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The Nature of Consciousness : The Structure of Reality: Theory of Everything Equation Revealed : Scientific Verification and Proof of Logic God Is Hardcover – May 1, 2001
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- Print length800 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherResearch Scientific Pr
- Publication dateMay 1, 2001
- Dimensions6.25 x 2 x 9 inches
- ISBN-100970316100
- ISBN-13978-0970316103
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A more serious scientist than Jerry Wheatley can not be found. That is evident throughout the book. It is an overwhelming achievement of over thirty years of full time work. The book was released without fanfare.
Jerry began his scientific project with one assumption, namely that nature is uniform. Otherwise, he says, there is no sense in trying to understand anything. Other than that one assumption, he assumed nothing. There is an interesting twist to the second assumption. Years later while trying to understand the nature of spatial expansion from the Big Bang, Jerry recognized a problem. If space is defined by nothing, there is a problem in explaining the Big Bang as an expansion of space. Nothingness is everywhere -- it must extend indefinitely, even beyond the edge of universal expansion. Jerry says, "There is 'nothing' here, there is nothing there -- nothing is everywhere!" Space must be expanding into nothingness -- into itself. How can that be? The answer lies with the ultimate nature of space and the correct understanding of the cosmological singularity.
It is said "physics breaks down" as parameters narrow to the singularity. It means the mathematics breaks down, but it shouldn't and it doesn't. Jerry learned that the most basic elements of mathematics are insufficiently understood. He discovered this while trying to reconcile the expansion of space with the concept of nothingness. If space is nothing, how could it expand as though it were something? Specifically: was space static or dynamic (therefore nonstatic). How could it be both without contradiction? If it is not nothing, then it is not space. So, either there are two types of space or the ultimate nature of space was not properly understood.
When the accepted understanding of mathematics could not supply a noncontradictory answer to the space-nothingness problem, Jerry applied physics (particularly, the law of conservation) to math and discovered that the contemporary understanding of the basic elements of math was flawed. He began to understand why there are paradoxes in math and logic. The problem of space was similar to Russell's Paradox -- "The set of all sets which are not members of themselves." He realized that other paradoxes and Goedel's legacy resulted from insufficient understanding of the basic mathematical elements. Everyone assumed they understood how the basic elements such as zero, one, and infinity relate. But if these elements are not properly understood, then the physics to which these elements are applied will be misconstrued. And indeed, that is exactly what has happened. Appearances are deceiving. To obtain a deeper understanding of reality meant getting beyond apparent definitions.
Certainly, Jerry thought, a system can only be complete when it is also consistent. Yet it is acknowledged that a system is complete only if zero equals one (0 = 1). The system Jerry was considering is none other than the complete system denoted reality. After he deciphered the structure of reality and found no inconsistencies in reality's uniformity, he reasoned that perhaps the wrong concept of consistency was applied to a completed system because of insufficient understanding of the basic elements of mathematics. And that is what he found. He reasoned how to prove 0 = 1. Although the journey to truth was mindboggling, once he got to the ultimate truth, it was easy to understand. In fact, every child understands the ultimate equation.
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There should be a way to scientifically determine whether life has meaning beyond mere existence. The only way to do this is to map the structure of reality. This is science. Ideas are verified when evidence "in reality" corroborates statement truth.
Understanding the structure of reality was a step by step process. It is similar to a jigsaw puzzle when one has not seen the finished picture. The puzzle is completed only when every piece finds its place. Each piece informs how it fits with other pieces. Pieces mesh into sections. Sections join to show the whole picture.
The analogy comes full circle by substituting scientific facts for puzzle pieces. Pieces represent evidential facts. Scientific understanding relates one fact to others. Puzzle sections correspond to higher-level concepts and principles of physics.
Principles enabled a systematic arranging of the diagrams into a hierarchy to represent what physics is all about -- the structure of reality. The structure defines how everything interrelates. But, it did not immediately answer all questions.
Big questions of philosophy and science are answerable only when the structure of reality is reexamined through the lens of other disciplines. Multidisciplinary research produced a categorical understanding of everything.
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The Big Bang seems paradoxical. How did it happen? How can it be explained as an expansion of space? Simply:
How does space expand from a singularity? -OR- What is space expanding into -- if not itself?
