vol VII: Notes

2014

Notes

[Notebook: DB 78: Catholicism 2.0]

[Sunday 14 December 2014 - Saturday 20 December 2014]

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Sunday 14 December 2014

To communicate is to copy, the network way of increasing entropy.

Monday 15 December 2014

Probabilities are measured by time and time is the fundamental liner parameter of the Universe (The fundamental exponential parameter is entropy). So when we say that the probability of a_i is p_i what we mean is that p_i of the times we look at the system we see a_i (here treating a quantum [system] with a source alphabet a_i and a probability distribution p_i such that ∑_i p_i = 1). This is a requirement of all probability spaces, that they be complete.

Theology in the public service.

The world is full of noise. We need a binary cutthrough.

Tuesday 16 December 2014

Slowly transcribing 30 years of diaries. Narcissism? Self discovery?. I am a phenomenon to myself, my conscious output (ie the content of my awareness) being transformation od the inputs I have received personally since conception, within a processing framework developed by billions of years of prior evolution. Talking in abstract formal network and computational terms gives a language to understand the data of our personal consciousness, ie a theology. [Intro to Notes]

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The Church is not a democracy. The faithful are governed by the pope through his ishops and priests (confessors) . . .

Wednesday 17 December 2014

Reading Zygon, approaching its 50th year. Pleased to see people saying the Fall did not happen (49:4, Marinov page ?) On the other hand we have here a record of fifty years of effort to reconcile science and religion, an impossible task because so much religious belief is unverified an unverifiable fiction and from a scientific point of view wrong. The Fall is the root example. Marinov

Language = coordinate system.

general covariance - all mappings between system and coordinates are equivalen, but some are more useful than others.

Continuity i te theory of gravitation points so symmetry, that is absence of information (= broken symmetry). The information content of a broken symmetry is equal to the entropy of the symmetry.

Thursday 18 December 2014

We are fashioned in the image of God. The principal difference is entropy. I exist as an individual at the human level o the universal network whereas there is no upper bound on the entropy of God, ie the whole Universe The transfinite numbers are the scale of entropy.

The idea of general covariance allows a transfinite number

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of mappings of the natural numbers onto themselves. It also allows for many different languages at different levels of complexity, and makes room for the four different languages of physics, gravitation, strong, weak, electric.

The theologians are avoiding reality, hiding behind their scriptures and their Jesus.

Corruption: leakage of value from the system

Much of the tribal thing gives the 'Elders' unfair power over the young, including the power to peremptorily request them to break the law, rather like the Mafie and some instances of the Catholic Church.

Friday 19 December 2014

Saturday 20 December 2014

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Further reading

Books

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Feynman, Richard P, and Robert B Leighton et al, The Feynman Lectures on Physics (volume 1) : Mainly Mechanics, Radiation and Heat, Addison Wesley 1963 Foreword: 'This book is based on a course of lectures in introductory physics given by Prof. R P Feynman at the California Institute of Technology during the academic year 1961-62. ... The lectures constitute a major part of a fundamental revision of the introductory course, carried out over a four year period. ... The need for a basic revision arose both from the rapid development of physics in recent decades and from the fact that entering freshmen have shown a stewady incrase in mathematical ability as a result of improvements in high school mathematical course content.'  Amazon   back

Polkinghorne, John, Quantum Physics and Theology: An Unexpected Kinship, Yale University Press 2008 Amazon Product Description 'Despite the differences of their subject matter, science and theology have a cousinly relationship, John Polkinghorne contends in his latest thought-provoking book.  From his unique perspective as both theoretical physicist and Anglican priest, Polkinghorne considers aspects of quantum physics and theology and demonstrates that the two truth-seeking enterprises are engaged in analogous rational techniques of inquiry. His exploration of the deep connections between science and theology shows with new clarity a common kinship in the search for truth.   The author identifies and explores key similarities in quantum physics and Christology. Among the many parallels he identifies are patterns of historical development in quantum physics and in Christology; wrestling with perplexities such as quantum interpretation and the problem of evil; and the drive for an overarching view in the Grand Unified Theories of physics and in Trinitarian theology. Both theology and science are propelled by a desire to understand the world through experienced reality, and Polkinghorne explains that their viewpoints are by no means mutually exclusive.'  Amazon   back

