitist Arguments Do Not Check Out

Analytic Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine several new and underexplored arguments for the finitude of the past and the impossibility of Hilbert's Hotel. The first argument concludes that Hilbert's Hotel is impossible due to an alleged contradiction arising from the causal powers of infinitely many guests.
Joseph C. Schmid, Troy Dana
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Fundamental physics, existential risks and human futures. [PDF]

Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci
Kent A.
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Simulations All the Way Up! An Atheist's Response to the Fine‐Tuning Argument

Analytic Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT So the Fine‐tuning Argument goes, because it is so unlikely for the physical constants of the laws of nature to have taken the values that they in fact take, we should significantly raise our credence that God exists. Simulation Arguments argue that our world might be (or, in stronger versions, that it probably is) a mere computer simulation ...
Nikk Effingham
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Timelike Thin-Shell Evolution in Gravitational Collapse: Classical Dynamics and Thermodynamic Interpretation. [PDF]

Entropy (Basel)
Schubert AG.
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Doomsday or Multiverse Bias

Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Bayesian epistemology faces serious challenges when dealing with self‐locating evidence. This paper argues that, given two modest assumptions about how confirmation should work (Patterning and Live Centers), Bayesianism faces an unavoidable dilemma.
Yoaav Isaacs
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Eco-cultural synergy: exploring the links between native trees, rituals, and conservation in Guji Society, Southern Ethiopia. [PDF]

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed
Roba GO.
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From disconnection to coherence: Reframing Indigenous knowledge in the Asia‐Pacific

Review of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, EarlyView.
Abstract Achieving a balanced approach to sustainability in the Asia‐Pacific requires the effective protection, preservation and equitable use of traditional knowledge. Despite recognised contributions to biodiversity conservation and climate adaptation, Indigenous worldviews and knowledge systems remain structurally excluded from statutory regimes ...
Shawkat Alam, Amy Scott
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Peaks in weak lensing mass maps for cluster astrophysics and cosmology. [PDF]

Proc Jpn Acad Ser B Phys Biol Sci
Oguri M, Miyazaki S.
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