Einstein's General Theory of Relativity vs. Moore's Law
According to general relativity, the observed gravitational attraction
between masses results from those masses warping nearby space and
time.
Moore's Law states: the number of transistors that can be
inexpensively placed on an integrated circuit is increasing
exponentially, doubling approximately every two years.
5 comments:
Ahh, what an epic battle. As the number of transistors increases our ability to model and understand the universe increases; but the density increases as well. At some point it will reach a critical density and implode into a black hole. As no light/information can escape a black hole per general relativity the functionality of the transistors is no longer useful. General Relativity for the win.
hmmm, an actual scientific theory vs. an observation of past performance and prediction of future performance dolled up and called a "law".
Reminds me of a line from the Charlie Daniels song "Uneasy Rider '88"
They were screaming and yelling and scratching and clawing
I was punching and hitting and kicking and pawing
I was holding my own 'cause I've been in a scrap or two
Einstein can hold his own and his laws and theories can do the same. Moore's law isn't going down in a blaze of glory, its going down like a sack of rotten potatoes thrown off a cliff.
This is a very weird battle. As Kit stated, it pits a theory against a prediction, neither of which offer any irrefutable proof as to their verity. Since both are not yet proven they are, in a sense, not real. Since they are not real, they can be treated like any other non-real or imaginary object, such as the square root of a negative number or Lindsay Lohan's self-restraint. I must admit that I find a battle between two imaginary principles a little pedestrian for a forum of such storied history and culture but will humor our good moderator and his random battle generating machine.
All definitions aside, Einstein created his theory by piecing together measured and observed data into a coherent, albeit unprovable, pattern. Moore, however, seems to have based his predictions on answers garnered from a magic-8 ball or some other mystical source, possibly the computer industry. Clearly Einstein's method of execution is far superior for creating imaginary principles with a greater degree of accuracy and merit. Einstein for the win.
Since both of these are, in fact, unproven, imaginary principles, I am unable to vote in good faith.
Therefore, I will vote in bad faith, meaning that I will choose the lesser of two evils: Moore's Law.
If you're going to make something up, at least pick something irrelevant to much of anything.
A crucial point has been missed here. While Moore's law was originally a prediction, it has been correct, most likely due to becoming a "self fulfilling prophesy."
Einsteins law did not make gravity real by first developing a law based on statistics. Moore did. Moore clearly has the more powerful law, however, as mentioned in my first comment, Einstein pulls it off by being patient.
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