The universe stores the results of its operations as nature. I do not confuse nature with reality. At a fundamental level, reality is the set of rule… - Greg Bear

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The universe stores the results of its operations as nature. I do not confuse nature with reality. At a fundamental level, reality is the set of rules the results of whose interactions are nature. Part of the problem of reconciling quantum mechanics with larger-scale phenomena comes from mistaking results for rules—they have been built into our brains, good for survival, but not for physics.