If space is expanding into itself, then there is a difference between expanding space and the space into which it is expanding. A clear understanding of the Ultimate Principle explains the Big Bang and the nature of the singularity. It also defines the difference between space itself and extended spatiality. It also explains why there was a Big Bang. It passes the final test: It explains cosmogenesis.
Explicitly Defined, Solved and/or Explained:
Nature of Self and Will -- Knowledge and Understanding -- Truth Seeking Methodology -- Why Minds; Why Knowledge -- Why is there Remembrance -- Deductive and Inductive Inference -- Behavior Correlated With Logic/Physics -- Mind-Brain Connection -- Awareness-Consciousness -- Major Philosophical Questions -- Biological Instinct -- Zero, Unity, and Infinity -- Axiomatization of Arithmetic -- Incompleteness of Goedel's Theorems -- Completeness and Consistency of Logic -- Cosmic Evolution -- Entropy and Negentropy -- Meaning of Life and Death -- Religion/Religious Concepts -- Teleological Destiny -- Nature of Functional Processes.
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One day in early 1970 a student flipped ahead in his science book and asked: "What is color?" Jerry answered: "A thing's color is all color but the color that appears to you." Jerry immediately recognized this "color paradigm" could help resolve the philosophy problem of idealism and subjectivism. As a question: Is the so called "physical world" separate from its perception, or is it some kind of illusion of consciousness?
Empirical science is based on the idea that the "external world" exists apart from our awareness of it. And, that idea, though not seriously contested, has not been satisfactorily understood and explained -- until now. The color paradigm provided a way to discern there is a "world out there" that is separate from one's awareness of it. Later, we learn quantum theory suggests there is no external reality. A deeper understanding of reality must reconcile these contradictory views. Jerry's book explains how.
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- Publisher : Research Scientific Pr (May 1, 2001)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 800 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0970316100
- ISBN-13 : 978-0970316103
- Item Weight : 2.71 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.25 x 2 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #5,277,325 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In early 1970, my life radically changed. I was a teacher of science. One of my students looked ahead in his book and asked: "What is color?" I answered: "A thing's color is all color but the color that you see."
I immediately recognized this "color paradigm" could help resolve the philosophy problem of idealism and subjectivism. As a question: Is there a "world out there" or is it some kind of illusory projection?
Empirical science rests on the idea the physical world is "out there." Though not seriously contested, that idea has not been properly established: until now. The color paradigm provided a way to explain that the physical world is separate from one's awareness of it. Later, we learn quantum theory suggests there is no outside reality. A deeper understanding of reality must reconcile these contradictory views.
Seven days after the student asked the color question I had a profound experience. I asked a student to find a large sheet of paper. My mind rushed to fill it in. The result was the Where Aspect Diagram. It was a "generalization" of the color paradigm. It was a revelation, which I wrote down as it occurred. There is a photo of it in customer photos.
The Where Aspect Diagram was packed with information. When I tried to explain what happened and what I was learning, most friends and family members believed I experienced a mental breakdown. They didn't suppose that, because of any unusual behavior on my part, but because of what I was saying. I became a patient in a mental clinic for about a month. I quickly learned not to say much about what I was experiencing.
I was compelled to track down the source of this revelation and learn why it occurred. It was no coincident! Extraordinary experiences continued. There was no denying something astonishing was happening. When someone experiences a real revelation, it is quite unsettling. I began delineating the structure of reality.
Within five days after the revelation, I stopped sleeping. I then realized the body rests; the mind sleeps. My mind was functioning 24 hours a day trying to understand what was happening and why. My eyes were so dry during daytime that it took a few weeks to adjust. I did lie down and rest during the night, but my mind just kept reasoning to understand. When a hospital nurse would ask, "Are you sleeping OK?" I smiled, and answered, "As well as I can!"
I quickly understood most people's minds only function with respect to the physical world. When a mind "awakens," it can function independently of the physical world. I realized what real "born again" meant. It is the mind, or spirit, resurrecting: beginning to function on its own, again!
Most scientific revolutions result from breakthrough efforts of lone individuals. This is not something I intended to do. It is something that happened to me, and I responded with scientific honesty. That unexpected experiences lead to new ways of understanding is no surprise. That is how scientific revolutions often begin. And, this was the big one.
