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AUGUST 1993
PAGE 7
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AUGUST 1993
PAGE 7
the anthropic principle
the universe is finite and so it has a definite mass or weight
it follows that a definite mass/weight, when subject to a given set of circumstances, will give rise to specific events
in particular the specific events that followed the big bang determined the electric charge of the electron
they also determined the strength of the nuclear force of atoms
the electric charge of an electron and the strength of the nuclear force of atoms are but two of the things known as the constants of nature
they are called constants of nature because wherever we go in the universe they will be the same
and they are that way because of the amount of mass/weight to begin with
fairly recently it was realized that if the constants of nature were to have been different by only the tiniest amount then carbon would not have been produced
if carbon hadn't occurred in the universe then we wouldn't be here either
because of the unnaturally high number of coincidences that has to exist amongst the constants of nature in order for carbon, and consequently ourselves, to exist we can no longer think of ourselves as being a thing of chance
this new way of thinking about ourselves in relation to the universe is called the anthropic principle
unfortunately it leaves us with a sequence of events that doesn't make sense
for now we are thinking about the notion of a designer-principle universe that begins the life processes on a planet that formed out of carbon and other elements at the earliest possible moment a planet could have occurred after the universe began and maintains those processes for 3000 000 000 years so as to predispose conditions so that bipeds can evolve and then fails utterly at the first attempt
(the dinosaurs)
if it failed with the dinosaurs it could fail with us
(mammals)
and consequently with any other class of being that might evolve
how on earth can you have a designer principle universe, with all the fabulous powers that such a concept implies, that then becomes bungling and inept when it matters most
it just doesn't make sense
however; if we introduce the novel idea that from amongst the dinosaurs one species, man shaped, succeeded in attaining a level of sophistication that enabled it to achieve perpetuation independent of earth and then after 65 000 000 years of mammal dominated evolution, which is roughly half as long as dinosaurs ruled for, another, man shaped species
(ourselves),
achieve a level of sophistication which enables us to perpetuate independent of earth
it not only makes sense a pattern is emerging and we can further speculate that...
in 30 000 000 years, which will be roughly half as long as mammals ruled for, another class of being will evolve from which one species, man shaped, will attain a level of sophistication that will enable it to perpetuate independent of earth
which in turn allows this speculation...
the universe/earth/life evolutionary processes allows for the continuation of different classes of man shaped beings to evolve until the sun becomes too unstable in about 5000 000 000 years
allowing for another 1000 classes of man shaped beings to evolve, each one as different to the next as dinosaurs are to mammals, and then permutating just 30 of a possible 1000 we achieve a figure of 250 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000
the idea of a man shaped dinosaur isn't new
that they might be alive and well is
such speculation appears to have no real contact with what we are doing here and now but is it not the very nature of our being to wonder what the future holds for our children
so cherish and nurture our existence, co-lovers, for the anthropic principle is spelling it out
we are it
further reading...
brendan carter
breuer rienhardt
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genetic theory
genetic theory presents us with the possibility, and it’s beginning to look as though life is specifically structured to facilitate it, that our descendents will, as a matter of course, generate from their genes all those previous combinations, i.e. you and i, that will be the constituent parts of theirs
those of us whose genes do not survive until then will have become actual people who exist in theory only
it may be that genetic theory is nothing other than a desperate attempt to introduce a theory, any theory is better than no theory, that will give us cause to raise our regard for one another
if it's not there are at least four ways love/life can employ its own genetic system
each will be explored in subsequent sheets
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planck's postulate
" that energy ( motion times time ) does not occur in a continuous stream , on the contrary , it can only occur in fixed , discreet amounts" , that he called quanta , "and that quanta grow larger as the wavelength get smaller"
approximately doubling and halving
e.g.
for 100 metre wavelengths 100 quanta
for 50 metre wavelengths 200 quanta
for 25 metre wavelengths 400 quanta
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axiom 1
that of all things that exist there also exists a size to numerical ratio
in that for any given thing there will always be more of the smaller and less of the larger
e.g.
visible... people , clouds , trees , fish , planets, suns...
invisible... galaxies , micro organisms, most wavelengths...
mathematics... pi
derived from planck 's postulate
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quantum theory
there is a mathematical theory, its origins in quantum theory., that indicates the universe is
"flashing on and off-coming into and going out of existence-times every second "
while the universe is off there is a real value of zero and because zero needs no prior cause we have overcome the oldest of all philosophical questions
how did things get here?
verification of this theory can be found through bell's theorem of interconnectedness
which demonstrates that the underlying character of reality must have faster than light connections
this means it is only reality , not events that have superluminal connections
time-travel machines and quantum leaps remain science fiction
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quantum theory is not just a breakthrough in physics
rather it should be regarded as an evolutionary step in the development of the brain
this is because its implications and applications permeates all things that the mind dwells upon
this conclusion is strengthened through the sheer embracive capacity of planck's postulate and that it manifests its full power of delineation to all things following a shock of cognition
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classical mechanics/quantum mechanics
classical mechanics (analogue)
that all things can vary in a continuous manner
so that by throwing a marble at the moon a tiny but calculable shift occurs in the moons motion
and that every successive marble thrown will cause a similar shift until a trillion marbles later an observable shift is noticed
quantum mechanics (digital)
there is a minimum exchange of energy that can occur in nature ( plancks constant ) so that no shift can occur until the trillionth marble has been thrown at which time sufficient energy has accumulated to cause a shift
this means if the earth were to undergo a change of orbit we wouldn't know about it until it happened
page 7 was first handed out in exeter high street in august/september 1993