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POTENTIALISM THEORY
POTENTIAL DRIVES THE UNIVERSE
[ see Huffington Post reprint below....20% further down this Scroll-Down ]
The core proposition
is that there is a
single, overarching, and quasi-eternal
dynamic
hitherto undiscerned
Quest for Potential∞
aka Q4P
which drives the Cosmic Order
Universe1000.com
Our Potential-driven Universe
What reality is our Universe?
Our universe is a multi-faceted hybrid -
Super-Computer / Supra-Organism / Star Nursery /
Elements Generator / Life Creator / Cosmic Voyager /
hyper-expanding neo-bio-sphere suis generis entity
*
Our universe is
self-advancing, self-igniting, self-developing,
self-iterating, self-building-out & self-propelling
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Our universe is all of space and time - and all their contents,
including planets, stars, galaxies
and all other forms of matter and energy.
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It is the Cosmic Womb of Potential
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Our universe inexorably strives after its purpose:
to maximize & optimize its Potential
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And what type of Super-Computer is our universe?
A Quantum computer integrated into an Organic overlay.
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It turns out that our universe
is stranger and more profoundly awesome
than any science fiction.
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As per my core theme
the universe is multi-faceted and multi-layered Potential
*
Per the Potentialism Theory hypothesis
Simultaneously -
# Infinite Quest for Potential drives the universe
# The universe IS Infinite Quest for Potential
in tangible form
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Our universe is 93 billion light-years in diameter.
As of the early 21st Century, the Starship,
believed to be 13.8 billion years old since 'ignition and liftoff'
had propagated within its fold
100 billion galaxies, each with an average 100 billion stars
or 10 22 stars total
Meanwhile, the Starship expands outwards as it advances forward,
and its rate of expansion is accelerating
Our own local galaxy, the Milky Way,
is moving at a staggering speed of 1.3 million miles per hour
And our own planet Earth -
smaller than a miniscule spec in the scheme of things -
alone has propagated
over 5 billion species to date
*
The universe ongoing gobbles up void as it builds-out,
accelerates and traverses onward and outward
*
Our universe is the original / primordial
A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) computational entity;
it represents "machine learning" on steroids
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The universe does not have consciousness as we know it;
[ Below I label it QMI = Quantum Mechanics Intelligence ]
however, our Starship voraciously gobbles-up and processes all data -
which it then deploys to advance
its (Potential-driven) objectives and designs
*
Quest for Potential∞
aka Q4P∞
the DRIVER underlying the Cosmic Order
the primus movens
the 'Prime Mover'
*
It is not clear whether the imperatives of the universe data-gathering
stop at any boundaries of personal privacy,
including our thoughts
*
*
The universe is always
computing, assessing, calculating
and then
iterating/expanding/complexifying
towards its next level of Potential
*
As noted, the universe is simultaneously an ever-expanding mega-brain
What we learn, the universe learns;
thus, there is at least some (and possibly great)
intrusion into our thoughts
*
The universe endeavors to be a perpetual motion entity;
It is unclear whether the universe will be successful on this track.
One suspects that the profound, tenacious and ever-learning universe
will inevitably find
a way, a path, a modality -
via one dimension or another -
to continue its inexorable and hoped-for infinite journey
It very well may not have the solution yet....
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Regarding the origins of this universe-enterprise,
see Chronology1000.com
But, to encapsulate,
originally "0" was somehow split
into positives and negatives
and these also became on-off modalities
which formed the genesis
of the universe-computer
which then calculated & effected
an inexorable & profoundly awesome advance
towards the ever-more extraordinary
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Our universe is possibly sacred in toto.
At some point we are inevitably faced with the following
bedrock intellectual/spiritual/religious question -
At the origin of origins
was the catalyst of the universe
secular or spiritual/religious?
or
in other terminology
Is our universe - at its core -
Secular or Sacred?
Potentialism Theory = Summa Theory = Birnbaum Theory = Q4P Theory
our universe: Infinite Potential achieves tangible form, traction and ongoing life evolution...
Not Your Ordinary Life Form
The entire universe
is actually
(just) ONE
suis generis
(inter-connected) life form
spanning time & space
- and we are all integral to it
There is only one core entity
(i.e. only one unit)
in this Life Form group;
that entity is The Universe
(i.e. the entire universe en toto)
All other seemingly independent
and autonomous Life Forms
are subsidiary Life Forms
tethered to the 'mother ship'
And, yes, 'The Universe' is 'alive'.
- and 'sentient' and quite 'pro-active'
in its own 'way'.
The Birnbaum / Summa / Potentialism
hypothesis
(in print 1988 and onwards
with the start of the 3-volume Summa Metaphysica series)
is that our universe is the
TANGIBLE
~eternal build-out
from Summa's hypothesized
INTANGIBLE
(purely metaphysical)
~eternal dynamic
Quest for Potential (Q4P∞)
( YES /
Q4P itself ~emerges-from
the 'potential face' of primitive Quantum Mechanics )
For quick-tutorial,
see this easy to scan
140+ panel Scroll-Down
www.RewindSumma.com
and its integrated subsections -
in the 140+ panel Scroll-Down -
www.Universe1000.com
www.Chronology1000.com
www.Evolution1000.com
'Potentialism Theory' is bullet-proof
and is, respectfully,
the only cosmology/metaphysics which can stand-by that claim
www.Inductive1000.com
www.Deductive1000.com
Alive?
How ‘alive’ is our universe?
Humans are alive; is the universe 'alive' like humans are?
The universe is more 'alive' than IBM's Watson computer
But less 'alive' than (21st Century) Humans
Humans - or the evolutionary path which they are on - are the vehicle/platform through which the universe plans/plots/iterates to achieve fuller Complexification
But why does the universe need to go through the process of creating the human-channel to reach higher Complexification?
Presumably, while the chemical/metaphysical composition of the universe has enabled it to achieve wondrous 'Complexification' heights, there is something of a 'glass ceiling' in-the-mix
A different and new off-shoot 'platform' was presumably necessary to enable the possibility of major advance on the crucial inter-related 'consciousness/emotion' fronts.....
Dimensions of altruism, humanism and spirituality may factor-in, as well
Meaning, the universe may quest for these components, as well
"I'm totally on board with David Birnbaum" - Chopra (Oct 2018) see video Chopra1000.com
TAPE RELEASED DEC 1, 2019
One Single Entity
>>> Galactic filaments physically link all galaxies <<<
Meaning gravity + Dark Matter
~ connect all galaxies
but, aside from that,
( which was discerned over the past ~60 years )
>> all galaxies are physically linked via
( newly discovered )
Galactic Filaments
meaning......ONE SINGLE ENTITY
predicted / postulated / hypothesized
by Potentialism Theory
So, per my theory,
the connectors are 'highways'
on which, as well,
data travels
back & forth
the 22-second elevator pitch -
* covered by 100+ articles * in 50+ journals * Course Text in 15+ colleges+ *
multi-day international academic conference * 50+ high level testimonials *
50,000+ volumes in circulation * core theme very heavily impacts a dozen+ fields *
featured (Fall 2017) on the back covers of 10+ elite scientific and university periodicals *
* offers a unified
(consistent, overarching, fully-integrated)
conceptual line of attack
across multiple key fields *
* a proposed concise simultaneous solution to at least half a dozen classic conundrums *
* universal * paradigm changer * well-vetted * bullet-proof * inductively-proved *
Too good to be true? but, looks like it will 'go the distance'
so best to 'watch the moves'
Let's Advance
- David Birnbaum
# To focus your attention: The theory will respectfully propose
a (precisely same for all) powerful, concise, new and original
foundation/platform for four key academic fields:
metaphysics / cosmology / philosophy / biology.
LINK to academic bio, else below
Core Issues
classic hitherto key unresolved core issues in metaphysics / cosmology / philosophy / biology:What ignited our universe?
What drives our universe?
Is there a direction to our universe?
What really drives evolution?
Is there one succinct simultaneous answer to all of the above? Yes.
Infinite Quest for Potential Drives the Cosmic Order
"All Revolutions take time to settle-in"
– Lanza del Vasto (1901-1981)
Potentialism Lexicon
Key Terms
Q4P∞ = Infinite Quest for Potential
C+ = Complexification
the cosmic drive towards increased complexity/sophistication/wondrousness
E+ = Extraordinariation
the idealized end-goal of the cosmic process; an ideal to be approached, but not quite realized
more detail/amplification to follow
The Birnbaum super-formula
Q4P∞ → C+ → E+
Quest for Potential∞ → Complexification → Extraordinatiation
[ the inviolate arc of the universe ]
an infinitely iterative dynamic
[ the full-spectrum macro & micro level
common denominator trajectory
of the Cosmic Order ]
the eternal - teleology / chi / direction / modus operandi - of the universe
see also Complexification1000.com
"a staggering and audacious move" - van den Berg, March 2013
from the desk of
Hugo van den Berg
University of Warwick
Department of Mathematics
Coventry, United Kingdom
Physics, unlike metaphysics perhaps, is concerned only with description. However, not all descriptions are created equal; it is sometimes possible to capture large swathes of phenomena with a minimum of formal apparatus. Such superb descriptions are what scientists like to think of as “good theories” (all is, in the final analysis, still mere description, a point that is sometimes lost). The game naturally becomes this: to capture as much as possible with as little as possible.
In Birnbaum’s unparalleled and magisterial Summa Metaphysica, we find a pithy quote attributed to a Nobel prize winner [physicist Lederman] who expresses this dream as capturing the universe in a formula that one could print on a T-shirt. Birnbaum, in a staggering and audacious move, displays a formula below this quote.
The formula just stands there, glorious in its splendid isolation. It reads:
Are we to infer that this is the answer to the dream of the physicist recently quoted? The recondite renaissance man Birnbaum does not tell us, at least not directly, not on this page.
Perusal of Summa Metaphysica, two imposing tomes of recondite philosophical-mathematical-poetic musings, indicates that Birnbaum wants the reader to think of Q4P as a single symbol......
[ balance of essay upon request ]
Quest for Potential ( Quest for Potential ( Quest for Potential
ad infinitum.
David.Birnbaum.NY@gmail.com
note ~interchangeable terms:
Potentialism Theory = Summa Theory = Birnbaum Theory = Q4P Theory
Q4P = Infinite quest for Potential = Quest for infinite potential
Does one dynamic drive the entire Cosmic Order?
BACK COVER / SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN / SEPTEMBER 2017
The universe provides Q4P with a more formidable 'platform'
to seek after C+ and E+
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see www.David1000.com academic overview
a simultaneous solution
"Birnbaum considers Quest for Potential∞
to be a ubiquitous and overarching cosmic dynamic...
Quest for its fulfillment
is the underlying core dynamic
of the cosmic order...
All of the countless components of the universe,
including humans,
are striving towards the full realization
of their particular potentialities...."
- Professor Andrei Alyokhin*
* fuller detail further below
or, see UnifyingConcept.com
David.Birnbaum.NY@gmail.com
a unified, consistent & fully-integrated
cosmology / metaphysics / philosophy / teleology
Q4P∞
Quest for Potential
(infinitely recursive)
Q4P ( Q4P ( Q4P …
Quest for Potential
within
Quest for Potential
within
Quest for Potential
ad infinitum
Potentialism Theory = Summa Theory = Birnbaum Theory = Q4P Theory
the direction, driver, arc, essence, core - of the universe
a proposed all-embracing
new paradigm
Potentialism Theory - Potential Drives the Cosmic Order - is unique, original and all-embracing.
The formula/theory apparently works across both depth and breadth - universally.
In depth the proposition apparently seamlessly works from macro through micro levels.
In breadth, the proposition apparently seamlessly works across the billions of years of known cosmic history;
As well, the theory works elegantly with Q4P (Quest for Potential∞) as the proposed catalyst of the Big Bang itself. Thus, the plot thickens.
The formulation has 100+ articles and 100+ distinguished testimonials to its credit. A Course Text at top universities around the globe, the fully-integrated theory provides a simultaneous solution to a cluster of hitherto intractable bedrock issues.
