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Originally Posted by Fredrick  ... And if you can achieve a fundamental reason why the decimal is not most appropriate for the toe, then you have my eternal admiration. ... |
I think I may be able to assist here. I postulate the most fundamental law of the universe as being the existence of "not". Through the use of "not" everything is defined. 10 is not 8, and 8 is not 2. Yet, without "something" and "nothing" to border it, we would have a featureless void. Thus, at least "something" must exist which is bordered by nothing. And it is here that the binary system starts - 1 (or something) surrounded by 0 (nothing).
Adding the above to my explanations about neurons gives a system which can explain the mechanics of the brain, the mind, and emotion based upon existence somewhere between something and nothing (1 and 0). If we are to create a reductionistic theory based upon the most fundamental of principles, I believe "is" and "is not" (1 and 0) provides an excellent foundation.
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Originally Posted by Profpat ... No argument from me I like our base 10 system. I just wanted to point out that there are other bases for numbering systems, which if I understood your post correctly you agree. Here is a little information on a base 8 system. ... |
The old Honeywell mainframes ran in octal, so it is as viable a computer system as hex.
Looking at octal, if your take two tetrahedrons (Fredrick's pyramids) and have the top points touch, then the 8 base points would be at opposite ends. This would provide a narrow 2 point center which widens in opposite directions to 4 point extremities (8 total).
I recall that the inner atomic shell allows only 2 electrons while the next shell allows 8 - the octet rule.
Further, if we spin the pyramids so that they blur, and their points blur like a spinning bicycle wheel, it begins to take on the shape of Felix's diagram with the jets.
Am I just seeing a mirage here? Or could there be some relationship to all of these components?
P.S. Profpat's diagram has 8 integrated boxes, too.