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zeynel · 5178 days ago · link · · parent · post: A thought-experiment about matter, space, and time.

I think, your experiment touches on some fundamental questions and facilitates discussion of fundamental questions. For instance, what is real is convention (relation); what is convention is real. What exists is defined to exist by giving it a name. In order to know something we need to measure it with a chosen unit.

Maybe you can explain more what you mean by “existence is not a state” and “existence is a measure of relationships.” For instance, "There are no solids. There are no things. There are only interfering and noninterfering patterns operative in pure principle . . . (B. Fuller): http://science1.wordpress.com/2008/10/22/physical-semantics/

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mk · 5178 days ago · link ·

That's good article, and a good quote. I have degrees in physics, so I am a bit familiar with the concepts. Actually, as an undergrad, I wrote a paper called "The Science of Analogy" which was part of my early efforts into this method of thinking. I wish I still had it.

What I meant by "existence is not a state", is akin to what Buckminster Fuller was getting at, I think. However, what I want to then move to address, is rooted in what bothers me about BF's statement: 'non-interfering' and 'pure principle'. Are these just turtles below the turtle we have dispelled? I only have a moment, but I'll get back to this and provide a more in-depth answer to your question in a day or two. It's a good question, and I want to. Thanks!