Since Summa I was published (by Ktav) in 1988, the theory has sent shock waves through the global cosmology and metaphysics establishments. These establishments are entrenched and to a great extent militantly wedded to their (theory of no-theory) Randomness for well-over 150 years.
Inertia? Group-Think? Go along to get along? No viable alternative pre-Summa? Pressure from the hard-line (anti-directional universe) academic clique which controls many key legacy British journals? Route to tenure blocked if the Randomness 'party line' is not toed? Some combination of the above? Whatever the reason, debate has effectively been strangled for a long, long time.
Enter Summa Theory. With philosophical roots in 'directional' Aristotelian thought, revolutionary (and non-aimless) Potentialism Theory sets the stage for a re-boot of literally all scientific fields - across both the hard and soft sciences. All.
As noted, the theory can be encapsulated in the one concise formula noted: Q4P > C+ > E+. No exceptions to the formula across the trillions of data points from the Big Bang to this moment. No infinite quantity of universes needed to get to 21st Century humans.
In the mix, the theory simultaneously and neatly lances metaphysics, cosmology, teleology and "purpose". Cogently and concisely. No fat; No flaws. Good to Go.
Let's Roll.
unifying - science, philosophy & spirituality
Inductive1000.com
Bulletproof?
Potentialism Theory presented via David Birnbaum's
3-part treatise Summa Metaphysica
is a new paradigm metaphysics.
The theory is seemingly bulletproof -
and is the only known metaphysics
which is proved inductively
Obviously, there can only be one correct metaphysics.
Proposed, developed, enhanced and vetted
since Summa I (1988),
Potentialism Theory challenges
for that solitary position
on the metaphysics/cosmology chessboard.
As the aphorism goes
in various permutations -
"we stand on the shoulders of giants,
but indeed, perhaps we achieve
a broader, richer, deeper, more fully-integrated
perspective, insight and truth"
Note that fine-tuning of the theory
will undoubtedly unfold.
For 40+ page Inductive Proof presentation
by Mark Davis, see
Inductive1000.com
I have been on the case since 1960.
Others - like Andrei Alyokhin -
have proposed that this metaphysics
be deployed as the operative working hypothesis.
The theory is not
'your mother's Oldsmobile';
Respectfully, however, it works.
see also: Universe1000.com
the common denominator
across the depth & breadth
of the universe
To the Readership
I believe that humanity can do better than the sterile, bizarre, nihilstic, and counter-intuitive Randomness formulation - currently foisted across much of academe - as its bedrock working hypothesis.
Per the Randomness proponents, our entire highly sophisticated and fully-integrated universe - ongoing for 14 billion years - is the result of random chance.
Randomness Theory is essentially madcap Alchemy on steroids - propped-up by a delusional reactionary clique.
*
We prefer to deal in the realm of reasoned and serious thought.
Potentialism Theory (explicated here) is an elegant and powerful formulation; it is rich, multi-faceted, heavily vetted, and bulletproof.
The Cosmic Order and our universe are, indeed, quite fine-tuned. And 21st Century humans - and their associated consciousness - are not accidents of cosmic chance.
D Birnbaum
NY
Potentialism Theory = Summa Theory = Birnbaum Theory = Q4P Theory
a proposed new paradigm
'working hypothesis' platform
for future fine-tuning & build-out
www.SummaMetaphysica.com
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featuring Birnbaum's unified cosmology/metaphysics/philosophy
with centerpiece overarching Infinite 'Quest for Potential' hypothesis
DAVID BIRNBAUM PHILOSOPHY / METAPHYSICS
Note that the sequence of the Summa Metaphysica series is:
but the thematic sequence of this Scroll-Down is reverse,
Hence, the name of the URL -
An original, - but grasp-able - 21st Century working hypothesis
via one all-encompassing (snapshot) equation
Extraploating back to eternal origins
(see EternalOrigins.com)
and tracking across time
with cosmic direction
(see Complexification1000.com)
to the cosmic goal
(see Extraordinariation1000.com)
Infinite Quest for Potential (Q4P)
as the common denominator
& the cosmic engine
across time and space
- before and after the Big Bang
seemingly simple, but
powerful, elegant and all-encompassing
***
~7,000 years of civilization
through this point
So, let’s take a tour of this
(original and fully-vetted)
new paradigm hypothesis
making all these
sweeping 'simultaneous' claims....
the sole eternal 'something'?
The Eternal Dynamic:
POTENTIAL*
AS ETERNAL
A central proposition of Summa:
“Potential” is the sole “concept/dynamic” which can
safely be posited as having been eternal.
By definition.
Meaning, by definition “Potential” – and only “Potential” –
can be conjectured to have been “eternal.”
Upon careful reflection, the above is self-evident.
For “Potential” vectored-in onto – and crystallized-into –
its own maximal Potential arc.
“Potential” thus achieved traction –
and has never looked back.
– Birnbaum
* Potential / Possibility
The Eternal Dynamic:
POTENTIAL
AS CENTERPIECE
Why does it make sense
to craft a metaphysics
centered around Potential?
To craft a metaphysics, one must commence at eternal origins;
and to commence at eternal origins
one needs an eternal dynamic
A primary goal in any metaphysics is an overarching cosmic dynamic;
and a logical overarching cosmic dynamic would be some
extrapolation of the eternal dynamic
Therefore,
once one has delineated
a truly eternal dynamic,
one can play
in the metaphysics sandbox
– Birnbaum
journal coverage
see www.David1000.com academic overview
Summa's core proposed theme
POTENTIAL DRIVES THE UNIVERSE
# elegantly unifies Theology-Spirituality-Science
and
# is the proposed core 'platform'
for each/all of the sciences -
HARD & SOFT
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“Birnbaum's masterpiece work Summa Metaphysica is perhaps the first offering of a new school of spiritual potentialism.” “An original and in this reader’s opinion, very promising point of view. ... the author gathers a philosophically coherent and, in the end, highly modern insight ... He appropriately describes it as a unified metaphysics within the constraints of Jewish doctrine, consistent with its historical development, and consistent with secular scientific thought ...” “Birnbaum’s Summa Metaphysica II: God and Good is a major intellectual triumph and potential conceptual breakthrough ... it endeavors to weave It-from-Bit Theory into a unified metaphysics - Birnbaum’s (new) School of Potentialism.” “Remarkable and profound, Summa Metaphysica II rounds out the author’s powerful and original Cosmic Womb of Potential metaphysics ... Has the author indeed founded a new field — Potentialism? ... Did we all miss the obvious all along?” “If iconoclast private scholar Birnbaum is the founder of the metaphysical School of Potentialism via his ‘infinite divine potential’ construct, then Daniel Khalil is his foremost Modern Orthodox Jewish explicator.” “Iconoclast Birnbaum is a daring and dynamic intellect ... His avantgarde Potentialism may turn out to be totally wrong — or may turn out to be the ‘irresistible force’ ... perhaps best not to bet against the fascinating hypothesis.” |
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"May the force be with you"
"Boldly go where no man has gone before"
David.Birnbaum.NY@gmail.com
'What Breathes Fire into the Equations?'
"Birnbaum's Theory of Potential offers
a unified, grand and dynamic cosmic construct." - HP (UK) 1/2014
POTENTIALISM Directional Challenger Birnbaum Transparent Cosmic Prime Mover Universalistic Quest for Potential American 1988 NY |
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RANDOMNESS Non-directional Insider identity-masked clique in-hiding no Driver hard-line Atheistic Aimlessness British 1859 ~London area |
Potentialism Theory = Summa Theory = Birnbaum Theory = Q4P Theory
Simultaneous Solution?
Simultaneous
When we were in 6th, 7th grade math, it soon became apparent to us that if a potential solution seemed to resolve two problems simultaneously, it was inevitably the correct solution (to both).
In our case here, we have a concise proposed solution seeming to resolve, perhaps even 18+ overlapping problems simultaneously....
Classic Issues Aligned
THE SUMMA METAPHYSICA SERIES
a unified
( consistent, overarching, fully integrated)
conceptual line of attack
metaphysics
cosmology
philosophy
aligning
eternal origins
Life Force
direction/teleology/driver
purpose/meaning
evolutionary theory
universe horizon
via
one Common Denominator
dynamic*
- with theogony and theodicy in the mix from a Religious perspective,
* Q4P → C+ → E+
David.Birnbaum.NY@gmail.com
a proposed Framing Concept of the universe
the two key websites
primary:
secondary:
'it is truly fascinating that
an established scientific theory [contemporary Ecology Theory]
based on experimental evidence and mathematical models,
is in such strong agreement [with avant-garde Potentialism Theory]" - Alyokhin 11/2012
cracking the cosmic code
(abridged)
...of first tier of Potentialism Terms
Over the past three decades (since KTAV published Summa I in 1988) Birnbaum's Potentialism Theory has been built-out. As such, it has developed its own lexicon to describe its fundamental principle of Potentialism.
Potentialists define the universal drive of cosmology as the Infinite Quest for Potential. This is the inherent “drive” of the cosmos to seek its own ever-further complexity/sophistication/wondrousness.
Potential journeys towards a non-concretized state of infinite complexity/sophistication/wondrousness. The universe moves inexorably towards this infinite goal.
Potentialism
Potentialism itself represents a new metaphysics/science for a new century. It provides an overarching 21st century metaphysics that seeks no less than to encompass the scientific, the religious, the spiritual, the secular and the philosophical.
Fully encompassing all modern science, Potentialism is potentially (repeat: potentially) a candidate - in due course - for a (true) Theory of Everything – not only in scientific terms, but in all terms meaningful to humankind.
Potentialism seeks to arm those seeking an understanding of the cosmic order with the tools necessary to have a “seat at the table” for this new metaphysics. All are invited as science comes back to the metaphysics table after a de facto three century, post-Spinoza hiatus.
Following is an (abridged) short glossary of core, key terms of Potentialism.
Q4P∞ The Infinite Quest for Infinite Potential
- usually shortened to Quest for Potential in conversation, though the formal name best represents the iterative, infinite nature of Potential. This represents the universe’s innate drive towards fulfilling its true potential. Also commonly denoted as Q4P∞ or, super-shorthand: Q4P.
Note that there are multiple embedded infinities in Q4P∞:
See Infinity-3.com
CWP
C+ Complexification
The hypothesized cosmic intermediate drive – “Q4P’s handmaiden” – maneuvering the cosmos towards greater complexity/sophistication/richness/integration/variety/wondrousness.
In turn, note that one of the components of Complexification just-noted above is ‘integration’; meaning, Complexification does not occur divorced from the cosmic landscape; rather, Complexification integrates into-the-process the harmonization/optimization of the ongoing Complexification with the existing bio-landscape.
Complexification seeks quantum jumps – QJs (see entry in this same Glossary) – as opposed to incremental advance.
In its ongoing march of Complexification – the universe moves ever-and-ever closer to what Birnbaum calls Extraordinariation (E+) – the universal end-goal – a horizon to be approached, but never quite realized – and a state otherwise defined as hyper-Complexification.
E+ Extraordinariation.
The end-target of this journey towards increased complexity/sophistication/wondrousness is referred to as Extraordinariation (see Extraordinariation.com). Extraordinariation is not so much a precise destination as an ideal goal to be sought-after, albeit never quite fully-realized.
Note that Q4P itself does not quite know precisely what E+ looks like. Q4P is so to speak 'finding its way'. Along these lines, the Cambrian Explosion may have been a re-set.
Q4P∞ → C+ → E+
Q4P/Q3
The fusion of -
Q4P = Infinite Quest for Potential
and
Q3 = Quantum - information processing / computing / engineering
yields >
Q4P/Q3
- the hybrid potential driver
And, it is Q4P/Q3 which tweaks the genomes
... and yields Evolution
Universe Horizon
*
Summa Metaphysica is a paradigm-changing work; it entirely changes the way we look at everything.- M.D.
Potentialism Theory = Summa Theory = Birnbaum Theory = Q4P Theory
the eternal
metaphysical spinal column, life force, Chi
of the Cosmic Order
POTENTIALISM THEORY
encapsulation formula
of our universe
POTENTIALISM THEORY
multi-tasker
Summa develops the themes
more amplification below
Potentialism Theory posits that there exists
a hitherto undiscerned core and transcendent dynamic
Q4P∞
aka
Quest for Potential∞
which not only drives the universe,
but actually IS the universe.
