Questions I need answered to help defend the faith:

[Fran65]

The complete description of reality is the wave-function of the entire universe.

Can you explain the ontology of the wave function? Or perhaps in scientific terms what is producing this wave function and what it is comprised of?

 

[NowAgnostic]

Can you explain the ontology of the wave function?

Well that depends on whether the wave function is something real in itself, or just a mathematical device which explains the behavior of things which are real. Does a mere “description of reality” have an ontological existence and essence on its own? The metaphysicians are welcome to this one, since whatever answer they give is not going to impinge in any way on the fact that the wavefunction accurately predicts the behavior (at least in a probabilistic sense), and physics is not going to be able to answer basic questions about ontology anyway.

Or perhaps in scientific terms what is producing this wave function and what it is comprised of?

That question doesn’t make sense if the wave function is just a descriptive mathematical function, so we’ll have to assume here that the wave function is a real ontological entity. Science can’t give the complete answer; here’s what it can say.

We can say that the wave function is comprised of everything that is real. But we can’t show exactly what those things are, things that are (or are thought to be) ontological objects (such as water molecules), just by looking at the form of the function itself. They don’t completely factorize, especially if they’re bonding with other water molecules. But, once you know what these ontological entities are by some other means, then the entire wave function is comprised of them, whatever they are.

We can say that nothing physical produced the wave function (which evolved from an initial state, at the Big Bang), if Big Bang cosmology is correct.

 

[Fran65]

Thank you for your explanation. It is obviously a complex, but very interesting area. I need to do some more reading!

 

[MindOverMatter]

We can say that the wave function is comprised of everything that is real.

This is false, if you mean it to be a scientific conclusion. You can say that it is comprised of everything that is physical perhaps; but you cannot say to it is comprised of everything that exists.

We can say that nothing physical produced the wave function (which evolved from an initial state, at the Big Bang), if Big Bang cosmology is correct.

Did it come out nothing?

 

[NowAgnostic]

This is false, if you mean it to be a scientific conclusion. You can say that it is comprised of everything that is physical perhaps; but you cannot say to it is comprised of everything that exists.

Of course I meant physical. Didn’t mean to exclude the possibility of nonmaterial entities.

Did it come out nothing?

No.

 

[kk23wong]

1. Why would we be put in hell for a life that was the blink of an eye compared to the eternity that we would spend in it. God didn’t create morals since morals are just opinions that we all agree upon."

Morality is a common agreement. Your moral may makes you a respectable man. Our civilzations dressed us with clothes.

1. Unfortunately the miracles you talked about for me mean nothing. I’ve heard about them before and was surprised to find that not many other people actually knew about them. Also, do you believe the miracles that Muslims claim to have happened to them where Allah tells them they are correct and thousands of Muslims witnessed it? Which has happened. Or the Hindus being told the 6 armed girl who was born is a miracle of their god? Or any other contradictory religious miracle to yours? Because the ones that happened to the people of your faith are more convincing because it is ‘your’ faith."

Miracles from ancestor. Miracles can be nothing to you unless they are meaningless.

1. You can find naturalistic explanations for everything in life. And if you can’t, that doesn’t mean some god did it. Extraordinary Claims Requires Extraordinary Amounts of Evidence."

The God exists in reality. Differences in religions are cultural exchanges.

You don’t need to defend your faith unless you have it moved away from your heart.
If it’s the case, it’s hard for others to defend it for you.

Teru Wong