Dear: Salvish Goomanee¨:

I read your essay which open new questions which sometimes are more important than solutions. I must say that we almost have nothing in common, you are a young physics student and I am an old physician that when were young accidentally found something mainly useful for theoretical physics, but I don't know nothing of mathematics and almost nothing of physics. In common: You refer to a paper, which describes microtubules and tubulines in the process of transmitting the nerve impulse, referring to what theoretically from the view point of physics happen. More than 30 years ago I did research with the transmission of the nerve impulse, more than three years, and I find out that chemical transmissors did not transmit the impulse if these aren't combine with proteins first, I did not write any paper, supposedly my professor Dr. Lanary did it , at the time I didn't care.( I felt an assassin, because the dogs).Another thing in common. When you comment the paper you refer to "lead to the separation of the space-time geometries" in my essay "The deep nature of reality" I do refer to an Einstein brief verbal description of "space-time" as you must know while there is consensus on the mathematical significance of space-time in theoretical physics, for a hundred years there has been no consensus on the nature "of space-time itself". And in almost every physic theory have their own "spacetime" description, this "Einstein description seems that wasn't read by physicists, by the way most people have problems to explain why it can't be separated, I facilitate that describing it as one thing.

I will give you a summary of my essay because I am convince you would understand it an as a consequence you would be interested in reading it. "Hawking A brief history of time" where he said , "Which is the nature of time?" yes he don't know what time is, and also continue saying............Some day this answer could seem to us "obvious", as much than that the earth rotate around the sun....." In fact the answer is "obvious", but how he could say that, if he didn't know what's time? In fact he is predicting that is going to be an answer, and that this one will be "obvious", I think that with this adjective, he is implying simple and easy to understand. Maybe he felt it and couldn't explain it with words. We have anthropologic proves that man measure "time" since more than 30.000 years ago, much, much later came science, mathematics and physics that learn to measure "time" from primitive men, adopted the idea and the systems of measurement, but also acquired the incognita of the experimental "time" meaning. Out of common use physics is the science that needs and use more the measurement of what everybody calls "time" and the discipline came to believe it as their own. I always said that to understand the "time" experimental meaning there is not need to know mathematics or physics, as the "time" creators and users didn't. Instead of my opinion I would give Einstein's "Ideas and Opinions" pg. 354 "Space, time, and event, are free creations of human intelligence, tools of thought" he use to call them pre-scientific concepts from which mankind forgot its meanings, he never wrote a whole page about "time" he also use to evade the use of the word, in general relativity when he refer how gravitational force and speed affect "time", he does not use the word "time" instead he would say, speed and gravitational force slow clock movement or "motion", instead of saying that slows "time". FQXi member Andreas Albrecht said that. When asked the question, "What is time?", Einstein gave a pragmatic response: "Time," he said, "is what clocks measure and nothing more." He knew that "time" was a man creation, but he didn't know what man is measuring with the clock.

I insist, that for "measuring motion" we should always and only use a unique: "constant" or "uniform" "motion" to measure "no constant motions" "which integrates a and form part of every change and transformation in every physical thing. Why? because is the only kind of "motion" whose characteristics allow it, to be divided in equal parts as Egyptians and Sumerians did it, giving born to "motion fractions", which I call "motion units" as hours, minutes and seconds. "Motion" which is the real thing, was always hide behind time, and covert by its shadow, it was hide in front everybody eyes, during at least two millenniums at hand of almost everybody. Which is the difference in physics between using the so-called time or using "motion"?, time just has been used to measure the "duration" of different phenomena, why only for that? Because it was impossible for physicists to relate a mysterious time with the rest of the physical elements of known characteristics, without knowing what time is and which its physical characteristics were. On the other hand "motion" is not something mysterious, it is a quality or physical property of all things, and can be related with all of them, this is a huge difference especially for theoretical physics I believe. I a physician with this find I was able to do quite a few things. I imagine a physicist with this can make marvelous things.

With my best whishes

Héctor

Dear Salvish,

I just read your essay and it is great to see the spirit of questing for answers in a field that after all this time still hasn't disclosed its most basic secrets.

