I fully support using high-level models. After all, doing any sort of macroscopic work by modeling elementary particles is computationally intractable on a fundamental level.
The problem with emergence is that it’s used to sneak in nonreducible magic too often. I need the reminder that however interesting airplanes are, there’s nothing there that isn’t the result of elementary particles and fundamental fields.
I fully support using high-level models. After all, doing any sort of macroscopic work by modeling elementary particles is computationally intractable on a fundamental level.
The problem with emergence is that it’s used to sneak in nonreducible magic too often. I need the reminder that however interesting airplanes are, there’s nothing there that isn’t the result of elementary particles and fundamental fields.