Physics principles enabled a systematic arranging of the diagrams into a hierarchy to represent what physics is all about - the structure of reality. The structure defines how everything interrelates. However, it did not immediately answer all questions.
The big questions of philosophy and science are answerable only when the structure of reality is reexamined through the lens of other disciplines. Multidisciplinary research produced a categorical understanding of everything.
A multidisciplinary examination of reality's structure led to an explicit defining of consciousness. It is derived from an equation - the "Theory of Everything" equation.
The book states what I learned. It says little about the amazing experiences that led to the extraordinary knowledge and understanding described in this book.
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Reading this book is not an easy task, because of the amplitude of the topics it presents. I found it too complicated to follow the subjects of quantum mechanics, mathematical sets and logic, even though I have some notions on these matters. The writing style of the book seems to me repetitive, which is tedious at times. I do not consider this a book aimed to layperson, since in some subjects, in particular the sections that talks about quantum mechanics and mathematical sets, are treated with such deeply that requires a knowledge of an expert in the subject, and which makes it difficult to read for average readers. The section about religion, although I find it interesting, I feel it too large, repetitive, and at the end I did not understand what contributes to the purpose of the book. What also confused to me, is the way in which the author develops the subjects, advancing little by little in circles, at a slow pace, with many repetitions, long explanations, which causes me to be lost with ease.
Some of the topics from my particular point of view are incorrect or incomplete. Among many, for example the people's behavioral model, my opinion is that it is very simplified, and does not take into account the different models of conduct that have been produced in the field behavior psychology. The arguments to explain the origin of life, which are justified only by entropy and negentropy, seems to be very speculative, and does not take into account the role that play other theories like the dissipative structures or panspermia among others.
I found it interesting the model of the structure of reality that the author proposes, based on the different realms and universes. I understand that the main argument of the book is to establish a relationship between the most recent theories and discoveries in the field of quantum mechanics, the mathematics of sets and the mathematical logic with their Realm/Universe proposed model. However is not clear to me the demonstration of the veracity of this approach, so the objective of the book for me remain in doubt.
I found interesting the explanation that the "whole" is a kind of “holographic universe”, an idea that takes from David Bohm, where the universe contains the whole in every part that makes it up. Another argument that draws my attention is the explanation of the “purpose of existence” as the "return of the parts to Unity". This argument is a common statement that is found in various systems of beliefs of metaphysical type, like the Zoroastrianism and the Gurdjieff's Fourth Way, among others. (In some sense, this arguments resembles the Ouspenski 's Model of Universe).
At the end, the value of this book resides in that it shows the experience, the travel path, and the findings of a "seeker of truth". It is of great value to all those readers who, like the author too, are "seeking the truth". The quest for finding the truth, will always have its difficulties, its errors, omissions and imperfections. The author proposes, in a very individual and intimate way, (not in the manner of a typical scientific researcher who writes books and articles in the scientific community), to share and contribute what he has learnt, and give it to all those who share the same goal. That is why I recommend this book, regardless of its imperfections. It stimulates and grows the passion to continue the quest to find the nature of reality.
Not everyone will agree with his conclusions. The book is ultimately just one man's (informed) opinion. Early in the book we are suddenly told, without explanation that "consciousness, mind and brain are separate." Knowledge or belief? Dualism is currently unfashionable in scientific circles and many regard consciousness as a neurobiological function of the brain. A biological phenomenon akin to digestion or bile excretion. Dualism is regarded as the outmoded legacy of religion and mythology.
On religion the author exhibits a western and cultural bias by spending a great many pages on a skeptical analysis of Christianity. Buddhism, which shares the same intellectual existentialist leanings as the author and draws very similar conclusions, is dismissed in a page-and-a-half brief synopsis.
Is this the final word on Consciousness and Reality? No! The book leaves one with the feeling that science, religion and philosophy fall way short of the mark. The author takes us a lot closer to understanding key concepts but not far enough. The incomprehensible remains, for the time being, just that.
The book is extremely well written and teases the brain at many levels. For anyone looking for cerebral stimulation and a possible meaning in his/her life, this could be the book you have been looking for.