I noticed that you referenced a diagram which was not in your paper, I assume that you meant to include one but ran out of time, since your essay was one of the late-late comers (like mine).

The questions that Penrose and Hameroff try to address are very deep and I don't think we are anywhere near being able to understand them because if there is in fact some sort of intersection between quantum mechanics and neuroscience (which there may not be) it will require tools for further elucidation to which we do not yet have access.

However, quantum theory is still very rich in and of itself, so I would encourage you to learn as much you can about our present state of knowledge (which contains many subtleties not usually covered in intro quantum courses) all the while watching out for progress in identifying quantum processes that play a role in biological systems.

Maybe when you are in grad school (assuming that's what you want to do) you can then see if you want to pursue something like quantum biology, see for instance this article. I don't know much about it myself, but it is a very young field and perhaps you will be one of those who develop the tools to be able to investigate the questions for which Penrose and Hameroff may have been too far ahead of their time to find an answer.

All the best in your career,

Armin

Salvish,

I found your essay to be one of the more interesting and forward thinking essays I've read. I think you made several outstanding points and furthermore, are asking the right questions.

I agree that the, "anthropic principle may actually be a 'primitive' description of the relation between reality and information and the missing link could be consciousness," and that it, "is usually very difficult to discuss such theories among the scientific community because of the lack of experimental evidence; furthermore the theories are rather superfluous and do not relate to quantum physics or any other branches of physics nor relate to conventional neuroscientific theories." This is why I think it is particularly important that you, as an undergraduate student, continue to keep your mind open, as your writing clearly indicates you are doing. Your interest in physics and anthropology represents an interesting, diverse, cross-section of studies.

I think that you are indeed correct in that, "Philosophy is too important to be left to the philosophers." It seems that although there are physicists and other scientists who truly want to discover the 'Big Picture,' it appears that there seems to be some sort of glass wall or ceiling that tends to block their minds to certain possibilities. I often read something along the lines of speculation that the answers, "might be right under our noses," or "so simple, we'll all wonder how we could have been so blind for so long," as John Wheeler put it. But I also see how there seems to be very little attention paid to new and different ideas that are so simple and don't conflict with our theories and observations. Hopefully, your generation will see things differently.

I wish you the very best in your future, and again, enjoyed your open-minded, fresh perspective.

Sincerely,

Ralph

Salvish,

A very well constructed and written essay, and good attempt to unravel and analyse incoherent complexity. I like your excellent description; "The relation between reality, information and consciousness is a rather complicated one to figure out using conventional physical and mathematical approaches."

I agree with and also explored the possibility that; "the link between reality and information could be how consciousness occurs in the brain", although I used a more mechanistic way.

You sum up the role of the brain in 'measurement' in a novel and interesting way in saying; "the link between reality and information could be how consciousness occurs in the brain." I think 'conciousness' is still inadequately defined for a science essay, and the role of the brain can be compared in many ways to a computer processor, giving output and a picture of reality from input (information) You none the less identify this much ignored area, and I commend you addressing philosophy (I discussed this in my last years essay).

In some ways my essay may be an extension of many of the logical conclusions of yours, which is and conceptually consistent. For that reason alone I'd score yours well, but it is also a well structured and written essay. I hope you will enjoy reading mine and find some agreement, so agree its also worth a high score. I do make some quite bold propositions which I hope don't shock! I cetainly agree there may be "some processes or some kind of information that cannot be understood through algorithms and needed new understanding." I hope you understand the emergent solution to the EPR paradox (the links in the first blog post may help).

Very well done for your own essay, and original view, bravely engaging with important philosophical considerations.

Very best wishes

Peter

Hello Salvish,

As the contest in Wheeler's honor draws to a close, leaving for the moment considerations of rating and prize money, and knowing we cannot all agree on whether 'it' comes from 'bit' or otherwise or even what 'it' and 'bit' mean, and as we may not be able to read all essays, though we should try, I pose the following 4 simple questions and will rate you accordingly before July 31 when I will be revisiting your blog.

"If you wake up one morning and dip your hand in your pocket and 'detect' a million dollars, then on your way back from work, you dip your hand again and find that there is nothing there...

1) Have you 'elicited' an information in the latter case?

