Thank you All!

I appreciate the support for my ideas and the high regard I was given by so many of you. I wish all the finalists the best of luck. But I also wish all good things, in their time, to everyone who participated in the contest. I shall continue to answer questions if asked, and to comment on other essays where there is more to say. I left some very short remarks at the end, and I need to expand on that a bit, or perhaps a qubit.

So far as I am concerned, everyone who was in this year's contest is a winner. Another joyful exchange comparing notes with all of you. You have my respect and I was honored to be among you this time around.

Have Fun,

Jonathan

Hi Jonathan,

I'm sorry to be so late in acknowledging the comments you made at my essay; but I do sincerely thank you for your kind words and generous thoughts, which helped lift my spirits.

Your essay is really excellent; best of luck!

-Willard Mittelman

    Hi Jonathan,

    Congratulations on another fine essay. Your presence has made all the essay contests a pleasure. A fantasy of mine is to join you in Paris for one of the FFP conferences. I am still grinning that on FFP11 I could not get them to take my name off the presenters list.

    I was a little leery of this contest, the subject matter was just too .....philosophical. But once I started the muse made an appearance.

    Wishing you much success in this contest and in life.

    Don L.

      Dear Jonathan,

      I almost missed the list but it is part of the game. Not all the finalists deserve to be there and not all who missed out deserve not to be in the final list. I look forward to more positive exchanges in future especially on the cosmic dance of Actualities coming from Possibilities and Possibilities coming from Actualities. I hinted at this on my blog, The Judgement on Jul. 28, 2013 @ 11:39 GMT which you may also read.

      Best regards,

      Akinbo

        Dear Jonathan,

        Thank you very much for your kind words, appreciated my ideas and good wishes! I also really liked your essay and your ideas!

        And I wish you every success in the final stage FQXi Essay Contest 2013!

        I am very glad to have met you!

        Thank FQXi!

        Good summer holiday!

        With great respect,

        Vladimir

          Jonathan,

          I copied this from my essay blog site.

          My essay was basically a two week effort. I happened to be rereading David Wallace's article that refutes the fatalism of Taylor when this idea leapt out at me. I was not planning on submitting an essay this cycle. So with a week of analysis and another week of writing I put this together.

          There is a mathematical theory of unbounded but finite mathematics by Jan Mycielski, that I was recently made aware of. This is maybe useful for this work, for physics usually involves finite systems or involves finite numbers that are measured. I have been pondering whether some Godel numbering scheme that maps quantum numbers to integral solutions of Diophantine equations in this setting might lead to a finite and unbounded version of the Godel theorem. This might provide a more firm understanding of what my essay proposes.

          Cheers LC

            Thanks greatly Vladimir,

            I am glad to meet you here too!

            Wishing for the best to you, this time around.

            Have Fun!

            Jonathan

            Thanks to you my friend Akinbo,

            We shall have more happy exchanges of ideas, I am sure.

            All the Best,

            Jonathan

            Thank you gracious Sir Torsten,

            Your work is top level. It is a pleasure to celebrate with you!

            All the Best,

            Jonathan

            Thanks Sreenath,

            We will all hope for the best.

            Good Luck!

            Jonathan

            Thanks Don,

            I guess you should be told Penrose didn't make it to FFP11 either. But his paper appears in the Proceedings anyhow. So who would know?

            I'm glad you decided to give it a try. Once those muses take hold, they will have their way and my oh my - a fine essay from you Sir.

            All the Best,

            Jonathan

            Thanks greatly Willard,

            Seeing your high quality of work has only improved over time; I thought you should get some recognition for your efforts. I hope this contest has been a worthwhile opportunity to exchange ideas with other great minds.

            Regards,

            Jonathan