Cogburn
04-21-2009, 08:38 PM
I try to avoid threads like this for a good reason, but in the spirit of honesty I'm going to come clean in the first post on this topic.
I am currently writing a book on this very topic.
I've coined the term "antiphysics", since Aristotle's term of "metaphysics" has been long since bastardized.
Allow me to post a little from the introduction.
[offsite:19e93a60]"Antiphysics" is a term used to describe the study of the nature of the interaction of consciousness with the universe and the influence that each exerts upon the other within the known modern dictates and dominant theories of physics. It is not intended as a replacement for classical physics, but is offered as a refinement of the description of the interaction between the observer and the observed, or how life influences the nature of reality.
The study of antiphysics is impossible without a solid understanding of the nature of reality as currently described by quantum physics and its progeny, string theory (or M-theory). It is the opinion of this author that the current description of reality as agreed by modern theoreticians is indeed an accurate, if incomplete, picture of the true nature of the universe in which we find ourselves.
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Throughout this work certain mathematical formulae will be presented to provide the proofs of the scientific and mathematical basis upon which the philosophical foundations for antiphysics are constructed. The reader would be advised not to become intimidated for a lack of understanding of such concepts, nor overly weighted down in the research of their mathematical derivatives and proofs. The applications and results of the application of antiphysics are validated and may be measured by those mathematics but are not dependent upon them for application by neither the layman nor the adept. Quite the contrary, every single living being in the universe applies the concepts of antiphysics every single moment they continue to exist within this universe. Life, by definition of its very existence, utilizes the precepts of antiphysics.
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It is worthy to note that nowhere within the body of this work will one find an attempt to define, justify or ascribe any other purpose to the existence of life. Such questions lie outside the intended scope of this work, and are best left to other such sciences more capably equipped to travel such paths. The mere fact that life, consciousness and sentience exist are all that are required for the exploration of antiphysics. As such, the study of the origins of life will be avoided and only the description of the greater nature of the existence of life, the varieties and manifestations of that life, and the impact that such life has upon the universe and the reality that such forms of life perceive.
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The dictates of antiphysics are not such that the individual need abandon all that one knows to be true, nor need it deny the observations of reality one makes on a day-to-day basis. It is a supplement to the understanding of the nature of reality and our interactions with it; a seamless integration of the "soul" and the "will" of living, conscious and sentient creatures and the universe in which they exist.
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This, like all sciences, is a work-in-progress and as such has room for interpretation, debate, or derision. The concept itself is constructed quite purposefully well within the boundaries of commonly accepted mainstream quantum mechanics. References are provided for each fact offered, antiphysics being only a meaningful interpretation of those facts, organized in a manner that is both accessible and actionable to the greater public, as opposed to residing merely within the sterilized confines of academia.[/offsite:19e93a60]
I'd be happy to contribute to this thread, however understand that your research may cross paths with what I have established.
I just don't want anyone suing me because something posted here ended up in my (hopefully) to be published work. :)
I am currently writing a book on this very topic.
I've coined the term "antiphysics", since Aristotle's term of "metaphysics" has been long since bastardized.
Allow me to post a little from the introduction.
[offsite:19e93a60]"Antiphysics" is a term used to describe the study of the nature of the interaction of consciousness with the universe and the influence that each exerts upon the other within the known modern dictates and dominant theories of physics. It is not intended as a replacement for classical physics, but is offered as a refinement of the description of the interaction between the observer and the observed, or how life influences the nature of reality.
The study of antiphysics is impossible without a solid understanding of the nature of reality as currently described by quantum physics and its progeny, string theory (or M-theory). It is the opinion of this author that the current description of reality as agreed by modern theoreticians is indeed an accurate, if incomplete, picture of the true nature of the universe in which we find ourselves.
...
Throughout this work certain mathematical formulae will be presented to provide the proofs of the scientific and mathematical basis upon which the philosophical foundations for antiphysics are constructed. The reader would be advised not to become intimidated for a lack of understanding of such concepts, nor overly weighted down in the research of their mathematical derivatives and proofs. The applications and results of the application of antiphysics are validated and may be measured by those mathematics but are not dependent upon them for application by neither the layman nor the adept. Quite the contrary, every single living being in the universe applies the concepts of antiphysics every single moment they continue to exist within this universe. Life, by definition of its very existence, utilizes the precepts of antiphysics.
....
It is worthy to note that nowhere within the body of this work will one find an attempt to define, justify or ascribe any other purpose to the existence of life. Such questions lie outside the intended scope of this work, and are best left to other such sciences more capably equipped to travel such paths. The mere fact that life, consciousness and sentience exist are all that are required for the exploration of antiphysics. As such, the study of the origins of life will be avoided and only the description of the greater nature of the existence of life, the varieties and manifestations of that life, and the impact that such life has upon the universe and the reality that such forms of life perceive.
...
The dictates of antiphysics are not such that the individual need abandon all that one knows to be true, nor need it deny the observations of reality one makes on a day-to-day basis. It is a supplement to the understanding of the nature of reality and our interactions with it; a seamless integration of the "soul" and the "will" of living, conscious and sentient creatures and the universe in which they exist.
...
This, like all sciences, is a work-in-progress and as such has room for interpretation, debate, or derision. The concept itself is constructed quite purposefully well within the boundaries of commonly accepted mainstream quantum mechanics. References are provided for each fact offered, antiphysics being only a meaningful interpretation of those facts, organized in a manner that is both accessible and actionable to the greater public, as opposed to residing merely within the sterilized confines of academia.[/offsite:19e93a60]
I'd be happy to contribute to this thread, however understand that your research may cross paths with what I have established.
I just don't want anyone suing me because something posted here ended up in my (hopefully) to be published work. :)