2) If you did not 'participate' by putting your 'detector' hand in your pocket, can you 'elicit' information?

3) If the information is provided by the presence of the crisp notes ('its') you found in your pocket, can the absence of the notes, being an 'immaterial source' convey information?

Finally, leaving for the moment what the terms mean and whether or not they can be discretely expressed in the way spin information is discretely expressed, e.g. by electrons

4) Can the existence/non-existence of an 'it' be a binary choice, representable by 0 and 1?"

Answers can be in binary form for brevity, i.e. YES = 1, NO = 0, e.g. 0-1-0-1.

Best regards,

Akinbo

5 days later

Salvish,

I found your statement, "What if there were some processes or some kind of information that cannot be understood through algorithms and needed new understanding." to be most profound and indeed strikes at the hart of the matter of why this essay contest exists in the first place.

I would like to ask you some questions via email if I may and would like to know what your email address is? My email address is msm@physicsofdestiny.com if you would like to respond directly.

Regards,

Manuel

Dear All,

It is with utmost joy and love that I give you all the cosmological iSeries which spans the entire numerical spectrum from -infinity through 0 to +infinity and the simple principle underlying it is sum of any two consecutive numbers is the next number in the series. 0 is the base seed and i can be any seed between 0 and infinity.

iSeries always yields two sub semi series, each of which has 0 as a base seed and 2i as the first seed.

One of the sub series is always defined by the equation

Sn = 2 * Sn-1 + Sigma (i=2 to n) Sn-i

where S0 = 0 and S1 = 2 * i

the second sub series is always defined by the equation

Sn = 3 * Sn-1 -Sn-2

where S0 = 0 and S1 = 2 * i

Division of consecutive numbers in each of these subseries always eventually converges on 2.168 which is the Square of 1.618.

Union of these series always yields another series which is just a new iSeries of a 2i first seed and can be defined by the universal equation

Sn = Sn-1 + Sn-2

where S0 = 0 and S1 = 2*i

Division of consecutive numbers in the merged series always eventually converges on 1.618 which happens to be the golden ratio "Phi".

Fibonacci series is just a subset of the iSeries where the first seed or S1 =1.

Examples

starting iSeries governed by Sn = Sn-1 + Sn-2

where i = 0.5, S0 = 0 and S1 = 0.5

-27.5 17 -10.5 6.5 -4 2.5 -1.5 1 -.5 .5 0 .5 .5 1 1.5 2.5 4 6.5 10.5 17 27.5

Sub series governed by Sn = 2 * Sn-1 + Sigma (i=2 to n) Sn-i

where S0 = 0 and S1 = 2i = 1

0 1 2 5 13 34 ...

Sub series governed by Sn = 3 * Sn-1 - Sn-2

where S0 = 0 and S1 = 2i = 1

0 1 3 8 21 55 ...

Merged series governed by Sn = Sn-1 + Sn-2 where S0 = 0 and S1 = 2i = 1

0 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 ...... (Fibonacci series is a subset of iSeries)

The above equations hold true for any value of i, again confirming the singularity of i.

As per Antony Ryan's suggestion, a fellow author in this contest, I searched google to see how Fibonacci type series can be used to explain Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity and found an interesting article.

d-super.pdf"> The-Fibonacci-code-behind-superstring-theory](https://msel-naschie.com/pdf/The-Fibonacci-code-behin

d-super.pdf)

Now that I split the Fibonacci series in to two semi series, seems like each of the sub semi series corresponds to QM and GR and together they explain the Quantum Gravity. Seems like this duality is a commonality in nature once relativity takes effect or a series is kicked off. I can draw and analogy and say that this dual series with in the "iSeries" is like the double helix of our DNA. The only commonality between the two series is at the base seed 0 and first seed 1, which are the bits in our binary system.

I have put forth the absolute truth in the Theory of everything that universe is an "iSphere" and we humans are capable of perceiving the 4 dimensional 3Sphere aspect of the universe and described it with an equation of S=BM^2.

I have also conveyed the absolute mathematical truth of zero = I = infinity and proved the same using the newly found "iSeries" which is a super set of Fibonacci series.

All this started with a simple question, who am I?

I am drawn out of my self or singularity or i in to existence.