*
We are all fully integral to this dynamic -
as hard as that proposition might be.
Potentialism Theory = Summa Theory = Birnbaum Theory = Q4P Theory
the quantum physics to backstop Summa Theory
see also 2006 Programming the Universe by Seth Lloyd
Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Physics at MIT
This (2006) seminal Lloyd work came out after Summa I (November, 1988)
and Summa II (March, 2005). - and prior to Summa III (2014).
Professor Seth Lloyd - from stellar MIT - furnishes a (timely ; ) crucial -
and hitherto missing - breakthrough
cutting-edge science nuts & bolts mechanics / quantum physics mechanism
to backstop the metaphysics of Summa Theory.
translation: 'Insider' Lloyd of MIT ensures (in 2006) that 'outlier' Birnbaum's proposed (1988, 2005, 2014) global and over-arching (macro-micro) paradigm shift will prevail.
(more on Lloyd:Birnbaum further down)
the quantum physics to backstop Summa Theory (continued)
the quantum physics to backstop Summa Theory (continued)
David.Birnbaum.NY@gmail.com
On Cosmology, Evolution
per Lloyd*
"In fact, the chance of an ordered universe like ours arising out of random flips of a coin is so small as to be effectively zero." - p. 57
"The amount of information in a gene can be measured; the human genome possesses some 6 billion bits of information." - p. 15
*Lloyd, Programming the Universe, Knopf, 2007, NY.
see also Birnbaum Extrapolates Lloyd
Push-Pull
Potentialism Theory = Summa Theory = Birnbaum Theory = Q4P Theory
Fusion Evolution
Metaphysical / Quantum
- Birnbaum, Summa Metaphysica III, January, 2014
Evolution
Quest for Potential / Quantum Mechanics
Q4P/Q3
tweaks the genomes (ensemble)
Evolution / panel A
Evolution: the next focus of Potentialism Theory
Q3
To sketch out Evolution, one needs to craft a new and important term for our lexicon (to encapsule a dynamic)
As per the three panels Birnbaum:Lloyd above, Lloyd furnishes the quantum mechanics to support the Birnbaum metaphysics.
Pegging-off of Lloyd's quantum mechanics (via bits) proposition for Quantum information processing / computing / engineering, let -
Q3 = quantum (via bits) -
information processing /
computing /
engineering
We fold Q3 into (fused) Q4P
This (fused) Q4P is what yields Evolution
Q4P = Infinite Quest for Potential
and
Q3 = Quantum-information processing + Quantum-computing + Quantum-engineering
And, it is (fused) Q4P which tweaks the genomes
more below...
Evolution / panel B
reminder:
Q4P is the fusion of -
Q3 = Quantum-information processing + Quantum-computing + Quantum-engineering
> into (fused) Q4P
EVOLUTION
Note from D Birnbaum:
What Charles Darwin (On the Origin of Species 1859) reads as 'natural selection'; what George C. Williams (Adaptation and Natural Selection, 1966) and Richard Dawkins (The Selfish Gene 1976) are reading as 'gene-centered Evolution'; what Murray Gell-Man (The Quark and the Jaguar 1994) is viewing as 'complex adaptive systems''; what Stuart Kauffman (At Home in the Universe 1995) is reading as 'self-organizing systems'; what David Pines (Complex Adaptive Matter 2005) is reading as 'complex adaptive matter', are all actually one and the same:
the Birnbaum Evolution hypothesis -
What they are viewing, is actually (fused) Q4P tweaking the genomes
More technically, they are (typically) viewing Q4P/Q3 on a local-level/micro-level tweaking an individual genome.
However, the plot thickens....
a) (fused) Q4P Evolution is operating simultaneously in an integrated fashion across all the genomes of our planet (and maybe, maybe - of the universe).
b) Meaning, the educated hypothesis is that plant genomes will be tweaked ensemble with human genomes and ensemble with insect genomes, etc.
c) Why the integrated choreography? Because, of course, all the 'pieces' need to advance (and fit/interact) together ensemble / efficiently / dynamically - on the C+ march towards E+.
*
note: the now-established phenomenon (per Carl R. Woese d. 2012) of H.G.T (Horizontal Gene Transfer) - that DNA itself can indeed move sideways, across barriers, from one kind of creature to another - would buttress (Summa's) Fusion Evolution Theory above.
Summa (just above) posits simultaneous (varied) tweaking across 'barriers' (life forms); Woese (in the late 1990s) posited simultaneous identical DNA-cluster replicating across 'barriers'. So, Woese was on a parallel but different track. [However, I suspect that Woese may have missed important variations in the 'replications' - and, in fact, was observing precisely what I am hypothesizing.]
*
the mechanism: C+ (Complexification) per Summa
the goal: E+ (Extraordinariation) per Summa
the physics back-end: see Seth Loyd
for intro to the quantum mechanics piece
Five billion (ever more sophisticated and wondrous) species over the (3.8 billion year) course of life on our planet.
Random mutations crucially setting the stage for the inexorable advance/expansion and Complexification
of the species on our planet?
No, the random mutations are a side show, not the main event.
So, Evolution, YES; but the catalyst and driver is (fused) Q4P.
Notwithstanding the politically correct pro-Darwinian view, random genetic mutations in nature are (per Potentialism Theory) respectfully simply not an important factor in evolutionary biology. And, yes, correct, Natural Selection, a pillar of modern biology, falls. These two inter-related key planks of iconic Darwinism - Random Mutation as key; Natural Selection as the driver of Evolution] however established in modern science, will not withstand the intellectual assault posed by Potentialism. And, All the king's horses and all the king's men..... Sic Transit Gloria.
["Common Ancestor" aka "Common Descent", another legacy of Darwin, is not challenged by Potentialism Theory directly.]
Respectfully, classic and well-established Probability Theory would reject random mutation generating five billion species over 3.8 billion years as a viable denouement. Probability Theory can be deployed for possibility, not for de facto impossibility*. [To argue to the contrary - per the mainstream consnsus - is, respectfuly, simply group-think run amok.]
As in cosmology, randomness is clearly amply present on-stage in Evolution, but, once again, is not the defining component.
In both cosmology and evolutionary biology, (fused) Q4P is 'cracking the whip' and 'running the show'; not Randomness. Evidence? Look around you.
Both cosmology and related evolutionary biology are 'directional', not random-chance. In both cases, we do not ride a multi-billion year trajectory towards E+ (Extraordinariation) via randomness. It is hard enough for ('directional') metaphysical/quantum intelligence (fused) Q4P to pull this off. ; ) Building-out the Cosmic Order - ongoing over the eons - requires a prime time catalyst - (fused) Q4P.
*See Lloyd, Programming the Universe, Knopf, 2007, NY, p. 57
"In fact, the chance of an ordered universe like ours arising out of random flips of a coin is so small as to be effectively zero."
Evolution / panel C
reminder:
Q4P is the fusion of -
Q3 = Quantum-information processing + Quantum-computing + Quantum-engineering
> into (fused) Q4P
Recap
. | Cosmology | Evolution |
Randomess formulation |
aimless/random | aimless/random mutation - with survival-directional Darwinism then guiding |
Potentialism theory |
Directional Q4P |
Directional Q4P |
Thus, Randomness Formulation deploys a non-directional 'play' - aimlessness -
somehow first to ignite our universe. and then to sustain / drive / iterate / optimize / expand
our universe - over a 14 billion year span and counting. In the mix, non-directional 'aimlessness' somehow - miraculously - allegedly via random mutations - drives Evolution forward from a single cell entity to 21st Century humans and associated consciousness. Quite a feat for an 'aimless' play.
Potentialism, on the other hand, deploys its quite-directional core dynamic -
(fused) Q4P - across both Cosmology and Evolution.
*
Classic Random Mutation Evolution Theory has been inculcated into our psyches since we were in elementary school; it has become de facto dogma.
(Challenger) Evolution Fusion theory is brand new to our psyches, and our brains will need to assess this 'intruder' before accepting/intergrating the new theory. As noted at the top, "Revolutions take time to settle in". But, best not to tarry, as science moves apace...
Note, however, that once one integrates as possible working hypotheses (a) the eternality of potential, and (b) Wheeler's general proposition of It from Bit, the inevitable path vectors to Evolution Fusion - as a (significantly) more powerful alternative working hypothesis.
- DB
[ theory development: historical trajectory ]
Evolution / panel D
reminder:
Q4P is the fusion of -
Q3 = Quantum-information processing + Quantum-computing + Quantum-engineering
> into (fused) Q4P
Evolution
[ per Potentialism Theory ]
(fused) Q4P tweaks the genomes
[ theory development: historical trajectory ]
c. 350 BCE (384 BCE-322 BCE)
Aristotle /
The universe has 'direction';
but that 'direction' is not known
or delineated by Aristotle
c. 1557 (1534-1572)
Baal Shem Tov / Founder, Hasidism
The entire universe is one interconnected
Life Force
c. 1677 (1632-1677)
Spinoza / Ethics
The universe is a lattice-work;
meaning, it is thoroughly inter-connected
c. 1745 (1698-1760)
Isaac Luria / founder of Modern Kabbalah
The universe emerges from the 'No End'
1859
Darwin / Origin of Species
Evolution / Natural Selection
1988
Birnbaum / Summa I Potentialism Theory
Infinite Quest for Potential (Q4P)
ignited and drives the universe;
new paradigm Potentialism Theodicy
gains global traction
Proposed eternal dynamic Infinite Quest for Potential
overthrows all classic metaphysics,
and lays the groundwork for Directional Universe
1990
John Wheeler / "It from Bit"
Information, Physics & Quantum
(Sub-atomic) information bits are the
foundation of the universe.
2005
Birnbaum / Summa II
Q4P drives the universe;
the Birnbaum SuperFormula:
Infinite Quest for Potential (Q4P) >
Complexification (C+) >
Extraordinariation (E+)
presentation/delineation of
Direction of the Universe
Provides an Overarching Metaphysics / Simultaneous Solution
2006
Seth Lloyd / Programming the Universe
Quantum Mechanics proposition:
In each atom there are bits which
communicate with bits in other atoms
across the universe - and compute the
advance/buildout of the universe ongoing
2014
'Birnbaum/Potentialism Evolution' theory - with MIT in the mix.
A fully-integrated secular metaphysics/cosmology
Overthrows Randomness across multiple fronts
(including vis à vis Cosmology and Evolution)
Creation Ex Nihilo+
grand unifcation
Metaphysics / Cosmology / Spirituality / Quantum Mechanics / Evolutionary Theory
Evolution / panel E
reminder:
Q4P is the fusion of -
Q3 = Quantum-information processing + Quantum-computing + Quantum-engineering
> into (fused) Q4P
Metaphysics / Cosmology / Spirituality / Quantum Mechanics / Evolutionary Theory
Evolution is, at a minimum, planet-wise
emphasis: All the genomes on our planet are tweaked ensemble. The tweaking is choreographed to channel all the gennomes to harmoniously optimize their C+ with related genomes - and all are ultimately related, of course - enroute together towards E+. And, as noted, the E+ target can - and does - change, as (fused) Q4P intermittently re-calibrates.
Obviously, this SuperFormula+ could only have been valid
from the point that Quantum Mechanics - including its building-out aspect - has been operational in its current form.
Consequently we simply do not know if (fused) Q4P goes as far back as solitary Q4P.
Note: it may take 'a while' to start fleshing-out this panel
The above formula may be of some possible interest to Theory of Everything* aficionados.
*rudimentary/1st generation
[Going-forward, when we articulate Q4P, the intent is (fused) Q4P.]
