Spin States of Selection: Predetermined Variables of ‘bit’ by Manuel S Morales

Your essay resonates with me, Manuel.

I'll have more to say, but for now I'll tell you it made me cry at the end, because it reminded me of the final days of my Mom - who had Alzheimer's and died earlier this year. Slowly but surely, her ability to choose was ebbing away, and there were the little things like being able to pick up a spoon and put food into her own mouth - that I imagine made life worth living - but was taken away by my Dad so she would get enough to eat. I knew that it wouldn't be long, before she checked out, at that point.

I'd start talking about how we should not be spoon feeding our children with pre-digested knowledge, and instead must enlist their freedom to choose, but I think you know that. Much more to say on the value of play for Education, when there is time.

Have Fun!

Jonathan

Hi Manuel,

> M: The construct of the experiment was not geared toward obtaining statistical outcomes/effects. Therefore sample size is irrelevant especially when you consider that selections of potentials is universal and absolute to physical existence. Hence no selection, no existence, i.e. the Final Selection Experiment.

What role did the Tempt Destiny experiment play in developing your theory? Was it devised as a test of the theory or for some other purpose?

> M: If one assumes finite things exist without the existence of infinite things, then how would you know what is finite?

You might know something is finite by being able to count it (i.e. put it into one-to-one correspondence with a finite number) or measure it (i.e. bound it with finite sizes) or determine that it was contained in another finite object.

> In addition, you would now longer have a dichotomy.

The conceptual dichotomy, and the two terms, would still exist, as abstractions. But neither term (as abstract terms) exist in the physical world. However, examples of one term (the finite) could exist without examples of the other (the infinite) existing.

Hugh

May destiny be tempted to treat you well in the finals, Manuel.

Best of Luck,

Jonathan

Dear Manuel,

With all my heart I congratulate you with the in third place in the first phase of the V International FQXi Essay Contest 2013!

I wish you continued success in your research!

I wish you new ideas for the good of all mankind!

Thanks for the nice comment and appreciation of my ideas!

I am very glad to have met you!

Thank FQXi!

Good summer holiday!

With great respect,

Vladimir

Manuel,

Clearly written essay. The diagrams were interesting, but I did not find them helpful. You define "existence" based on interaction. Even in Quantum mechanics, interactions are not just binary. Momentum, mass-energy is conserved and particle can scatter in an infinite range of angles.

We know of existence due to interactions, but there is no proof that something does not exist without interactions.

Thank you for the essay, congratulations on third place,

Jeff

Manuel,

Can you make a selection without an interaction? If two states exist and you do not declare a state by an interaction (such as an observation) then would not both states still exist?

Thank you for your response,

Jeff