Based on my current knowledge of my existence, I am left to conclude that the creatures on this planet are the only developed life forms in what we call “the universe.” The universe is our limit on existence; considering existence is bounded only by those who exist. We are able to trace our causation back to a biological source, this allows us to assume the premise that we do indeed exist. Thus is the case for all other existing material; all leading back to physics, the awareness and understanding of force. Our scientific knowledge has far advanced past those of our ancestors. But considering that our ancestors are the only beings that we are able to compare knowledge with; our technology doesn’t surpass any natural bounds; and our many uncertainties, it is safe to assume that control over ones own existence is rather difficult. Restrictions on science, mainly those caused by lack of practicing individuals, won’t allow for any true perception of our existential limits. Thus we will not know how vast of a dimension the universe is. We do have a clear idea of the difficulties however, and the known facts alone compel me to conclude that there are no supremely advanced organisms in our universe.
(Footnote: I consider a supremely advanced organism to be one with clear and precise information on existence. Obviously any information can be expressed by any organism simply through interaction. But, any “advanced” creature would possess an actual science, knowledge of specific methods that actualize specific ends. Such knowledge isn’t seen in less developed species, in fact we are the only species who possess an transcendental understanding of existence; all other creatures on this planet have a general understanding but not a complex one concerning the universe. We, however, aren’t what i would call “supremely advanced” because of our lack of freedom concerning our actualization of possible ideas. For example; it is possible for us to space travel, but we aren’t so advanced that this possibility can be actualized without much difficulty. Such difficulties are seen throughout society, in the form of detrimental issues, and our inability to resolve such issues with easy and accuracy, so the issues don’t happen again or the solutions are readily at hand, shows our disqualification of the title of even first-rate beings; We lack full control over our environment.)
The only true known facts of the universe are scalar as physics implies, these are the awareness of force and motion. It is in this that we understand the function of other beings and objects. Highly developed minds have knowledge of physics by being in control of force, we have the ability to sense force and react to it. If we move beyond scalar knowledge we begin to speak of different sciences, but all would imply scalars. It is this which lead science to becoming a main idea in most living creature’s minds, though most lack the capacity to fully understand the complex concepts that govern the universe; assuming all forces can even be fully comprehended in an unified science. The force of being a self controlled entity must synthesis with the force of nature, this is practical with all individual living beings.
We can speak of a few bounds or scalars found in existence. These are volume, force, and direction. We are constantly aware of force, existence is essentially force. Biology is a self aware force, this is opposed to mechanics, which is merely fundamental and necessary force. Direction is what separates force. Things that are accelerating at a constant speed will not stop unless acted on by something else moving at it from the opposite direction. In reality the direction of force doesn’t matter because force is always conserved, the universe operates on mechanics that have an unlimited supply of energy, due to the fact that matter and energy are constantly interchanging into one another. Direction becomes a concern to biological entities because our volume of energy is limited, we must find and obtain energy, thus direction is required knowledge.
The universe we perceived is a small portion of the volume existence is able to contain. Volume is the quantity of space which a being occupies. This is of course relative to other beings and only a concern of biological creatures. The greater the volume a being occupies the more force it will have, this is the main scalar which allows for each science to be separated. Cosmology is the study if the force of heavenly entities which in size take up extremely large volumes space. Particle physics is the study of extreme small entities and fundamentally energy itself, they are Planck size but are massively abundant. Biology is relatively in between cosmology and particle physics, We are immensely larger than a particle, but might as well be considered particles in relation to a star or a planet. Each study is apart of the single dimension of existence; they become separated by size, size very much influences the functionality of different beings and this is fundamental knowledge in science.
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Thursday, December 29, 2011
On Existence/Existing
Here is a subject that many pass over everyday, in every conversation, yet never full understand; existence. I’ve been thinking about this topic lately, and have come to a few conclusions concerning; what existence is, and what does it mean to exist. What I’ve found is that not many of my concepts were all that novel, in fact, it is possible to say that none of them are actually new ideas, but rather they are subjective views of objective principles. But as i said, this subject is in every aspect of life, therefore it is not a difficult one to grasp.
Existence is the polar opposite of non-existence. this is the simplest way to begin to explain what existence is. For non-existence is more readily known than existence. Non-existence, I’ll define as; anything one doesn’t know, has never experienced, and can’t perceive with any sense. This should make non-existence not at all difficult to understand for all we our, our minds, are a configuration of knowledge, experience, and senses; and this is a simple understanding of the mind, but a useful view in this discussion. The proposition for existence is than thus; Non-existence does not exist, for if it existed than it would cease to be non-existence and become existence; existence can be known, experienced, and sensed; non-existence can’t be known, experienced, or sensed, therefore non-existence can not exist. This may sound very trivial, but it is fundamental; which will be more apparent when the features of existence are stated.
For a better understanding of non-existence, it maybe best to go over some concepts the get very close to non-existence, but never truly become it. The first stems from logic and is called negation. Negation in logic is equivalent to the English word not, which is the simplest way to define negation. When we say something is negated, we mean to say that it does not exist. But this is not true non-existence, for the thing which does not exist has been initiated, in a sense, in existence. For no one will deny that, for negation to operate, something existing, in a sense, must be negated.