David.Birnbaum.NY@gmail.com
Evolution / panel F
reminder:
Q4P is the fusion of -
Q3 = Quantum-information processing + Quantum-computing + Quantum-engineering
> into (fused) Q4P
Evolution
. | Potentialism | Darwinism |
Common ancestor? | Y | Y |
Species evolve? | Y | Y |
the literal Biblical presentation | N | N |
Evolution gamut | planet-wide*; inter- connected |
local; not inter- connected |
driven by a transcendent dynamic? | Y | N |
Driver | Infinite Quest for Potential (Q4P) |
Struggle for Existence |
Conceptual Mechanism | Fusion: Metaphysical/ Quantum Mechanics | Random |
Focused Mechanism | (fused) Q4P | Random Mutation |
Conceptualizer | David Birnbaum** (Manhattan) | Charles Darwin (Kent/Greater London) |
Core Text | Summa III: Secular Man: The Transcendent Dynamic: 2014 |
Origin of Species 1859 |
* and possibly, universe-wide
** incorporates theory-extrapolation of Seth Lloyd of MIT (Programming the Universe 2006)
[Going-forward, when we articulate Q4P, the intent is (fused) Q4P.]
Evolution / panel G
reminder:
Q4P is the fusion of -
Q3 = Quantum-information processing + Quantum-computing + Quantum-engineering
> into (fused) Q4P
QMI*
So, not AI (Artificial Intelligence),
but (organic) QMI (Quantum Mechanics Intelligence).
My sub-hypothesis (from my grander overarching Potentialism Theory) is that Q4P/QMI is essentially what has been perceived over the millennia as 'God' or the 'God-Force' or 'a Higher Force'. Through another lens: 'God' is an avatar for Q4P/QMI.
*
Looking at my above QMI hypothesis through another lens:
QMI
produced
human intelligence
which produced
AI
- but each is quite distinct and unique
Zooming-out:
The universe is directional and intentional;
it is not defined by randomness or aimlessness.
Another, more provocative way of articulating the above
is that the universe is smart, as opposed to dumb.
* a Birnbaum-hypothesized term
[Going-forward, when we articulate Q4P, the intent is (fused) Q4P.]
Potentialism Theory = Summa Theory = Birnbaum Theory = Q4P Theory
a directional universe
- Birnbaum, Summa Metaphysica II, March, 2005
the alleged competition
the heirs to alchemy?
Issues with the (competing) Randomness formulation
It is clearly dead-wrong
see Direction panel just-above
Internally contradictory?
The same entrenched British Randomness academic clique which fanatically defends its (non-directional) Theory of No Theory - Randomness, simultaneously fanatically defends (directional) Evolution.
alchemy?
Notorious alchemists swore they could turn lead into gold. However that seems like a simple trick compared to contemporary hard-line Randomnist High Priests who profess that their theory turns the random void into our rocking and rolling - for 14 billion years - universe.
Is the Randomness formulation simply the ‘successor theory’ to alchemy?
Second Law of Thermodynamics:
Why does our allegedly random universe not implode from entropy? [hint: because it is driven forward by (competing Potentialism Theory's) Q4P, and not randomly]
combination - The Emperor's Clothes and The Wizard of Oz?
Is the fantastical Randomness formulation not a 1:1 parallel to these just-noted fables of vacuousness?
We are all still waiting for the actual theory:
The hard-line Randomness clique has perfected the dark art of "toxifying" any theorist who dares disagree with their aimless and hollow construct; but, after 150+ years, for their part they have yet to produce an actual theory.
[ translation: the Randomness/Aimlessness clique is an intellectual charlatan ]
From the shadows, the Randomnist clique hyper- aggressively mauls 'directional universe' theorists, but never actually seems to present an actual theory. Are we supposed to conflate frenzied attacks with an actual theory? To paraphrase the diss used by Texas cattlemen to characterize big bluster / no substance characters: These Randomness hombres are ALL HAT; NO CATTLE.
defining our universe:
There are many and significant random dimensions to our universe; but, randomness does not define it; rather, (competing Potentialism Theory's) Quest for Potential defines our universe.
'Randomness' Invalidated by Fine-Tuned Universe proposition
Is the universe fine-tuned for life? This proposition has gained increasing prominence and traction.
The proposition reached critical mass in 1999 with the publication of Just Six Numbers by Martin Rees, distinguished British Astronomer Royal. The proposition is directly antithetical to the Randomness proposition; the proposition negates Randomness. Rees went on to become head of the Royal Society.
Randomness may have been frontally challenged prior, including by Summa I, 1988, but Randomness 'is slain' by the 1999 Rees work; and a stake is driven in its heart by Summa II (2005).
'Defaming' is not 'Debating'
Some hard-line Randomness proponents seem confused. 'Defaming opposing theorists' - typically through paid surrogates/hit men - does actually not qualify for 'debating opposing theorists'.
Denial of Negative Reality
The first requirement of a theorist is to deal with reality. The 'denial of negative reality' psychosis can be hazardous to one's legacy. The core tenet of Randomness - non-directionality, has been clearly scientifically demonstrated to be false- on two fronts: Fine-Tuned universe (see Martin Rees, Just Six Numbers (1999) and Direction section from David Birnbaum, Summa Metaphysica II (2005).
Contrary to the first - and only - axiom of Randomness, the universe, is unequivocally directional. See Directional.
'Game Over'?
For over a decade, and on two key different fronts, Randomness is in checkmate. Both Fine-Tuned universe formulation and the empirically demonstrated Complexification C+ / complexity teleology (universe purpose/direction) respectfully frontally render the Randomness formulation of 'no directionality' fatally undermined and disproven. The emperor, indeed, had no clothes.
the Randomness 'Theory of No Theory'
No theory.
No content.
No core work.
No formulation.
No science.
No cosmology.
Basics
The earth is not flat; the sun does not orbit the earth; our universe did not randomly ignite, gain traction, evolve, and steadily iterate towards ever-increasing sophistication and wondrousness ongoing for 14 billion years and counting.
intellectual 'sleight of hand" ?
There is no scientific anchoring whatsoever.
Random universe is simply hocus pocus masquerading as science.
product of an "echo chamber" discussion?
Group Think?
Go along to get along?
Bandwagon syndrome?
more akin to the mantra of a medieval nihilistic cult
- than to a serious academic discussion in 21st Century England
a fanatic - and in-vain - gambit
- to align science with hard-line Atheism (de facto a fundamentalist and militant anti-directional universe belief system).
"Big Brother" modus operandi
No debate; No discussion; No competition of ideas.
Postulate #1. Universes do not simply pop-up
Postulate #2. There may or may not be more universes
Postulate #3. If there are other universes. they will each need-be
(a) Potential-based - because Potential is the only eternal something and then
(b) Q4P-ignited, and Q4P-driven
Postulate #4: All universes are hence directional.
Why? Because, as elucidated above, there would appear to be only one eternal dynamic - Potential/Possibility - and without it in the mix, no universes are making an appearance. And with Potential in the mix, every single one of these universes will be quite directional and quite interesting.
As regards the Randomness play re: multiverse....
As we are aware, the Randomness crew found itself in seeming checkmate as a consequence of the 1999 Martin Rees book Just Six Numbers which demonstrated clearly fine-tuned universe, and de facto showed directional universe. The direction of fine-tuned universe? seeking life.
In desperation, the Randomness crew formulated the following attempted escape hatch: Our universe may be directional, but our universe is a random fluke; there are infinite universes, and ours happened to hit it lucky. Meaning, (post-1999) per segments of the Randomness crew, there are Infinite -1 totally aimless universes, and 1 fine-tuned universe (ours).
This escape hatch is fatally flawed, however.
1) As elucidated above, if there are other universes, they are directional.
2) the Cosmic Order has better things to do than to waste virtually limitless energy launching infinite -1 aimlessrt (and dead-end) universes. [See also Occam’s Razor, wiki]
3) Randomness does not and cannot generate a universe - even a very primitive one.
4) Classic and well-established Probability Theory would reject the "infinite -1 aimless universe theory" with the Cosmic Order randomly birthing, sustaining, and driving our extraordinary and ever-iterating universe over a 14 billion year span as a viable denouement. Probability Theory can be deployed for possibility, not for de facto impossibility*.
*See Lloyd, Programming the Universe, Knopf, 2007, NY, p. 57:
“In fact, the chance of an ordered universe like ours arising out of random flips of a coin is so small as to be effectively zero.”
David.Birnbaum.NY@gmail.com
The Second Law of Thermodynamics
is a strong proof positive for
Potentialism Theory
see SecondLaw1000
For starters, after 14 billion years our universe is accelerating and expanding;
so, clearly Quest for Potential is trumping entropy...
Potentialism Theory = Summa Theory = Birnbaum Theory = Q4P Theory
CHRONOLOGY 1000
The Footprint of Potential
a rough sketch
Chronology of the Universe
Eternal Origins → Present
( a metaphysics hypothesis )
introductory note: Hitherto Inscrutable Quantum Mechanics (QM) has at least two 'faces' which we are now (OCT 2017) aware of:
(a) the Potential/Possibility/Probabilistic 'face', and
(b) the Wheeler It-from-Bit 'face' as a prelude to the Lloyd Bits Compute the Universe 'face' build-out thereof
# rough sketch chronology - 1
Eternal Potential - as opposed-to Nothing - defines Eternal Origins.
# rough sketch chronology - 1.5
* Voids abhor voids
(proposed axiom by Summas Theory)
* The void "couldn't take it" any more
* Realms of Potential
seek/ache-for
some realization,
however abstract
# rough sketch chronology - 1.75
The conjecture:
Within the primordial realms of Potential/Possibility
perhaps just a single pulse of energy
which germinated from the potential future
by (hypothesized/theorized)
‘backward causation’ (aka "retrocausality")***
tracked-back and unhinged
the equilibrium of neo-nothingness....at Eternal Origins
*** i.e. a Quantum Mechanics sub-theory that future possibilities (or energy) may somehow impact present possibilities (or energy)
# rough sketch chronology - 2
Primordial Quantum Mechanics (QM) -
specifically the Potential Face of
Primordial Quantum Mechanics (QM),
makes an appearance on-stage in primordial realms
# rough sketch chronology - 3
The interplay of Eternal Potential and Primordial Quantum Mechanics (QM) → yields Infinite Quest for Potential (Q4P)
The chronology/trajectory/direction/purpose/teleology/arc
of the universe
will follow the axis of my hypothesized/proposed*** Super-Formula
Q4P∞ → C+ → E+
see SuperFormula1000.com
*** proposed 2005 in Summa II / section: Direction of the Universe
# rough sketch chronology - 4
The interplay of Q4P and Primordial QM → yields the Wheeler It-from-Bit face of QM.......
Then the build-out of the Wheeler face,
the Lloyd computing face of QM,
- evolves
THUS, further filling-out pre-Big Bang QM.
# rough sketch chronology - 5
Q4P / pre-Big Bang QM plots the escape of the purely metaphysical - from the void into →
metaphysical cum reality
# rough sketch chronology - 6
Q4P / pre-Big Bang QM splits the (hypothesized) Zero-Point and ignites the Big Bang.
[The Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago.]
Meaning, Potential, not Random chance, ignites the universe
[ From a metaphysical perspective, splitting the Zero-Point, as well yields polarities:
Pluses:Minuses... Good:Evil... proto-Female:proto-Male... et al..... ]
# rough sketch chronology - 7
Q4P/QM is the prime catalyst on stage choreographing the unfolding universe production; it has vast influence....
# rough sketch chronology - 8
Q4P trumps Entropy
and sustains the advance of our universe.
[ Evolution in a snapshot ]
Q4P = Quest for Potential
Q3 = Quantum-information processing + Quantum-computing + Quantum-engineering
Q4P/Q3 is the author’s fusion of Summa’s Quest for Potential (Q4P) with Lloyd’s Quantum Mechanics;
Q4P/Q3 drives Evolution
(see Evolution1000.com for fuller presentation)
*
By the Big Bang point at the latest,
Q4P is fused with Q3
and we deploy the term Q4P to incorporate both together in concert.
# rough sketch chronology - 9
Q4P choreographs the grand cosmic drama/trajectory of
exploding stars across the heavens → elements → life forms on earth → 21st Century humans and advanced consciousness
# rough sketch chronology - 10
Q4P (or a derivative thereof) is the Cosmological Constant identified by Albert Einstein in 1917*; Einstein theorized the Cosmological Constant as the counter-force to gravity's otherwise inevitably imploding the universe. [ Actually, it is reverse, i. e. Gravity slows down the forward march of the Cosmological Constant aka Lambda.