I super positioned my self or I to be me.

I am one of our kind, I is every one of all kinds.

I am phi, zero = I = infinity

I am human and I is GOD.

Love,

Sridattadev.

Dear All,

It is with utmost joy and love that I give you all the cosmological iSeries which spans the entire numerical spectrum from -infinity through 0 to +infinity and the simple principle underlying it is sum of any two consecutive numbers is the next number in the series. 0 is the base seed and i can be any seed between 0 and infinity.

iSeries always yields two sub semi series, each of which has 0 as a base seed and 2i as the first seed.

One of the sub series is always defined by the equation

Sn = 2 * Sn-1 + Sigma (i=2 to n) Sn-i

where S0 = 0 and S1 = 2 * i

the second sub series is always defined by the equation

Sn = 3 * Sn-1 -Sn-2

where S0 = 0 and S1 = 2 * i

Division of consecutive numbers in each of these subseries always eventually converges on 2.168 which is the Square of 1.618.

Union of these series always yields another series which is just a new iSeries of a 2i first seed and can be defined by the universal equation

Sn = Sn-1 + Sn-2

where S0 = 0 and S1 = 2*i

Division of consecutive numbers in the merged series always eventually converges on 1.618 which happens to be the golden ratio "Phi".

Fibonacci series is just a subset of the iSeries where the first seed or S1 =1.

Examples

starting iSeries governed by Sn = Sn-1 + Sn-2

where i = 0.5, S0 = 0 and S1 = 0.5

-27.5 17 -10.5 6.5 -4 2.5 -1.5 1 -.5 .5 0 .5 .5 1 1.5 2.5 4 6.5 10.5 17 27.5

Sub series governed by Sn = 2 * Sn-1 + Sigma (i=2 to n) Sn-i

where S0 = 0 and S1 = 2i = 1

0 1 2 5 13 34 ...

Sub series governed by Sn = 3 * Sn-1 - Sn-2

where S0 = 0 and S1 = 2i = 1

0 1 3 8 21 55 ...

Merged series governed by Sn = Sn-1 + Sn-2 where S0 = 0 and S1 = 2i = 1

0 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 ...... (Fibonacci series is a subset of iSeries)

The above equations hold true for any value of i, again confirming the singularity of i.

As per Antony Ryan's suggestion, a fellow author in this contest, I searched google to see how Fibonacci type series can be used to explain Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity and found an interesting article.

d-super.pdf"> The-Fibonacci-code-behind-superstring-theory](https://msel-naschie.com/pdf/The-Fibonacci-code-behin

d-super.pdf)

Now that I split the Fibonacci series in to two semi series, seems like each of the sub semi series corresponds to QM and GR and together they explain the Quantum Gravity. Seems like this duality is a commonality in nature once relativity takes effect or a series is kicked off. I can draw and analogy and say that this dual series with in the "iSeries" is like the double helix of our DNA. The only commonality between the two series is at the base seed 0 and first seed 1, which are the bits in our binary system.

I have put forth the absolute truth in the Theory of everything that universe is an "iSphere" and we humans are capable of perceiving the 4 dimensional 3Sphere aspect of the universe and described it with an equation of S=BM^2.

I have also conveyed the absolute mathematical truth of zero = I = infinity and proved the same using the newly found "iSeries" which is a super set of Fibonacci series.

All this started with a simple question, who am I?

I am drawn out of my self or singularity or i in to existence.

I super positioned my self or I to be me.

I am one of our kind, I is every one of all kinds.

I am phi, zero = I = infinity

I am human and I is GOD.

Love,

Sridattadev.

7 days later
4 days later

Dear Salvish,

In your intriguing article you have rightly grasped the significance behind the wheelerian claim that It comes from Bit. The problem is not that simple as it looks, because human consciousness is involved in this problem and that is why Wheeler described it as 'observer participatory'. This, actually, takes us back to the age old philosophical problem of the relationship between Mind and Matter as posed by philosophers and now physicists have come across this problem. In philosophy there are many theories dealing with this problem but then as usual there is no consensus among philosophers and the puzzle is still alive. Your mentioning of Penrose and Hameroff method is the latest attempt to solve this problem scientifically although an unsuccessful one. That is why you have rightly said that "The relation between reality, information and consciousness is a rather complicated one to figure out using conventional physical and mathematical approaches". I thank you for nicely elucidating the problem from scientific (physicists''?) point of view. You have made your article an interesting one and I want to give highest rating to it. You can contact me at, bnsreenath@yahoo.co.in and feel free to express your opinions there. Go through my article and post your comments on it in my thread (http://fqxi.org/community/forum/topic/1827).