Streater, Raymond F, and Arthur S Wightman, PCT, Spin, Statistics and All That, Princeton University Press 2005 Amazon product description: ' PCT, Spin and Statistics, and All That is the classic summary of and introduction to the achievements of Axiomatic Quantum Field Theory. This theory gives precise mathematical responses to questions like: What is a quantized field? What are the physically indispensable attributes of a quantized field? Furthermore, Axiomatic Field Theory shows that a number of physically important predictions of quantum field theory are mathematical consequences of the axioms. Here Raymond Streater and Arthur Wightman treat only results that can be rigorously proved, and these are presented in an elegant style that makes them available to a broad range of physics and theoretical mathematics.'  Amazon   back

Papers

Marinov, Georgi K, "Theistic Evolution in the Postgenomic Era", Zygon, 49, 4, December 2014, page 829-854. Abstract: How to reconcile the theory of evolution with existing religious beliefs has occupied minds since Darwin's time. The majority of the discourse on the subject is still focussed on the Darwinian version of evolutionary theory, or at best the mid-twentieth century version of the Modern Synthesis. However, evolutionary thought has moved forward since then with the inights provided by the advent of comparative genomics in recent decades having a particularly significant impact. A theology that successfully incorporates evolutionary biology needs to take such developments into account because [the] range of truly viable options among the many versions of theistic evolution that have been proposed in the past may narrow down when this is done. Here I present these previously underappreciated strains of contemporary evolutionary thought and discuss their potential theological impact.'. back

Links

Fermat's principle - Wikipedia, Fermat's principle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, 'In optics, Fermat's principle or the principle of least time is the idea that the path taken between two points by a ray of light is the path that can be traversed in the least time. This principle is sometimes taken as the definition of a ray of light.[1] Fermat's Principle can be used to describe the properties of light rays reflected off mirrors, refracted through different media, or undergoing total internal reflection. It can be deduced from Huygens' principle, and can be used to derive Snell's law of refraction and the law of reflection.' back

Incommensurable magnitudes - Wikipedia, Incommensurable magnitudes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, 'The Greek discovery of incommensurable magnitudes changed the face of mathematics. At its most basic level it shed light on a glaring contradiction within the then current Greek conception of mathematical thought, which eventually resulted in a reformulation of both the methods and practice of mathematics in general. These reformulations brought about a new era in mathematics, and were the first stepping stones of some of our most important modern day conceptions, such as calculus.' back

ISSR, International Society for Science and Religion, 'About ISSR ISSR was founded in 2002 under the inaugural presidency of mathematical physicist and Anglican priest Sir John Polkinghorne. The Presidency subsequently passed to Professor George Ellis and then to Sir Brian Heap. The current President is Professor John Hedley Brooke. Aims Our central aim is the facilitation of dialogue between the two academic disciplines of science and religion, one of the most important current areas of debate in terms of understanding the nature of humanity. This includes both the enhancement of the profile of the science-religion interface in the public eye, as well as the safeguarding of the quality and rigour of the debate in the more formal, academic arena.' back

Pilot ACE - Wikipedia, Pilot ACE - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, 'The Pilot ACE was one of the first computers built in the United Kingdom, at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in the early 1950s. It was a preliminary version of the full ACE, which had been designed by Alan Turing. After Turing left NPL (in part because he was disillusioned by the lack of progress on building the ACE) James H. Wilkinson took over the project, Harry Huskey helped with the design. The Pilot ACE ran its first program on May 10, 1950 and was demonstrated to the press in December 1950' back

Transfinite numbers - Wikipedia, Transfinite numbers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, 'Transfinite numbers are cardinal numbers or ordinal numbers that are larger than all finite numbers, yet not necessarily absolutely infinite. The term transfinite was coined by Georg Cantor, who wished to avoid some of the implications of the word infinite in connection with these objects, which were nevertheless not finite. Few contemporary workers share these qualms; it is now accepted usage to refer to transfinite cardinals and ordinals as "infinite". However, the term "transfinite" also remains in use.' back