(Footnote: When i say “in a sense,” I’m speaking of forms of communication, such as speech, writing, signs, etc. These are contingent on our senses, for there is not other way to experience them. And, of course, we only know and understand that which we have experienced. These are just simple ways to explain the mind and brain, and mind and body duality, which I’ll discuss at a latter time)
Another concept related to non-existence is a vacuum. By vacuum, I’m speaking more in scientific terms, and mainly the study of physics. In physics, the terms “non-existence” or “nothing” would relate to a vacuum, and a vacuum is space void of matter. Matter in physics refers to particles or atoms, both essentially the same thing; the smallest known objects that exist in the universe. These objects, in physics, are the building blocks of the universe, thus of existence. At the subatomic level, however, these objects become nothing more than pure energy. So it is impossible to be rid of all particles in a real vacuum, for every vacuum itself is a force, and therefore necessitates a particle. Also, complete empty space is still space qua space, and space when empty still contains potential, volume, and substance. Empty space, in a sense, is the purest form of existence, but not of reality.
(Footnote: Physics as i perceive it is the most fundamental principles of nature, more specifically the nature of reality. For though it is just a theory, and it may deserve a more prominent position, it explains many different motions of matter with extremely high precision. Its major flaw stems from its greatest asset, mathematics. Because reality is extremely precise in every motion, for every action is accompanied by a reaction, every cause produces an effect; this produces a constant and perfect one to one proportion. Concerning reality and quantity, this will generate very high numbers, which never even start in one to one proportions. Perhaps and example is needed in a later time.)
In Rene Descartes’ The Principles of Philosophy he states this about non-existence; “With regard to a vacuum, in the philosophical sense of the term, that is, a space in which there is no substance, it is evident that such does not exist, seeing the extension of space or internal place is not different from that of body. For since from this alone, that a body has extension in length, breadth, and depth, we have reason to conclude that it is a substance, it being absolutely contradictory that nothing should possess extension, we ought to form a similar inference regarding the space which is supposed void, viz., that since there is extension in it there is necessarily also substance.” This is in relation to the previous statements concerning empty space.
Existence and non-existence, or existence in general, is very much a paradox. However, the beginning of its whole being has no middle ground, which is, nowhere in existence can one find non-existence because non-existence does not exist. This by necessity must be the first premise of existence.
Existence is the polar opposite of non-existence. this is the simplest way to begin to explain what existence is. For non-existence is more readily known than existence. Non-existence, I’ll define as; anything one doesn’t know, has never experienced, and can’t perceive with any sense. This should make non-existence not at all difficult to understand for all we our, our minds, are a configuration of knowledge, experience, and senses; and this is a simple understanding of the mind, but a useful view in this discussion. The proposition for existence is than thus; Non-existence does not exist, for if it existed than it would cease to be non-existence and become existence; existence can be known, experienced, and sensed; non-existence can’t be known, experienced, or sensed, therefore non-existence can not exist. This may sound very trivial, but it is fundamental; which will be more apparent when the features of existence are stated.
For a better understanding of non-existence, it maybe best to go over some concepts the get very close to non-existence, but never truly become it. The first stems from logic and is called negation. Negation in logic is equivalent to the English word not, which is the simplest way to define negation. When we say something is negated, we mean to say that it does not exist. But this is not true non-existence, for the thing which does not exist has been initiated, in a sense, in existence. For no one will deny that, for negation to operate, something existing, in a sense, must be negated.
(Footnote: When i say “in a sense,” I’m speaking of forms of communication, such as speech, writing, signs, etc. These are contingent on our senses, for there is not other way to experience them. And, of course, we only know and understand that which we have experienced. These are just simple ways to explain the mind and brain, and mind and body duality, which I’ll discuss at a latter time)
Another concept related to non-existence is a vacuum. By vacuum, I’m speaking more in scientific terms, and mainly the study of physics. In physics, the terms “non-existence” or “nothing” would relate to a vacuum, and a vacuum is space void of matter. Matter in physics refers to particles or atoms, both essentially the same thing; the smallest known objects that exist in the universe. These objects, in physics, are the building blocks of the universe, thus of existence. At the subatomic level, however, these objects become nothing more than pure energy. So it is impossible to be rid of all particles in a real vacuum, for every vacuum itself is a force, and therefore necessitates a particle. Also, complete empty space is still space qua space, and space when empty still contains potential, volume, and substance. Empty space, in a sense, is the purest form of existence, but not of reality.
(Footnote: Physics as i perceive it is the most fundamental principles of nature, more specifically the nature of reality. For though it is just a theory, and it may deserve a more prominent position, it explains many different motions of matter with extremely high precision. Its major flaw stems from its greatest asset, mathematics. Because reality is extremely precise in every motion, for every action is accompanied by a reaction, every cause produces an effect; this produces a constant and perfect one to one proportion. Concerning reality and quantity, this will generate very high numbers, which never even start in one to one proportions. Perhaps and example is needed in a later time.)
In Rene Descartes’ The Principles of Philosophy he states this about non-existence; “With regard to a vacuum, in the philosophical sense of the term, that is, a space in which there is no substance, it is evident that such does not exist, seeing the extension of space or internal place is not different from that of body. For since from this alone, that a body has extension in length, breadth, and depth, we have reason to conclude that it is a substance, it being absolutely contradictory that nothing should possess extension, we ought to form a similar inference regarding the space which is supposed void, viz., that since there is extension in it there is necessarily also substance.” This is in relation to the previous statements concerning empty space.
Existence and non-existence, or existence in general, is very much a paradox. However, the beginning of its whole being has no middle ground, which is, nowhere in existence can one find non-existence because non-existence does not exist. This by necessity must be the first premise of existence.
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