# rough sketch chronology - 11
The Cosmological Constant [Q4P] has become identified with the simplest form of Dark Energy (Wiki / Cosmological Constant / Oct 22, 2017]
[ note: The Cosmological Constant is also known by a shorthand notation lambda, or /\ ]
# rough sketch chronology - 12
"In physical cosmology and astronomy, dark energy [Q4P] is an unknown form of energy which is hypothesized to permeate all of space, tending to accelerate the expansion of the universe." [Wiki / Dark Energy / Oct 22, 2017]
[ So,
the Cosmological Constant = lambda = /\ = (simple) dark energy = a salient & manifest derivative of Q4P ]
# rough sketch chronology - 13
"Assuming that the standard model of cosmology is correct, the best current measurements indicate that dark energy [Q4P] contributes 68.3% of the total energy in the present-day observable universe." [Wiki / Dark Energy / Oct 22, 2017]
# rough sketch chronology - 14
"Dark energy [Q4P] is the most accepted hypothesis to explain the observations since the 1990s indicating that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate." [Wiki Dark Energy / Oct 22, 2017]
Meaning,
# no Dark Energy [Q4P], then the Big Crunch [imploding universe]
# sufficient Dark Energy [Q4P], then Expanding universe
Meaning, as well, that Potential [Q4P] is the prime determinant of the ultimate denouement of the universe; not gravity; not entropy; and most certainly not randomness
See Inductive1000.com / 40+ page inductive proof
See Deductive1000.com / initial and partial deductive buttress
* In 1929 (Berlin) Einstein incorrectly retracted his 1917 hypothesis; but the scientific community has upheld the original (1917) hypothesis.
personal note: Both of our families lived in Berlin in 1929, and both emigrated to the USA in the 1930s, Einstein in March 1933 (while lecturing in CA → Princeton, NJ), and Birnbaum in October 1938 (pre-Kristallnact, Berlin → Madison, WISC)
THE INTERRELATIONSHIP
What are some components of the interrelationship between
the universe ~Life Form
to (the somehow tethered) humans?
The Life Form universe vis-à-vis humans always, always seeks E+
The universe
seeks-after...aches-for...maneuvers-for -
the widest/richest possible panoply of E+
*
The universe is many billions of years old,
and a typical human has a life span of under 100 years
but
the typical human (and its cohort) is the vehicle through which the universe vicariously has (ever-richer) emotion and related (ever-expansive) consciousness, as we know it
Counterintuitive
And, not to be discounted, the human - and its cohort - is the vehicle through which the universe itself possibly seeks Spirituality - and, indeed, (elusive) God.
Thus, classic religion has humans facing heavenwards typically in obeissance to God;
but in our schema the (quite formidable) Universe ~Life Form is more mechanistic than humans;
and, indeed, the universe deploys humans to seek/quest for The (elusive) Divine
Meaning, neo-mechanistic Q4P does not consider itself divine
Universe > Humans
The Life-Form Universe is the Qi-provider and genome tweaker, among other 'direct benefits' to humans
Bio-Feedback
.............. from humans > the Universe "Cloud" is presumably in-the-mix
Quantum Mechanics (QM) v. Q4P
It is far from clear where QM ends and where Q4P starts.
And it is far from clear whether there is 1% overlap or 100% overlap (at this point).
And it is far from clear if/how the overlap % has morphed over the eons.
Simply put, we do not know the precise relationship -
and if/how that relationship has morphed.
just one dynamic
Potentialism Theory deploys
just one (hypothesized) dynamic - Q4P -
across the depth and breadth of cosmic history.
Meaning, just this one overarching dynamic-
Quest for Potential∞ -
has driven the universe,
through this day
The initial and partial
hard physics proof
for Potentialism Theory
Lambda ≈ Dark Energy ≈ Cosmological Constant ≈ Q4P, per Summa Theory.
Lambda = salient Q4P∞
Λ
Lambda
the Cosmological Constant
Einstein (1917) hypothesized that there was a dynamic countering gravity's pull on the planets; else the planets would crunch together.
Einstein identified this dynamic as the Cosmological Constant.
The world scientific community would later call this force Lambda.
In reality (per Potentialism Theory) Einstein (1917) had the concept correct, but the seqence/alignment backwards.
The correct seqence/alignment is:
1. Lambda is driving the universe to expand outward;
2. Gravity is putting the brakes on Lambda.
Now, Lambda is salient Q4P,
or in other words
Lambda is Q4P somewhat ‘showing its hand’.
(Elusive) Lambda, in turn, is manifested 'saliently' via Dark Energy.
Lambda, of course, is just the ‘visible’
"tip of the iceberg" of infinite Quest for Potential∞ (Q4P∞).
Thus, while Volume I of my metaphysics series (Summa Metaphysica) proposing Quest for Potential is copyrighted 1986, Einstein discerned Lambda in 1917; he did not realize - and never realized - that he had hit 'the mother lode' (i.e. the 'driver of the Cosmic Order').
For the record,
In 1929,
Einstein (in error) rejected his own Cosmological Constant concept, calling it his 'biggest blunder'. [Actually, he was right the first time (1917).]
In the 1990s,
New studies confirm that the Cosmological Constant is the best fit for Dark Energy, and offers the most precise and accurate estimate yet of its value.
In 2018,
The current standard model of cosmology is known as the Lambda-CDM model .
However, maintream science, in parallel to Einstein (1917), still has the sequence/alignment of the dynamics backwards: See line 4 near top: "In reality...
*
As of Fall 2018, in physical cosmology and astronomy, Dark Energy (≈ Lambda) is considered an unknown form of energy which is hypothesized to permeate all of space, and which is accelerating the expansion of the universe. [Summa / Potentialism Theory, of course, hypothesizes same (1988 →) for Q4P.]
Discerned, Identified, Calculated & Measured
Lambda = salient Q4P∞
Scientifically Discerned
The scientific community &
the inadvertent 100+ year hard science unfolding/discovery
of key components of Potentialism Theory
So, Lambda ≈ Dark Energy ≈ Cosmological Constant ≈ Q4P, per Summa Theory.
Lambda was discerned / identified initially by Einstein in 1917,
but has emerged (by 2018) front & center in astrophysics
via the 'Lambda-CDM Model'
(the standard model of Big Bang cosmology).
Meaning, Q4P∞ is de facto embedded in - and integral-to - the current standard model of cosmology
So,
re: The Cosmological Constant ≈ Lambda ≈ Dark Energy ≈ Q4P, per Summa
1) It was introduced, discerned & calculated (as noted, initially by Einstein, 1917).
2) The best current measurements indicate that Dark Energy
contributes 68.3 percent of the total energy
of the present-day observable universe.
3) Dark Energy's density has been precisely measured
(apparently ~7 x 10-30 g/cm3)
4) It is clearly key in driving the universe forward.
5) The current standard model scientific theory has Lambda literally starting its title
So, scientifically measured on multiple fronts, placed front & center in the standard model title, and generally accepted as driving the universe forward.
Is not Lambda thus direct 1:1 corroboration of a key slice of Potentialism Theory?
Lambda ≈ Dark Energy ≈ Cosmological Constant
is thus the scientifically (measurable /measured) manifestation of Q4P.
Not bad having key components one's (revolutionary) metaphysics/cosmology theory de facto scientifically discerned over a 101 year period (1917 to date).
So, Einstein tripped-over Q4P in 1917, but misread its overarching power and centrality.
And the scientific community at-large has yet to grasp Lambda's full dimensions.
*
The Cosmological Constant's identification (1917) by Einstein (hence, the discovery of a 'physical' manifestation of Summa's Q4P),
is the rough equivalent of Sir Arthur Eddington's (May 29, 1919) solar eclipse proof of Einstein's curvature of space time theory.
Except that, as noted, in Einstein's (Cosmological Constant) case, he radically missed the full import.
*
Psychologically and scientifically, Einstein was fixated on gravity as the central motif of the Cosmic Order; thus, to Einstein, other dynamics - like Lambda - essentially play supporting or reaction roles.
However, from my Potentialism-centric - and hopefully objective - view of the Cosmic Order, whereas gravity (a physical dynamic) is very central in our universe, it is trumped in importance/impact/centrality by overarching Q4P - the overarching metaphysical dynamic of the Cosmic Order.
*
I respectfully believe that Lambda crucially moves the needle on Potentialism - from theory to partially scientifically discerned.
And, indeed, the Lambda-CDM Model is more precisely, the Q4P-CDM Model.
In a twist of fate, Potentialism Theory was partially/inadvertently discerned & partially validated (1917) by scientific great Einstein - before the Potentialism Metaphysics/Cosmology theory was even conceptualized/presented/disseminated (1988 and onwards) by Outsider/Outlier Birnbaum. Rumor has it that I was not even born until 1950. And via scientific advances in understanding the Cosmological Constant ≈ Dark Energy - which is actually Q4P Energy, the academic establishment has advanced our scientific knowledge of Potentialism Theory, and to some partial extent, validated it.
*
Thus, the mainstream academic community may want the interloper (Birnbaum) to stop messing in their turf with his over-the-top theory; but they have unwittingly albeit scientifically - and from multiple angles - given significant scientific evidence and buttress - over a 100-year span - to Summa's avant-garde theory (1988 →).
Put another way, the establishment academic community has radically strengthened Potentialism's position on the metaphysics/cosmology chessboard. With respect, there is no known theory which can successfully challenge Potentialism.
Q4P Hiding in Plain Sight
Lambda = salient Q4P∞
The Misnomer
'Dark Energy'
The correct appellation would be:
Salient Q4P∞ Energy
or
SQE
'Dark Energy' is meaningless in this astrophysics arena;
there is nothing dark about it
'Salient Q4P∞ Energy' ( 'SQE' ) is meaningful - and precise.
The Boss
Lambda = salient Q4P∞
Lambda
an integral part
of the over-arching cosmic dynamic
Einstein and scientists to follow tend to view Lambda as a stand-alone dynamic;
however, Lambda is just a salient portion of overarching Q4P∞;
and that is part of the reason that Einstein et al. have such great difficulty with Lambda.
Q4P∞ reigns supreme
and Lambda is just a salient segment of it.
