Thanks ProfPat for the welcoming and a big thanks to Robert for the forum!
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Originally Posted by Profpat  As far as "THE BIG TOE"
Theory of Everything, in simple notation:
0 = 1 = ∞
That has already been proposed by different members, and while it may have an element of truth to it, of what predictive value does it have. We have all read where we are all ONE, and that Nothing is Everything, and Reality is Illusion, and Everything is Equal, etc.
Speaking for myself I would like to see something a bit more substantial, in a T.O.E. |
I've not seen the equation elsewhere but I know the idea behind it is not new. The predictive element has perhaps been the main reason for the quest of a ToE. This of course carries the assumption that the Universe has a predictive element that can be understood in human terms.
0 = 1 = ∞ may not have much use in many scientific fields as it is very general and is seemingly useless. Everything is one... blah blah blah.... but all science and math is only useful by means of what it is applied to. To an accountant the equation would be utterly useless as she would need to balance her numbers and needs a strict framework. Accountants look at world in a very exact and rigid way. However when I pick out an apple at the store I know not all apples are the same, but to the work of an accountant - they are all the same - they are just "units".
There are not many mathematics or scientific fields concerned with qualitative issues but AI is definitely one of them. Although, again, it may not be useful in a predictive sense it does aid the idea of understanding the Universe in any given moment - which is a huge achievement in itself.
o-frap
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arguments for the equation if anyone is interested.