tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753820.post2880380659368635489..comments2008-11-19T07:27:28.828-05:00Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13003484633933455827george@sentientdevelopments.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753820.post-5952041717576631982008-11-19T07:00:00.000-05:002008-11-19T07:00:00.000-05:00Well, i think it was pretty neat, although what's with all the "Big" theories? like, the "Big Bang" and the "Big Freeze", and the "Big Crunch" and the "Big Rip"? C'mon, i know the universe is infanite, but can we atleast try to be more creative in our last trillion years of life?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753820.post-10146271476958549952007-06-09T20:09:00.000-04:002007-06-09T20:09:00.000-04:00Of boredom..... or perhaps nanopsychopathologyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753820.post-89135078546912023862007-05-29T03:08:23.962-04:002007-05-29T03:08:23.962-04:00What I find interesting about some of these theories is the singular direction of their scenarios.<BR/><BR/>If we regard the universe as a system, then surely its parameters - and hence their inherent functionalities - must be applicable across the entire time line. There may be various scales, moving the phenomena from energy relationships to their counterparts in matter and so on, but the underpinning system ought to remain the same. <BR/><BR/>When it comes to life processes, the best analogy I have come across is autocatalytic closure. Here we have a system that lets phase states emerge out of its own pool of properties. These properties may manifest at different scales but are nevertheless subject to the bounds established by that system. <BR/><BR/>It can be shown this works when transposing the phenomenon into cognitive abstractions, and it certainly works for polymers. If and when differing manifestations occur they can still be related back to the original set of parameters. (Think of carbon: molecules > life forms > humans > industry > emissions > back to carbon; all within the confines of our planet)<BR/><BR/>To postulate a scenario in which the universe ‘disappears’ somehow, leaves the question of those underpinning parameters unanswered. <BR/><BR/>Since I am not a physicist I cannot even begin to suggest what those parameters might be. However, what strikes me about autocatalytic closure in those settings I have been able to examine (and yes, understand) is the sheer universality of its occurrence. It applies to polymers; you can find it in the emergent complexity of the central nervous system; it works when it comes to the system of mind and its ongoing abstractions.<BR/><BR/>Why couldn’t it be something fundamental to reality as such?mwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04989820793187386783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753820.post-37365296408555336882007-05-25T22:23:18.949-04:002007-05-25T22:23:18.949-04:00The "Island Universe" is attractive for the infinite universe believer, as well, because any subsequent "bangs" and inflations beyond the horizon will not interact with this current space. Indeed, the current bang could be beyond the horizon of a "previous" universe.Hoka-shay-honaquthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18126349532788870390noreply@blogger.com