This is completely arbitrary and history does not show this. Quentin
2007/6/22, Mark Peaty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > CDES = Compassion, Democracy, Ethics, and Scientific method > > These are prerequisites for the survival of civilisation. > > Regards > > Mark Peaty CDES > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.arach.net.au/~mpeaty/ > > > > > > David Nyman wrote: > > On Jun 21, 8:03 pm, Mark Peaty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> I always come back to the simplistic viewpoint that > >> relationships are more fundamental than numbers, but > >> relationships entail existence and difference. > > > > I sympathise. In my question to Bruno, I was trying to establish > > whether the 'realism' part of 'AR' could be isomorphic with my idea of > > a 'real' modulated continuum (i.e. set of self-relationships). But I > > suspect the answer may well be 'no', in that the 'reality' Bruno > > usually appeals to is 'true' not 'concrete'. I await clarification. > > > >> Particles of matter are knots, > >> topological self entanglements of space-time which vary in their > >> properties depending on the number of self-crossings and > >> whatever other structural/topological features occur. > > > > Yes, knot theory seems to be getting implicated in this stuff. Bruno > > has had something to say about this in the past. > > > >> If an > >> mbrane interpenetrates another, this would provide > >> differentiation and thus the beginnings of structure. > > > > Yes, this may be an attractive notion. I've wondered about myself. > > 'Interpenetration' - as a species of interaction - still seems to > > imply that different 'mbranes' are still essentially the same 'stuff' > > - i.e. modulations of the 'continuum' - but with some sort of > > orthogonal (i.e. mutually inaccessible) dimensionality > > > > PS - Mark, what is CDES? > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
