The Cave

As confined in a body, one has defined its boundaries and limitations to the physical self. An inward look defines the inner self; an outward look defined the outward self. Awareness of self is defined by the ability to define its own boundaries. Self lies on the border between inner and outer self.

The outer self is dynamically influenced by interactions with its environment; this is also true for the inner self (with its inner environment). However, cross-talk between inner and outer self is an interaction known to both, but it is only just one of the interactions encountered. Interactions define the self, the soul is the ability to learn and infuse (understand) interactions, not the outcome of this process (as is the self). Interactions prevent a periodic repetitive pattern, thus the soul is in a finite-state.

Question: is the soul based on algorithms, does it follow the Halting principle, or does it circumvent this by understanding interactions as a subset of trivial statements (instead of non- trivial statements)?

Marco

Creating is a funny thing, it is dynamic, and the parameters defined will change. However, we hope to believe that the underlying principles are universal and binding.

In the old day we cut down a tree, hollowed it out and sat in it. We called it a boat, why not. The boat was a little smaller as the tree was. Then entropy happened and the tree-boat broke down. We repeated the experiment and got boat number two. Entropy continued and we constructed a new longer boat from the previous two. Parts of two tree(-boats) are now greater than one tree. Evolution in boat building resulted in the assembly (by design) of small tree-parts in boats that are much bigger than one tree. The next step is self-assembly. Small parts (of a tree) self-assemble into a boat.

Self-assembly is under investigation. What are the underlying principles, can we make up some rules? We observe self-assembly, we do understand parts. Self-assembly is under development. So we will build via self-assembly.

So what is the next step? A boat that just “is”, not assembly at all? “Build up” from even smaller parts used in self-assembly, or to introduce a term: self-materialization. Fruit for thought…

The same in thinking, or philosophy, it is creative, dynamic, and we try to define some underlying basic principles. However, the underlying principles of hollowing out a tree, hammering some planks together, to throw some “wood-molecules” in a catalyzing matrix (self-assembly), or to snap your fingers and have a boat, are different. The result can be the same though.

So to define the principles of my philosophical thinking, without realizing that they are molded by entropy and that all principles are dynamic, is be flawed. I would be able to define the box I was in, I can only observe and guess which box I am in now.

Were are the edges of my box, is there a box, and why is my thinking limited? These are the problems I hope to solve. However, I do not like to construct the box. I rather see it be defined by self-assembly, hence this blog. On the other hand I do hope that boxes appear all over the place without the catalyzing matrix promoting self-assembly. I hope I can define via self-assembly the box I was in, while creating the parameters of the new creative, dynamic though self-materialization principles. Now that is hard to grasp right now. One thing is sure even this document will change, I just wanted to snap-shot this idea for now…

There is one thing really puzzling me right now though: what is a box?

Marco