RE: ROSS MODEL OF THE UNIVERSE - The Simplest Yet Theory of Everything

From: George Levy <glevy.domain.name.hidden>
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 19:50:38 -0700

Bruno Marchal wrote:

> Le 11-oct.-05, à 01:46, John Ross a écrit :
>
>> Because there is only one particle (and its anti-particle) and one
>> force from which the entire universe is built. How could there be
>> anything simpler?
>
> 0 particles and 0 forces, no time nor spaces but a web a overlapping
> turing machines' dreams emerging from addition and multiplication ...
>
> John, if you want your theory being a TOE, don't forget to address the
> mind body problem, and to be clear on all your assumptions (ontology,
> epistemology).


It seems at first glance that a 0 particle + 0 force + a Turing Machine
is vastly more complicated than 1 particle and 1 force. However, John
makes many other assumptions regarding space, time and how the particle
and the force operate. The Turing machine model does not use a "real
Turing Machine." Instead it employs a "fictitious" one so in the end it
may be simpler.

As I understand it, a fictitious conscious Turing machine emerges out of
the Plenitude as an image emerges out of a Rorschach image when observed
by a conscious observer. In the case of the Turing machine, the
conscious observer is the conscious Turing machine itself which pulls
itself up by its own bootstraps. The Turing Machine does not "really"
(objectively) exist. It only exists in the mind of the Turing machine.
Here is a self referential situation in line with the thread "Re: MWI
and Topos theory." All existence become subjective and has a first
person perspective.

The advantage of this approach is that it tackles the Mind-Body problem
up-front. The ingredients do not include any particle, force, space or
time. These can be derived later. Even the Turing Machine is fictitious:
it only has a subjective existence but must be conscious. The "only"
real requirement is the Plenitude. "Ay, there's the rub," as Hamlet
said. What is the Plenitude?

George Levy
Received on Fri Oct 21 2005 - 22:52:41 PDT