Monday, December 21, 2015

Is empirical testing of string theory possible?

Conference at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich


String theory considers particles as energy vibrations, occurring within compact-dimensions, so small that empirical testing is a technical impossibility. Since the experimental testing of ideas is regarded as an essential requirement in science, string theory, the elegant and promising concept in theoretical physics, remains highly philosophical. Its wildly speculative nature is reminiscent of pseudoscience. Nevertheless, string theory's proponents are entirely convinced by its beauty or logically compelling quality. Einstein probably would approve of such a mathematically elegant approach. As he said in 1933, “I hold it true that pure thought can grasp reality, as the ancients dreamed.” However, such speculative ideas can quickly spiral out of control into truly bizarre notions, such as the possibility of multiverses, or wormhole travel.

A hypothesis detailed the book, The Science of Consciousness, considers the mind similar to material fermions. All aspects of elementary particles thus play out in the mental complexity formed by the neuronal connections of a biological system. Some of these phenomena include the Pauli exclusion principle, Heisenberg uncertainty principle, emotional fluorescence, emotional hysteresis, and emotional fever. 

Several aspects of our physiology, such as semantics, obeys the laws of quantum mechanics. For example, in quantum entanglement, observation on one part of the system instantaneously affects the state in another section, even if they are separated by space-like distances. In emotional fermions, the same phenomenon transpires over time. Entanglement means a shared wave function, which cannot be decomposed as separate subsystems. For example, in word association experiments, entanglement activates associative target words simultaneously, and the semantics of concept combinations can be modeled by quantum theory. The contextual nature of cognition leads to unintuitive word associations (analog to ‘spooky action at a distance’) or resistance to ambiguous situations (such as the Necker cube). If the string theory characteristics were correct for the mind, then string theory could be easily tested.

The new physical worldview, based on physics principles, is detailed in the book 'The Science of Consciousness.' Find your copy on  Amazon.



The above hypothesis is supported by the 2017 article, Origin of Neural Firing and Synthesis in Making Comparisons.

  
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Monday, December 7, 2015

Karma, the long term consequences of behavior




The brain evolves in interaction with the physical world. In its operation, the mind becomes similar to material systems. This symmetry leads to an intuition, which allows us to move without falling over or to catch a falling ball. In a previous post, I argued that the mind forms relationships analogous to gravity

According to Einstein, gravity is positive spatial curvature. The material world cannot be insulated from gravity, and gravity (as well as field curvature) increases toward the center of large objects. The social world is symmetric to the physical world, but its functions and relationships depend on time rather than space. The social, temporal curvature layers are based on access to time. In practice, we often equate time with money. Because the greatest pressure on a planet or star is in its center, society imposes greater stress on the dispossessed (Figure 1). Within the inner, greater curvature layers, a lack of time corresponds to a constant search for survival (stress), whereas the outer layers provide the support of the wealth of time. Thus, emotional gravity is a positive curvature temporal field (the ego) because social existence requires a selfish mind. 

Without protecting our interests against others, the pressure of advertisements, we would soon find ourselves on the street, begging for survival. In hierarchic societies, the rigid and impassable class differences largely spare the rich from the consequences of unwise actions. It also makes advancement nearly impossible for those belonging to the lower classes. In some countries such as India, even today, remnants of the caste system may artificially conserve people's social status throughout life. However, modern democratic societies are highly dynamic, allowing and even facilitating social mobility: the movement between field curvature layers. 

Figure 1. The temporal curvature layers of society

As matter cannot be insulated from gravity, the mind cannot be insulated from the effects of stress (i.e., temporal gravity). The conservation of the temporal field leads to field effects, called karma, which accumulate over time. Cheating, corruption forms distrust and anxiety in mind and initiates specific actions, which lead to adverse consequences. Moving to another city cannot erase the bad consequences of cheating or other selfish actions. Over the long term, the positive temporal curvature field encloses the mind by limiting available possibilities, exacerbates our difficulties, and making life more difficult. Therefore large emotional gravity causes insecurity, which inhibits social mobility. Therefore, anxiety, guilt, and remorse predispose lower social status. Negative emotional reactions accumulate as distrust, enhanced dependence on things and people. 

How to create a successful and happy life? The first step is to strive toward emotional stability because only a calm mind can make good decisions based on a realistic, non-partial view. Positive emotional states are the success generators of the mental universe. Success feeds on trust, which is decency exhibited even when no one is looking. However, no matter how much inner stability we achieve, we must constantly engage with problems faced by society, our social environment. People who work toward the betterment of others and themselves maintain a youthful, active, and dynamic life into old age. Want to know more? Read my post 'The science of karma, a case study.'


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