Best of luck,

Sreenath

Having read so many insightful essays, I am probably not the only one to find that my views have crystallized, and that I can now move forward with growing confidence. I cannot exactly say who in the course of the competition was most inspiring - probably it was the continuous back and forth between so many of us. In this case, we should all be grateful to each other.

If I may, I'd like to express some of my newer conclusions - by themselves, so to speak, and independently of the logic that justifies them; the logic is, of course, outlined in my essay.

I now see the Cosmos as founded upon positive-negative charges: It is a binary structure and process that acquires its most elemental dimensional definition with the appearance of Hydrogen - one proton, one electron.

There is no other interaction so fundamental and all-pervasive as this binary phenomenon: Its continuance produces our elements - which are the array of all possible inorganic variants.

Once there exists a great enough correlation between protons and electrons - that is, once there are a great many Hydrogen atoms, and a great many other types of atoms as well - the continuing Cosmic binary process arranges them all into a new platform: Life.

This phenomenon is quite simply inherent to a Cosmos that has reached a certain volume of particles; and like the Cosmos from which it evolves, life behaves as a binary process.

Life therefore evolves not only by the chance events of natural selection, but also by the chance interactions of its underlying binary elements.

This means that ultimately, DNA behaves as does the atom - each is a particle defined by, and interacting within, its distinct Vortex - or 'platform'.

However, as the cosmic system expands, simple sensory activity is transformed into a third platform, one that is correlated with the Organic and Inorganic phenomena already in existence: This is the Sensory-Cognitive platform.

Most significantly, the development of Sensory-Cognition into a distinct platform, or Vortex, is the event that is responsible for creating (on Earth) the Human Species - in whom the mind has acquired the dexterity to focus upon itself.

Humans affect, and are affected by, the binary field of Sensory-Cognition: We can ask specific questions and enunciate specific answers - and we can also step back and contextualize our conclusions: That is to say, we can move beyond the specific, and create what might be termed 'Unified Binary Fields' - in the same way that the forces acting upon the Cosmos, and holding the whole structure together, simultaneously act upon its individual particles, giving them their motion and structure.

The mind mimics the Cosmos - or more exactly, it is correlated with it.

Thus, it transpires that the role of chance decreases with evolution, because this dual activity (by which we 'particularize' binary elements, while also unifying them into fields) clearly increases our control over the foundational binary process itself.

This in turn signifies that we are evolving, as life in general has always done, towards a new interaction with the Cosmos.

Clearly, the Cosmos is participatory to a far greater degree than Wheeler imagined - with the evolution of the observer continuously re-defining the system.

You might recall the logic by which these conclusions were originally reached in my essay, and the more detailed structure that I also outline there. These elements still hold; the details stated here simply put the paradigm into a sharper focus, I believe.

With many thanks and best wishes,

John

jselye@gmail.com

Dear Salvish,

I appreciate the risk you have taken to read my essay and comment up on it.

I have responded to your comments on my essay in my thread and you can see it there. If you have any further queries, feel free to express them in my thread.

I have rated your beautifully written essay with maximum possible score.

Best,

Sreenath

Dear Salvish,

I have now finished reviewing all 180 essays for the contest and appreciate your contribution to this competition.

I have been thoroughly impressed at the breadth, depth and quality of the ideas represented in this contest. In true academic spirit, if you have not yet reviewed my essay, I invite you to do so and leave your comments.

You can find the latest version of my essay here:

http://fqxi.org/data/forum-attachments/Borrill-TimeOne-V1.1a.pdf

(sorry if the fqxi web site splits this url up, I haven't figured out a way to not make it do that).

May the best essays win!

Kind regards,

Paul Borrill

paul at borrill dot com