Harry,

For me an essay is an expression of an opinion and not a demonstration of a mathematical proof. I am trying to express my opinion within the boundaries of our existent survival environment. The relevant terms are: existence, perfection, imperfection, possibility, changing, unknown agent, unknowable act, nothingness, space and purpose.

Here is a suggested chronological order of events that I am trying to express within my essay:

At first there is perfection. That environment is space-less and time-less with only one possibility for existence...perfection. An unknown agent within the environment of perfection performed an unknowable act that resulted in a point of nothingness being expanded into the possibility of an environment for the existence of anything imperfect. This environment was expanded until the possibility reached the critical magnitude that created the instantaneous reality of anything imperfect actually existing (care must be taken here because we sense from the human platform...we do not know the essence of anything). At this moment there are no survival environments. There is only the chaos of anything imperfect existing. From the chaos of anything imperfect existing survival environments evolved within the magnitude of possibility that was necessary to create anything imperfect instantaneously. This is the limit of possibility (magnitude of space) within our imperfect universe.

The objects, forces and relationships that we currently experience in our survival environment are the result of the chaos of initial existence of anything imperfect collapsing into survival environments where the objects, forces and relationships within them are capable of creating imperfect existence on their own.

This means there is a span of time where chaos is the engine of possibility. And this environment creates a boundary to understanding the motivations and actions that are within the environment of perfection. Thus the agent is unknowable and the act is also unknowable. I avoid the term God here because God has been chained to culture and many other human attributes. This term always assumes that some human beings actually know God and they are the accepted (self-professed) interpreters of God's Will. This has shaded human experience with many unnecessary tragedies.

The environmental observations that are currently part of human experience are observations of surviving objects, forces and relationships that are part of an evolved orderly environment. The result is similar throughout this imperfect universe. It allows the impression of universal objects, forces and relationships. It is the environment we can currently model with the laws of mathematics, physics and chemistry. This environment is the one in which we evolved into existence as the changing platform for human experience. The rest is frankly whatever our future becomes.

9 days later

Dear Irwin,

Your thoughts about the space is very important. Philosopher Pavel Florensky almost a hundred years have come to conclusion: "Miroponimanie - Prostranstvoponimanie / WorldUnderstanding- SpaceUnderstanding".

You write in conclusion:

«Mathematics, physics and chemistry will not lead us through the chaos of the creation event. They are human observations of the evolved order of survival. They are not fundamental observations of purpose. They are tools for enhancing the future of human experience.»

I think that "the mother of all sciences" - Philosophy must come to help mathematics and physics. Understand the ontological structure of the "Origin" - to understand the ontological structure of space. Modern physics impose our minds naive hypothesis "In the Beginning was "big bang". I am a supporter of the superextreme Axiom: "In the Beginning Was the Logos"

The world picture of physicists, mathematicians, and poets should be united and filled with the senses of the "LifeWorld" (E.Husserl).

Yours faithfully,

Vladimir

    «With the same anguish my days flash past,

    Monotonous as they were,

    As if roses are dropping their petals,

    And nightingales are dying.

    And she is also sorrowful,

    The Love that has guided me

    And envenomed blood

    Runs under her satin-like skin.

    And if I am in this world,

    It is for the only dream I have,

    That we both, like blind children,

    Will go to the mountain ridge

    There, where there are only reveries,

    In the world of the whitest clouds,

    To seek for faded roses,

    And listen to the dead nightingales.» (Romance N. Gumilev, Music A. Balchev)

    Vladimir

    I understand your use of poetry. The unknown drives us all to the possibilities within our imagination.

    My purpose here is to question the source of possibility. It seems to be associated with space and time. The more you have of both the more possibility you have to experience the existence of anything nonspecific. This seems to be an environmental hint of a force contained within both space and time that we have yet to fully discover. There could be a unit of energy per unit of space or time that actually creates evolving possibility.

    If there is a creation event for the evolving reality in our universe I am suggesting that the only thing necessary to begin it is the creation of possibility.

    I also have resorted to poetry to express what I think I see in our environment. It seems best suited for a non-hating and non-confrontational expression for sharing a still eloquent mystery within our lives.

    Dear Irvon,

    It is very deep seen: «This seems to be an environmental hint of a force contained within both space and time that we have yet to fully discover.»... I believe that in poetry and music can see harmony of the ontological structure of the Universum, harmony of laws nature and the mathematics of harmony .

    Yours faithfully,

    Vladimir

    Dear Irvon,

    Great essay, and in complete agreement with concepts I've explored in previous essays. Indeed I've just answered a question on a post in my string describing my previously described 'Law of the reducing Middle'. Nothing is 'the same'!, just more or less similar, but unique and chaotic, maybe in fractals to a sub matter scale.

    I consider you argued the case very well and pertinently. I hope more read your essay. Meanwhile a boost coming.

    I do hope you'll read, comment on and score mine from the viewpoint of yours, which I didn't touch much on this year to avoid being too repetitive.

    Best of luck

    Peter

      24 days later

      Dear Irvon,

      Your essay was short but very meaningful to me and therefore I decide to give you high rating.

      You are also welcome to read my essay.

      Wish you good luck with your essay

      Best regards

      Koorosh

        Peter,

        As always I enjoyed reading your essay. Thanks for your comments. We are in agreement with the possibilities.

        Steve,

        Thanks for sharing your comment. Hope "all the best" includes you.

        Koorosh,

        Thank you for your comment and thank you for your invitation to read your essay.

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        • Post #20

        Hello Irvon,

        Art is not to be underestimated. Thanks for your essay, and conclusion: "Mathematics, physics and chemistry will not lead us through the chaos of the creation event. They are human observations of the evolved order of survival. They are not fundamental observations of purpose. They are tools for enhancing the future of human experience."

        I wish my art was as clear as yours. However, take a look at my essay, I think you will like it.

        Thanks for decorating this essay contest.

        Don Limuti

          Irvon,

          Thanks for visiting my essay. Your little play with a professor and two students was captivating, humorous and enlightening and I recommend it to this essay forum (visit my essay and look for Irvon). And it would have been very appropriate for this essay contest. Playwrights make good physicists.

          Luke also sent me a play. A short one about a student pondering this essay question:

          Yes!....one hour........No!.......one hour..........Maybe! A little short but to the point :)

          Thanks for your plays.

          Don Limuti

          8 years later

          Hello Irvon,
          Bruce Sharer from NC Wesleyan. I believe we had a class together. I came across you name in an old Wesleyan publication, and thought it would be interesting to reconnect. Of course it is entirely possible that you may not remember me. I do remember you and what I referred to as your Clearisms.
          Regards, Bruce

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