Who believes in Boundaries ? (Was: An All/Nothing multiverse model)

From: Georges Quenot <Georges.Quenot.domain.name.hidden>
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 11:35:17 +0100

Georges Quenot wrote:
>
> Hal Ruhl wrote:
> >
> > At 08:16 AM 11/14/2004, you wrote:
> > >
> > > Hal Ruhl wrote:
> > > >
> > > > 4) A Something: A division of the All into two subparts.
> > >
> > > That too, sounds bad to me. It might well be that the only something that
> > > deserve the title of Something would be the All itself. Everything else
> > > might appear so only in our minds (and/or in other types of minds).
> >
> > I believe my use of the term "Something" in the text of the justification
> > is consistent with my definition. One must allow for the case that the
> > All could have internal boundaries of some sort.
>
> Hi Hal,
>
> I would say that this is a matter of faith. Indeed, It *could*. But no
> one has the ability to prove either It has or It hasn't any such boundary
> (in an absolute sense, of course). From this point of view, I am at best
> agnostic and I seriously doubt It actually has. That's why I would also
> like to say : One must allow for the case that the All could have no (true)
> internal boundaries of any sort.

In a previous post, I asked TOE participants their opinion about the
existence of Concepts. What I meant might not be clear. It is in fact
equivalent to the (hopefully) clearer idea of Boundary mentionned here.
Again, using the upper case for "Boundary", I mean here something that
would exist in an "absolute" sense and not just the relative, contingent
and fuzzy boundaries we use in everday life. A Concept would be something
tht would be on one side of a Boundary ande vices versa. Do some TOE
participants believe in such Boundaries, even at least in some particular
cases ? If yes, which ones and on whice bases ?

To take a particular example. It is often considered in this group the
concept od Self-Aware Structure (SAS). Who believes that Boundaries can
be drawn around individuals SASs and/or around the category ?

Georges.
Received on Mon Nov 15 2004 - 05:40:02 PST