The Birnbaum super-formula
Q4P∞ → C+ → E+
Quest for Potential∞ → Complexification → Extraordinatiation
[ the inviolate arc of the universe ]
an infinitely iterative dynamic
[ the full-spectrum macro & micro level
common denominator trajectory
of the Cosmic Order ]
the eternal - teleology / chi / direction / modus operandi - of the universe
The Q4P Constellation
The ~intersection / ~fusion / ~collaboration of
Q4P ( Quest for Potential )
QM ( Quantum Mechanics )
AI ( the AI dimension of QM )
ML ( the 'Machine Learning'
dimension of our universe)
and integral
genome tweaking by the Constellation
ultimately yields >
21st century humans
and the current
particular state of our universe -
iterating/complexifying,
of course,
by the moment
'a ground-breaking theory'
'Potentialism is the central drive of the cosmos'
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Quick Juxtaposition | ||||
theory | POTENTIALISM | RANDOMNESS | ||
directional? | Directional | Non-directional | ||
status | Challenger | Establishment | ||
prime protagonist | Birnbaum | secretive clique | ||
cosmic 'driver' | Cosmic Prime Mover | no 'Driver' | ||
range | Universalistic | hard-line Atheistic | ||
direction/teleology | Quest for Potential∞ | Aimlessness | ||
home base | USA | England | ||
best origin date | 1988, 2005, 2014 | 1859 | ||
known for | (directional) Q4P | (random) mutation |
"The Chart"
"The Chart" Fuller Juxtaposition Potentialsm v. Randomness [note: red type signifies problematic] |
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. | Issue | A | B | C | ||||
. | . | Potentialism | (classic) Randomness | Randomness / Infinite Multiverse hybrid | ||||
1 | Number of Data Points Supporting the Particular Formulation | trillions | 0 | 0 | ||||
2 | Is the Formulation "Falsifiable"? aaa | YES | YES, but indeed found false bbb / formulation DISCREDITED | NO ddd [so, unscientific Formulation] |
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3 | Is our own universe fine-tuned? | YES / Q4P | NO bbb / so Formulation DISCREDITED |
YES | ||||
4 | Consonant with Second Law of Thermodynamics? ccc | YES | NO ccc [so, major flaw in Formulation] |
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5 | Simultaneous Solution? | YES | NO [so, weaker Formulation] |
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6 | Provable Inductively? | YES fff | NO [so, weaker Formulation] |
NO [so, weaker Formulation] |
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7 | Number of Universes neccessary for Formulation | 1 | 1 | infinite∞ eee | ||||
8 | Stalking horse for a Fundamentalist doctrine | NO | YES, for hard-line Atheism |
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9 | Internally contradictory? | NO | YES ggg | |||||
10 | Follows the principles of Formal Logic? hhh | YES | NO hhh | |||||
11 | Empirically observational? | YES | NO hhh | NO iii | ||||
12 | Oblivious to contradictory evidence? jjj | NO | YES jjj | |||||
13 | A 'centerpiece text'? | SUMMA | ? | ? | ||||
14 | A core equation presented? | YES Q4P → C+ → E+ | NEVER | NOT YET | ||||
15 | Universe origin / catalyst & calibration of Big Bang | Q4P via the quantum calibrated the move and ignited the universe kkk | random | NO | ||||
16 | directional | YES | NO | actually partially directional mmm | ||||
17 | diversity of phenomena the formulation can explain | ALL | NONE | |||||
18 | 'connects the dots' | YES, all | NO, none | |||||
19 | explanatory capability | YES full-spectrum |
NONE. explanatory impotence | |||||
20 | linked-to | Quantum Mechanics | nihilism, hard-line Atheism | |||||
21 | A 'higher force' exists | YES | NO; contemptuous of idea; | |||||
22 | compatible-with discovery science ppp | YES | NO | |||||
23 | patterns to the universe | YES | NO; contemptuous of idea | |||||
24 | direction to the universe | YES | NO; contemptuous of idea | |||||
25 | 'direction to the universe' provable? | YES center section C+ demonstrable qqq |
YES / invalidates the Randomness Formulation qqq |
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26 | Core of Theory provable? | provable / see C+ qqq | proven wrong from two directions: 1999: Fine-tuned Universe (Rees) 2005: C+ directional (Birnbaum) | |||||
27 | spirituality possible | YES | NO; contemptuous of idea | |||||
28 | infinite divine possible? | YES possible / possible infinite divine potential | absolutely not; not even a 'direction' to the universe is possible | |||||
29 | articles? | 100+ see qqq |
vicariously plant toxic & defamatory articles on opposing theorists in the accommodating Chronicle of Higher Education (sic) sss | |||||
30 | underlying world-view | universalist | doctrinaire hard-line Atheist / Fundamentalist Anti-Theist / axiomatic - No direction/pattern whatsoever to universe (excption: Evolution) | |||||
31 | Evolution | YES; but see important footnotettt | YES / actually worshipful; of their deity Darwin uuu | |||||
32 | intellectual heir to > | Aristotelian directionality; Spinozan lattice matrix | alchemy; Emperor's Clothes fable | |||||
33 | Cosmic Origins (way back pre-pre- Big Bang) |
Q4P split ''pure ZERO' Into positive and negative bits yyy |
no clue | |||||
34 | Cosmology? | Q4P → C+ → E+ qqq | clueless / worship Randomness | |||||
35 | Teleology | same Q4P → C+ → E+ qqq |
clueless / worship Randomness | |||||
36 | Cosmic Goal? | E+ Extraordinariation qqq |
clueless / worship Randomness | |||||
37 | Is formullation- bullet-proof or bullet-ridden |
bullet-proof www | bullet-ridden xxx | |||||
38 | structurally textbook 'scientific'? | YES | NO see 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19 |
NO see 2, 6, 11, 17, 18, 19 |
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Note that issues 2, 6, and 11 (just above) are inter-related; aaa bbb ccc ddd eee fff ggg hhh iii
jjj
kkk mmm ppp qqq
rrr
sss ttt uuu www
xxx yyy
Summa defines 'Cosmic Order' as everything-everything, metaphysical and physical; and defines
The clinical translation: Randomness is quite flawed - on multiple fronts.
The 'street' translation: Those Randomness boys are 'peddling snake oil'.
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Paradigm changing revolutions
often present a scenario of a complacent entrenched
seemingly omnipotent
immovable object
overthrown by a maverick
irresistible force
- whose time has come
- Thomas Kuhn
1922-1996
finessing Einstein's macro universe with Planck's micro universe?
Mission Possible?
the theory is operative across time & space:
pre-Big Bang + catalyst of Big Bang + post-Big Bang
“All that was new in the work, was false,
and all that was true, was old”
– May 1859
sample / negative initial academic reaction
by Professor Samuel Haughton
of Dublin, Ireland
to Charles Darwin’s newly-published
Origin of Species
'the Common Denominator of 14 billion years of cosmic history/evolvement...'
'Complexification (C+) gets us from a single-cell organism ~4 billion years ago > to Beethoven'
There is an order to our universe - on multiple levels.
Key Pillars
[ key inter-related hypotheses ]
Key Pillars of Summa Theory |
Introduced in Volume |
Year |
INFINITE QUEST FOR POTENTIAL∞ Q4P |
I | 1988 |
COSMIC WOMB OF POTENTIAL CWP |
II | 2005 |
COMPLEXIFICATION C+ |
II | 2005 |
EXTRAORDINARIATION E+ |
II | 2005 |
DIRECTION Q4P∞ → C+ → E+ |
II | 2005 |
EVOLUTION Q4P/Q3 |
III | 2014 |
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see www.David1000.com academic overview
the fount and engine of the cosmic order
"in some manner ...life, mind, and physical law are
part of a common scheme, mutually supporting"
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"the Quest for Potential Theory challenges for the throne"
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"a powerful hybrid construct - Potentialism/Quantum Universe
which readily trumps Randomness..."
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("advanced warfare")
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a unified and overarching
universal Common Denominator hypothesis
Metaphysics → Cosmology → Evolution
"the Greeks"
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"Bard College Conference"
Summa's conceptual breakthrough:
unifying Science and Religion
see www.Controversy1000.com
unifying science-spirituality-religion
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August 21, 2016
↓ A.M. "Bard Grads / Millennials" Panel Summa Metaphysica - with David Birnbaum
August 21, 2016
↓ P.M. "Bard Grads / Millennials" Panel Summa Metaphysica - with David Birnbaum
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"the desire for a unified world picture is irrepressible"
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see also SimultaneousSolution.com
David Birnbaum / Summa Metaphysica / Potentialism Theory
Unifying Science, Religion & Philosophy
October 28, 2014
ACADEMIA.EDU: Unifying Science, Spirituality & Philosophy
https://www.summametaphysica.com/unifying/
pointer: www.Unifying1000.com
February 6, 2015
EPOCH TIMES: Tikkun Olam & David Birnbaum’s Summa Metaphysica
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/blog/tikkun-olam-david-birnbaums-summa-metaphysica/
OR
https://www.summametaphysica.com/tikkun-olam/
February 5, 2015
IDEASTAP: The History of Ideas & Summa Metaphysica’s Potentialism Theory
https://www.summametaphysica.com/history-of-ideas/
February 4, 2015
FUTURE TECH: The Birnbaum Theorem
https://blogs.lt.vt.edu/futuretech/the-birnbaum-theorem/
OR
https://www.summametaphysica.com/the-birnbaum-theorem/
January 28, 2015
WORLD.EDU: Philosophy: The Prime Mover of the Cosmos?
https://www.summametaphysica.com/primemover/
November 20, 2014
ACADEMIA.EDU: The Singularity of the Big Bang:
Juxtaposing Entrenched Orthodoxy Theory v. Potentialism Theory
https://www.summametaphysica.com/singularity/
November 20, 2014
ROCKET NEWS: The Core DNA of the Cosmic Order
http://www.rocketnews.com/2014/11/core-dna-cosmic-order/
OR
https://www.summametaphysica.com/core-dna/
November 19, 2014
WORLD.EDU: Philosophy: The Simultaneous Solution
https://www.summametaphysica.com/world-simultaneous/
November 9, 2014
NEW ZEALAND TIMES: God Does Not Play Dice with the Universe
https://www.summametaphysica.com/dice-einstein/
June 4, 2014
EPOCH TIMES: Birnbaum’s Beethoven or Darwin’s Beethoven
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/blog/birnbaums-beethoven-or-darwins-beethoven/
OR
https://www.summametaphysica.com/beethoven/
pointer: ww.Beethoven1000.com
April 8, 2014
ACADEMIA.EDU: Unifying Theory: The Quest to Unify Science, Philosophy and Spirituality
https://www.summametaphysica.com/unifying-theory/
Feb 25, 2014
FUTURE TECH: 7000 Years in the Making
https://www.summametaphysica.com/future-tech/
pointer: www.7000-years.com
www.SummaMetaphysica.com
or
www.SmartUniverse1000.com
Proven Inductively
Harvard Kennedy School
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now, back to the 'beginning of the beginning'
Primordial Cosmic Realms*
working hypothesis
1) Potential/Possibility is eternal**
[But what is the catalyst morphing
(seemingly passive) Potential into (pro-active) Quest for Potential (Q4P)?]
2) Primordial (potential/possibility-oriented) Quantum Mechanics (QM)*** and
(eternal) Potential supercharge each other
a) Potential → Quest for Potential∞ (Q4P)
[This 'quest' will have both intentionality and ~instinct intelligence]
b) Primodial QM → Primodial+ QM
3) In due course, Q4P will deploy/harness both (pre-Big Bang primordial)
Quantum Mechanics (QM) and (pre-Big Bang primordial) Classic Physics
- to split 'ZERO' - and ignite our universe via the Big Bang.... the Genesis Point.
***
Creation Ex Nihilo+
So, it would seem that
Creation Ex Nihilo
(Creation from Nothing)
falls, as well, to Summa/Potentialism Theory
So we, indeed, would seem to have a viable metaphysical/scientific ('fusion' again) working hypothesis for one of the iconic Holy Grails of metaphysics//philosophy/cosmology
I might prefer to call the finesse -
.....Creation Ex Nihilo+
because
Potential is more than Nothing
Basically, two potential-related 'somethings' supercharge each other -
Summa's metaphysical Eternal Potential was 'impacted' by the primordial incarnation (specifically, the potential-possibility aspect thereof, of) Planck/Einstein's Quantum Mechanics (QM) - to yield Summa's proposed Prime Mover (primum movens) ............ Q4P
And this Prime Mover can be viewed as either secular or spiritual or Divine (or some variation thereof), depending on one's predilection.
*
# Be clear that I did not (have the nerve to) mess around with integrating QM whatsoever into Summa/Potentialism Theory until I read Lloyd's ("Programing") book in 2006 - and observed the extraordinary 1:1 parallel to Summa I (1988) and Summa II (2005); however, like a stem cell, QM would seem to have many vibrant 'faces'... and thus, the QM plot thickened... and here we are
# As you are aware, I integrate the Wheeler/Lloyd QM It/Bit build-out into my Summa/Potentialism theory Evolution build-out several years later - in 2014 in Summa III; however, the above Primordial Cosmic Realms QM build-out is new****.
# Be alert that, contrary to point (2) above, there are those who assert that QM does not exist (in any form) pre-Big Bang; respectfully, they are wrong*****; however, even if they are right, point (2) above will then simply need to be tweaked as follows .The potential/possibility of (potential-possibility-oriented) QM jump-started Q4P from Eternal Potential. ******
* before our universe was even created
** As noted, BY DEFINITION....Self-Evident
*** In our deployment of QM in primordial realms we are focusing on the classic 'possibility' aspect of QM;
in our deployment of QM via a' vis Evolution we are focusing on the Wheeler/Lloyd 'bit-build-out
aspect of QM.
