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Although Robert Rosen never did set down a list of what he suspected the knowable "Laws of Nature" were (insofar as he had been able to tell), I think I have a glimmer of what they would be, if he had. It might be a useful exercise to play with some of these ideas (although it would be a miracle if we all agreed on any of it!) 1.) Causality is possible because of the complex co-organization of space and time. 2.) The universe, as we perceive it, is among the effects of the relations and interactions made possible/constrained by the complex organization of space, time, and causality. 3.) Causality in the universe is a closed entailment loop such that everything in the universe is entailed by something else in the universe. 4.) The universe entails itself (Causality entails space/time and space/time entails causality). 5.) Some Combination of A.) the Ancient Greek notion that "Either matter is infinitely divisible or it isn't. If it isn't, there is a finite smallest particle."; B.) Einstein's theorem that matter and energy are different forms of the same "thing."; C.) Energy/Matter is a consequence of the interaction of space in complex co-organization with time. 6.) Space is more than "the absence of stuff". Even an empty
three-dimensional area is full of potential when time and space are
co-organized. Space, at the very least, is the capability for three
dimensional existence in the universe. It's potentially the capability for a
great deal more than that.
Judith
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