Originally Posted By: Bill S.
What possible reality could "a set of rules" have if there were nothing to which they applied?

If you are Max Tegmark mathematics smile
If you want to go right on the edge we are a computer simulation laugh

You are however getting to the crux of the problem which is what is reality. You seem to be doing a lot of expanding on your reality and imposing it on the universe ... do you remember the problem that got you into with classical physics?

Originally Posted By: Bill S.
A concept may not be something, but it must be a concept of something.

Ok lets try an example what something does the concept of the mathematical constant "e" represent?

Last edited by Orac; 11/17/15 08:36 AM.
I believe in "Evil, Bad, Ungodly fantasy science and maths", so I am undoubtedly wrong to you.