**** I had 'radar lock' at post-Yom Kippur Break-Fast Sept 30, 2017 while harassing the (philosophically sharp)
NYU Medical School student next to me - after struggling with the issue for several decades.
As we were going down the NYU Kimmel Building elevator after the buffet, I asked him what he liked best
about the theory. His response: "It would appear to be a viable and quite all-encompassing theory;
and in science the more all-encompassing viable theory prevails."
***** QM needs to be operational pre-Big Bang, because QM is (quite-specifically) needed
to arrange the precise settings for the Big Bang; QM has the tool-kit to do same -
and 100th generation IBM's Watson (c. 3000 CE) was not in the picture yet....
****** As is apparent, this (fallback) version would be weaker than my preferred version (above).
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Potentialism Theory = Summa Theory = Birnbaum Theory = Q4P Theory
David Birnbaum is a conceptual theorist. His first work God and Evil (KTAV, 1988) is considered by many to be a breakthrough modern day classic in the field of theodicy. See God-And-Evil.com.
Birnbaum is known globally as “the architect of Potentialism Theory” – a unified philosophy/cosmology/metaphysics. The paradigm-challenging theory (see PotentialismTheory.com/ParadigmChallenge/) is delineated in Birnbaum’s 3-volume Summa Metaphysica series (1988, 2005, 2014). See SummaMetaphysica.com.
A riposte to Summa Theologica of (St.) Thomas Aquinas, the Birnbaum treatise challenges both the mainstream Western philosophy of Aristotelianism and the well propped-up British/atheistic cosmology of Randomness. See PotentialismTheory.com.
The focus of 150+ reviews/articles, Summa Metaphysica has been an assigned Course Text at over 15 institutions of higher learning globally. See SummaCoverage.com.
Summa Metaphysica was the focus of an international academic conference on Science & Religion in April 16-19 2012 (see Conference1000.com). The work has been very widely covered globally. See RewindSumma.com.
David Birnbaum is the Editor-in-Chief of the Mesorah Matrix series on Jewish thought and spirituality. The sui generis series spans 10-volumes and 10 themes. The entire series is comprised of 200+ specially commissioned original pieces from 150-180 global Jewish thought leader essayists. See MesorahMatrix.com.
In the history realm, David Birnbaum is the author/chronicler of the 2-volume The Crucifixion – of the Jews, and of the 7-volume Jews, Church & Civilization. His Crucifixion series, in particular, traces a direct trajectory from the Canonical Gospels in the First Century to Auschwitz in the Twentieth. See History1000.com.
David Birnbaum has served on the faculty of the New School for Social Research in Manhattan. He is a graduate of Yeshiva University High School (Manhattan), CCNY (City College of New York) and Harvard. His commentary blog is www.ManhattanObserver.com.
See also David1000.com
www.SummaMetaphysica.com
or
www.SmartUniverse1000.com
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Running the Gauntlet ...
The author of a new theory is typically compelled to
'run a gauntlet of toxicity' before the new theory even gets a fair hearing
A sequenced list of toxic gambits deployed by entrenched orthodoxy academic establishments v. dynamic new paradigm theories follows:
First, the theory is politically boxed-out
Second, the theoretician/author is dissed and/or defamed - to undermine the theory
Third, the theory is cavalierly dismissed
Fourth, fake flaws in the theory are manufactured/asserted by the (now increasingly-desperate) Establishment
Fifth, the theory is aggressively politically opposed by the (now panicking) Establishment
Sixth, the (original) theory is challenged as being not so original in any event - by the (now up against the wall) Establishment
Seventh, in league with the Establishment, wannabe players attempt to co-opt original authorship
- extrapolation of saw/maxim
by Arthur Schopenhauer,
German philosopher
(1788-1860)
(Summa I & II only)
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TWO OPTIONS
The two current salient
overarching paradigm options are:
RANDOMNESS theory
• Entrenched
• old paradigm
• aimless
• heir to alchemy
• a Theory of No Theory
• anti-scientific
• parochial / hard-line Atheistic / Fundamentalist
• no core text / no website
• hierarchy: secret / ~London / legally at-risk
or
POTENTIALISM theory
• Challenger
• new paradigm
• directional
• heir to Aristotelian 'directionalism'
• a well-vetted theory
• bullet-proof
• universalistic
• Summa Metaphysica 3-volume treatise*
• hierarchy: D. Birnbaum / Manhattan
*online in toto
REWIND
1988
GodOfPotential.com
THE GOD OF POTENTIAL
Eheyeh
As noted, a key Biblcal name of God
Self-identified at The 'Burning Bush' saga
c. 1250 BCE exodus from Egypt
- Book of Exodus [ Shemot ] 3:14 is -
(in the Biblical hebrew) Eheyeh Asher Eheyeh
“I WILL BE THAT WHICH I WILL BE”
I AM THE GOD OF POTENTIAL
And, if the Divine
is the God of Potential
then THEODICY ( the problem of evil )
and THEOGONY ( the origins of the Divine )
both fall into place philosophically
See Summa I: God and Evil: Religious Man
for elucidation
Quest for Potential∞ - THE SACRED DYNAMIC
Quest for Potential∞ - THE SACRED DYNAMIC
excerpt from
God and Evil (Summa Metaphysica I)
KTAV Publishing, NJ 1988,
from section 100.00: The Epicenter of the Divine, pps: 66-67
Holy Divine Potential.....
the infinite Divine blaze leapt forth...."
Quest for Potential∞ - THE SACRED DYNAMIC
Quest for Potential∞ - THE SACRED DYNAMIC
www.GodandEvil.com
Quest for Potential∞ - THE SACRED DYNAMIC
a unified
theodicy / theology / theogony / philosophy / purpose
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to review Summa Theory Outline
18 propositions
(Summa I & II only)
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Quest for Potential∞ - THE SACRED DYNAMIC
(mini-flip-book above)
click arrow on right >
for 10 interesting focus articles on Summa I
[note: 3 of the 10 are focused on the embedded Kabbalah matrix]
or see xGlobal1000.com
infinite divine potential
'common ground'
www.GodandEvil.com
click-able
UnifyingScienceSpirituality.com
Quest for Potential∞ - THE SACRED DYNAMIC
selected excerpts from book flap
Summa Metaphysica I
GOD AND EVIL
by DAVID BIRNBAUM
David Birnbaum’s God and Evil is a major philosophical study which systematically confronts the philosophical problem of evil, and the Holocaust in particular...
Summa Metaphysica I: God and Evil: Religious Man (1988) is the first of three books in Birnbaum’s landmark three-volume Summa Metaphysica series crafted over a twenty-six year period...
In Book #1 of the series, Birnbaum introduces the concepts of Quest for Potential∞ (Q4P∞), as well as God of Potential...
According to Birnbaum’s paradigm, Quest for Potential∞ drives Man and God/god and the Cosmos. Potential is the nexus. God of Potential is juxtaposed against Man of Autonomy-Freedom-Potential...
Combining modern and classic, rationalist and mystic themes...
The Summa series reshapes the contours of metaphysics, philosophy, and theology.
NEW JERSEY
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Quest for Potential∞ - THE SACRED DYNAMIC
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Quest for Potential∞ - THE SACRED DYNAMIC
Quest for Potential∞ - THE SACRED DYNAMIC
more excerpts
excerpts from
God and Evil (Summa Metaphysica I)
KTAV Publishing, NJ, 1988,
from section 300:00: The Underlying Dynamic
pps. 78-82
THE UNDERLYING COSMIC DYNAMIC
*
*
*
*
*
unifying - physics, philosophy and theology
and lancing - theodicy, cosmogony, theogony, Eternal Origins
pegging-off of Summa I section 400.20
Updated focus on the 0-point
So, why is there Evil at all?
I form the light, and create darkness;
I make peace, and create evil; I am the Lord,
Who has made all these things.
- Isaiah 45:5
Evil has its source in the good.
- Augustine
*
At eternal origins, there was just the 0-point.
At some point
Potential split 0 into -
Positives and Negatives,
Pluses and Minuses,
Good and Evil
To ignite a universe,
one must split 0
And if one splits 0,
there will thus of necessity
be Evil
in the mix
There would apparently
simply be no way
to create or update the universe
with no Evil in it; else that
would have been The Plan.
Do you insist on No Evil?
Then, No universe.
Do you wish a universe?
Then Evil will
be an actor.
*
The concept of the primordial 0 being split into PLUSES and MINUSES has resonance, whether from esoteric ancient strains, through Summa Metaphysica I (1988), and then through contemporary (21st Century) Quantum Mechanics.
See "IT from BIT" (1990) theoretical physics hypothesis of Princeton’s iconic John Wheeler (1911-2008), and developed via his intellectual heir, MIT's Quantum guru Seth Lloyd. See, in particular, Lloyd's (seminal) Programming the Universe, 2006, Knopf. See in further focus Lloyd's Chapter 3: The Computational Universe (subsection: The Story of the Universe).
*
So, in 2006 Lloyd's quantum mechanics 21st Century physics fortuitously makes an appearance just after Summa Metaphysica II (2005) and Summa Metaphysica I (1988); his work buttress aspects of Potentialsm Theory's metaphysics (theodicy and Eternal Origins components), which, in turn provides philosophical buttress for aspects of the God of Israel handed-down by Moses at Sinai (c.1250 BCE).
*
more theological texture
The midrash (Jewish exegesis, parable and lore)
has the (omnipotent) Divine
weeping over Evil
Thus, a Divine not quite "omnipotent"
and not quite
impervious to Evil & suffering
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unifying - science, philosophy & spirituality
What is the Lifespan of Q4P Universe?
# Q4P has eternal origins
[ see the En Sof primordial God of (kabbalist) Luria (b. 1534) ]
[ brought up in Summa 1 (1988) ]
# Q4P endeavors to be eternal going forward
Then, try to integrate the following to understand Q4P:
# The universe is an evolvement of Q4P
# We are all integral to Q4P/Universe
# One can (optionally) posit that Q4P is the God Force
# See (quick) Universe1000.com
( lead-in to RewindSumma.com )
# See Chronology1000.com
( displayed, as well, in RewindSumma.com )
# Note the (panentheistic) God of the BESHT
( the BESHT = the Baal Shem Tov, [b. 1698]
the spiritual founder of Hasidic Judaism )
[ brought up in Summa 2 (2005) ]
# Seth Lloyd's Programming the Universe (2006)
[ which builds upon John Wheeler's It from Bit ]
possibly with Divine spark / drive
# Remember the ALIEN sci fi series
(introduced 1979)
wherein the alien entity
learns, integrates, iterates,
and gets stronger daily
In our case, Q4P, a more benign entity, does same
i.e. We have a unique variation of Process Theology
# An all-encompassing suis generis
self-iterating
AI
or
UI ( Universe Intelligence )
( with Divine Spark/Drive in-the-mix? )
[ of which WE are each components ]
monitoring/tweaking/running/driving/iterating/morphing
the universe
- to optimize, among other objectives, perpetual advance.
# Our universe - a potentially perpetual motion force/entity -
endeavors/iterates/morphs/maneuvers
to play-out
its perpetual motion potential
# Thus, the potential - but far from guaranteed - lifespan of our Q4P universe
is infnite
# However, Q4P in its pure form is eternal, regardless
NOTE ON LIFESPAN
The Universe (aka Q4P) is expanding ongoing;
currently this expansion rate is accelerating.
Q4P must vigilantly advance forward
with sufficient (Lambda) velocity/force to
prevail against entropy.
Q4P must contend with gravity, as well,
which simultaneously
enhances, maintains, and threatens the universe.
REPRISE
Quick Overview
One Proposed Working Hypothesis
Potentialism Theory hypothesizes that if we introduce one (conceptualized) metaphysical concept - Quest for Potential∞ - as the eternal 'driver' of the Cosmic Order, then entire inter-related clusters of hitherto unresolved issues across science, religion, metaphysics and philosophy - including (but not limited to) cosmology, cosmogony, theogony, theodicy, teleology and evolutionary biology - are all simultaniously lanced.
The fusion of my Potentialism Theory - with MIT LLoyd's (information communication & computation) quantum mechanics - provides a quite-powerful proposition: A seamless A-Z metaphysics/physics/cosmology. Sort of what many people have been seeking for a long time.
A well-vetted and quite-possibly correct simultaneous solution - a fully integrated,all-embracing metaphysics / new paradigm - is perhaps something worth evaluating. One concept (Quest for Potential∞) resolving conundrums across a dozen+ fields? If essentially on the mark, it would indeed transform the world as we know it.
That is what SummaMetaphysica/Potentialism has proposed - starting with the focus on theodicy in Summa I: God and Evil in 1988.
All data-points vector towards the theory being correct. After 28+ years of public vetting, not a single flaw has been discerned in it. And as we know from 7th grade mathematics, elegant possible simultaneous solutions inevitably have a way of turning out to be correct.
Potentialism proposes that our universe indeed has a direction (Quest for Potential∞). Advocates of an aimless and random universe have been having a public nervous breakdown over the theory since God and Evil (Summa I) was published by KTAV twenty-eight years - and six printings - ago in 1988.
Potentialism Theory is, as well, simple yet powerful (i.e. infinitely nested). And indeed, to add irony to the potentially pivotal theory, its proposed key to the cosmic code - Quest for Potential∞ - has always been 'hiding in plain sight'.
The theory can be viewed through a religious lens (see Summa Metaphysica I: God and Evil); a spiritual lens (see Summa Metaphysica II: God and Good) or a secular lens (see Summa Metaphysica III: The Transcendent Dynamic).
The theory shatters various 'idols' along the way. The world is not flat, nor is the universe random - by any means. The universe may be far more dynamic and fully-integrated than hitherto suspected, to put matters mildly.
Various entrenched 'priesthoods' - whether in academe or otherwise - will diss any truly threatening paradigm - and will fight rearguard battles, sometimes vicious ones, to protect their power prerogatives. But these reactionary efforts against a formidable new paradigm will ultimately fail.
The Random Universe formulation is simply old-fashioned fundamentalist and strident hard-line Atheism masked as science.
The 14th-16th Century Vatican persecuting theorists for propounding helio-centrism, is now replaced by a hard-line Randomnist hierarchy in England (globally) undermining the careers of directional-universe theoreticians.
A zealous religious Inquisition is replaced by a zealous antireligious inquisition;
Bogus Middle Ages Church doctrine is replaced by bogus 21st Century hard-line Random Universe doctrine.
In each case, too much power leading directly to ruinous and implacable hard-line doctrine - and from thence onto destruction of truth and lives.
Ultimately, the most powerful currency prevails in commerce, and the most powerful ideas/concepts prevail in the history of ideas. Thomas S. Kuhn discussed the fierce institutional resistance faced by paradigm challenges. See his 1962 classic, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions.
One can argue that my little Harvard degree is not in philosophy - or one can look at the overwhelming evidence behind the proposition - and 'listen to the music'.
I invite you to examine the hypothesis and expand your minds and your souls.
Sincerely,
David B.
MANHATTAN
see also formal inductive proof:Inductive1000.com
David.Birnbaum.NY@gmail.com
Thank You
Thank you for graciously reviewing this presentation.
I hope I have laid out the argument cogently.
D.B.
[ for the fuller treatment, see SummaMetaphysica.com, of course. ]
Wrapping-up
www.Closing1000.com
Has the Entrenched Randomness Clique Strangled Global Debate?
The Fall of Randomness
subtext: the ramifications of
the Randomness clique's abuse of power
The m.o.:
From the shadows, their 'leadership clique' has rationalized a pattern of
ongoing nefarious antics/gambits to destroy competing theorists.
unable to compete 'on the merits'
the clique deploys academic thuggery -
with slander, defamation, and misinformation
as consistently central to its messaging
- in targeting opposing theorists for destruction
The net result:
Institutionalizing the strangulation (by the Randomness clique) of global debate
as (somehow) acceptable academic practice & norm
extra-legal modus operandi
one cannot assert that their m.o. is a legal one
Is the closest descrition - 'racketeering & corrupt' ?
a few medieval ogres calling their shots
suppress all debate * crush all dissent * destroy all dissenters
actually a fundamentalist/hard-line/militant/nihilistic cult
masquerading as a scientific theory
radicalizing classic Atheism
- from (scientifically tenable) ideological opposition to classic Creationist God,
into (scientifically untenable) hard-line Atheism -
with strident opposition to any 'direction' whatsoever in the universe
as core doctrine.
In the mix,
Their stratagem conveniently aims to toxify competing theorists (typically American),
and attempts to sideline these American theories (typically 'directional universe').
The 'cover':
slap-on-the-back jocularity and pompous self-righteous (misplaced) arrogance
The internal (delusional) mantra:
"We are Imperial" - and we alone - and unilaterally -
will decide what is acceptable academic discourse
Conflating an anti-religious ideology
- with academic teachings
As 90%+ of science academicians in England happen to conveniently be hard-line Atheists, they will merge a fundamentalist ideology (stridently anti-theist), with a (false) scientific hunch (an anti-directional universe); they will then advocate Randomness/Aimlessness - as (alleged) science.
The two - a strident fundamentalist ideology and (false) a hunch - will become one and the same: the (convoluted) 'science' of the Atheist British academics.
the putative 'side benefit':
Presumably the Randomness clique would get to divvy-up global academic influence -
with 'legacy' and sundry accolades in-the-mix....
the ancillary toxic gambits:
the 'gaming' of Google and Wikipedia
teaching the wrong course
The Randomness clique should not be teaching Cosmology;
they should be teaching a course which they actually truly understand:
"Fascism for Beginners" : An Introductory Course
does not actually qualify as science
should not really even be brought up in the Science Department courses;
sort of, a wrong turn in the history of science;
simply not serious
hijacked and mutated classic Atheism
mutated Atheism from: disbelievers in classic God >
rabid and millitant opponents of any 'direction' to the universe
Zombie DNA
we come, we destroy; darkness trumps light; despair trumps hope
We are the nihilist Randomness cultists
Three racketeering identity-masked ghouls on pinnacle British campuses
are allowed to decree verdicts of academic Life or Death
on cosmology/philosophy academics across America ???
- while Cambridge - Oxford - Imperial
hear no evil; see no evil ?
- while cutting-edge American theorists are conveniently undermined
and/or systematically destroyed?
- And while The Chronicle (DC-based) always 'happens' to deliver
the core (often virulently) negativity attack? - which can conveniently and readily
be parlayed by the ghouls' acolytes into a high-profile destructive Guardian article and/or
Wikipedia piece to aid & abet the steady academic asphyxiation of the target theorist?
a (very) small secretive, psychologically twisted clique
- dictates (quack) 'science' to the world?
- by neutralizing/eliminating competing theorists via -
secretly commissioned toxic articles; bare-knuckled academic blackmail;
and gaming Google/Wikipedia?
The core Randomness hierarchy permanently in hiding?
Three thuggish from-the-shadows misfits...
Self-appointed to play
judge-jury-executioner...
Sadistic cowards...
[NOTE. My family exited Berlin in 1938; we have seen these fascist freaks before...]
The collateral damage:
# a 100+ year (at least as far back as 1900) freeze of scientific advance across multiple fields
# a betrayal of the world's trust in British academe
# the unhinging of England's venerable core academic integrity
*
But, as noted in the above Scroll Down, Randomness - as front & center - now falls on both key fronts: Cosmology and Evolution
And, all the king's horses
and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty Dumpty
back together again
see also SuperFormula1000.com
To the Reader
I have worked on this project since age ten (1960), 57 years ago, when I was a 4th grade student at (Modern Orthodox Jewish) Yeshiva Dov Revel of Forest Hills, Queens, NY.
About 1/2 of the parents had emigrated from Europe at some point post-1900, some tattooed with blue numbers on their forearms. Everyone was motivated. Dual-curriculum Dov Revel was the toughest school I ever attended, Harvard-included. Per the school's DNA, established science trumped theology. And, of course, we were exposed to challenge on all fronts.
On the science front, things were hopping in the '50s and '60s in Astronomy, in particular. As you recall, in Spring 1964 Bell Labs researchers in nearby NJ accidentally corroborated the Big Bang via cosmic microwave background radiation, and a new era was de facto ushered in. That vey same Spring 1964, I graduated eighth grade. My little Astronomy hobby morphed into my little Metaphysics hobby.
As you know, the first (volume of the Summa series) work came out 1988, 29 years ago.
I have studied the world and the theory from as many angles as I could during this entire 55+ year duration (1960 - now ). The theory has been exhaustively vetted. At the 3+ day 2012 BARD conference, no vulnerability was discerned in Summa/Potentialism.
I am confident in the theory.
Please be wary of any academic group - however fancy - whose signature m.o. is the de-legitimization and defamation of competing theorists; whose single-minded stratagem is the relentless obfuscation or suppression of debate - at all costs.
This is my chosen modality to break the little stranglehold of that crypto-academic group.
May truth and global advance be the ultimate victors.
VERITAS.
Humbly submitted to my fellow voyagers on life's extraordinary journey.
Onward!
D. Birnbaum
NY
David.Birnbaum.NY@gmail.com
alert to the enemies of science masquerading as fancy academics:
Rumor has it
that a core group of
hard-line British atheists
has perfected the art of "character assassination"
(of 'directional universe' theorists)
- with "plausible deniability" by the Brits in-the-mix;
they are a little weak on intellectual integrity and theory, however.
RICO
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The logo of the DOJ/FBI is for identification of the statutory authority.
The reward is doubled for the identity-masked head of the racketeering organization.
Note from a Friend
to
Cambridge, Oxford, Imperial
et al.
Best not to allow a foothold on your campuses to those who would strangle global debate
Respectfully do not allow academic thugs to hide behind your skirts
Best not to allow enemies of science to position yourselves as their 'enablers'
"Scientia Imperii decus et tutamen"
Note that Cambridge University, in particular, has more than enough leverage
to unilaterally put an end to all of this Golden Triangle academic thuggery - within 24 hours.
see RandomnessBoys
With special homage to timeless thinkers -
A.I. Kook
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Thomas Merton
We hitch a ride on the shoulders of giants,
so we can potentially scan the edge of the horizon
just a touch further out....
And, of course we salute our esteemed guide Guatama Buddha
- Birnbaum
“Sorry for the inconvenience, but this is a revolution”
Summa Metaphysica
Overview
1988 (Summa I) Religious Man
# Proposed Theodicy/Theogony resolution
closes the two key philosophical vulnerabilities in Religion
# Proposed eternal dynamic Infinite Quest for Potential
lays groundwork for Directional Universe
# Lays groundwork for the unification of Science, Spirituality and Religion
2005 (Summa II) Spiritual Man
# Demonstrates Directional Universe
# Proposes formula for the cosmic code: Q4P∞ → C+ → E+
Meaning, the cosmos is most certainly directional, and most certainly not random
# Provides an Overarching Metaphysics / Simultaneous Solution
# Provides new metaphysical/philosophical/cosmological standing to Spirituality
2014 (Summa III) Secular Man
# Overthrows Randomness/Aimlessness* across multiple fronts
# Proposed 'Fusion Evolution' theory
(a) supplanting Random Mutation as the key platform in Evolution, and
(b) deploying a fusion of Summa’s metaphysics and Quantum Mechanics - Q4P/Q3 - as the key catalyst.
# Completes Summa's proposed unification of Science, Spirituality and Religion
# Creation Ex Nihilo+
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For Consideration
All glory is fleeting
Randomness/Aimlessness (as the key 'cosmic catalyst') is 'done' (debunked).*1 .
The Darwinism version of Evolution is 'done' (debunked).*2 .
The anti-scientific 'infinite random universes'
formulation is 'done' (debunked).*3
The 100+ year dark ages brought to you courtesy of the British randomnist cabal will now start to steadily collapse of its own intellectual and moral bankruptcy.
*
all elucidated above in RewindSumma.com:
*1 Quest for Potential is the prime catalyst
*2 Fusion Evolution trumps Darwinism / See Evolution1000.com
*3 Any/all universes need-be Potential-driven and directional