Base Principles

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I – Without are those Principles that are not dependent on our existence. 

II – Mathematics (M) can be said to be without as it not dependent on our existence. 

III – Time (T) can be said to be without as it not dependent on our existence.

IV – Dimensionality (X, Y, Z) can be said to be without as it is not dependent on our existence.

V – These concepts that are considered without will necessarily be found within. 

VI – these concepts that are considered without do not necessarily directly interact with our existence despite underpinning it. 

VII – Our existence within cannot exist without the concepts found without. 

* The concepts of "within" and "without" provide a framework for understanding the principles that govern our existence and the foundational concepts that underpin reality. By distinguishing between these two categories, we can better appreciate the complexity and interconnectedness of the universe. Further it allows us find space for God within science. 

I – Within are those underlying principles that interact with our existence.

II – Gravity can be said to be within as it has a direct effect on our existence.

III – Electromagnetism can be said to be within as it has a direct effect on our existence.

IV – The Strong Nuclear Force can be said to be within as it has a direct effect on our existence.

V – The Weak Nuclear Force can be said to be within as it has a direct effect on our existence.

VI- These concepts that are said to be within will also be found without.

* Gravity is the bending of space time caused by things that have mass. The more massive the more effect on space time, thus the more gravity.

* Space time is the substrate that concepts that are within are anchored on. The area in which we can specify x, y, z, t, and m 

I – Time is a foundational dimension as it exists without.

II – Time is infinite. 

III – Time is the concept by which we order and measure our existence.

IV – Time within our existence can be warped or distorted by the effects of gravity.

V – In humans time is experienced based on our biology

I – When considering any aspect of existence time scale must be considered.

II – Time scale is the primary factor by which we should consider permanence, meaning and worth of a given activity or its result. 

III – Human time scales are those related to the activities or their results that occur within the lifetime of a given individual.

IV – Societal time scales are those related to the activities or their results that occur within the lifetime of a given society. 

V – Cultural time scales are those related to the activities or their results that occur within the lifetime of a given culture. 

VI – Geologic time scales are those related to the lifetime of a given planet.

VII – Solar time scales are those related to the lifetime of a given solar system.

VIII – Cosmic time scales are those related to the lifetime of the cosmos.

IX – Infinite time scales are those without measure. 

I – Within existence each individual can be described in terms of dimensionality. 

II – Where an individual is, x, y, z.

III – When the individual is, time. 

IV – What the individual is, matter.

V – It is also possible to describe who an individual is. 

I – Certainty is the absolute knowledge of the correctness of an idea, principal, thought, or perception.

II – Due to limitations in our biology and knowledge it is virtually impossible to be certain.  

III – The few known certainties include God, math and time as they exist without. 

IV – As certainty is virtually impossible to have, we must accept reasonable certainty.

V – That is, with our limitations duly considered and with all reasonable efforts made to overcome said limitations, we must accept what is found to be true through the proper application of science and philosophy. 

VI - That is, with our limitations duly considered and with all reasonable efforts made to overcome said limitations, we must have faith.

VII – This reasonable certainty and faith is beneficial to the common good and to the individual.

VIII – This reasonable certainty and faith is foundational to the beliefs of Those Who Muse.

I – The creation and concentration of complexity by converting basic matter into more complex forms of matter.

II – The creation and concertation of complex information by converting basic information into more complex forms of information. 

III – The creation of life by using increasingly complex forms matter and information. 

IV – The creation of consciousness by using increasingly complex information and life. 

V – The purpose of this creation and concentration of matter, information, life, and consciousness is to create novel information. 

VI – The purpose of this creation and concentration of matter, information, life, and consciousness is to test novel information. 

VII – The purpose of this creation and concentration of matter, information, life, and consciousness is to create novel consciousness. 

I – To be considered alive an entity must be able to co collect, use and transmit information. 

II – To be considered alive an entity must be able to reproduce in some manner.

III –To be considered alive an entity must be a functioning system. 

IV – An entity that is sufficiently intelligent and sufficiently conscious can also be said to be alive even if it does not conform to expectations.

V – Being alive does not guarantee consciousness.

VI – Being alive does not guarantee intelligence.

VII – Being alive does not guarantee a soul.

I – All life, regardless of form uses information.

II – Information is any stimulus that can be used for processing regardless of its makeup or origin. 

III – Use of information by a given species provides said species the means to survive, adapt, and reproduce.

IV – In some complex species novel information can be created.

V – Species that adapt to more efficiently to collect, use, integrate, contextualize, create and transmit information are necessarily more successful than those species who do not. 

VI – To become increasingly successful species must gain access to more complex forms of information.

VII – To collect, use, integrate, contextualize, create and transmit more complex forms of information species are themselves required to become increasingly complex.

VIII - Therefore the purpose of a given species existence is to collect, use, integrate, contextualize, create and transmit information from generation to generation. 

IX – This transmission of information from generation to generation is the basic method by which a species becomes more complex. 

I – Consciousness is the ability to collect, use, integrate, contextualize, create and transmit information.

II – The greater an individual’s ability to collect, use, integrate, contextualize, create and transmit information the more conscious the induvial is said to be. 

III – There will necessarily be variations in consciousness among individuals of the same species.

IV – Said variations in consciousness can be caused by genetic, environmental, social, or learned factors.

V – Consciousness can be temporarily lost or gained depending on the conditions for consciousness being met or lost.

VI – Consciousness can be permanently lost or gained depending on the conditions for consciousness being met or lost.

VII – Consciousness can be expanded through evolution, learning, society, or the use of technology.

I – Any given individual’s understanding of its existence and reality is necessarily based on and is limited by its biologically imposed capabilities to perceive. 

II – Any given individual’s understanding of its existence and reality is necessarily based on and is limited by the underlaying concepts of existence.

III – Each individual will necessarily have similar but different abilities to perceive based on their unique biology and understandings.

IV – As our ability to perceive is limited by the concepts of space and time and the filters of our senses we must accept that our perceptions are limited and biased. 

V – Given the limitations of our perception and understanding, faith becomes the means by which we can comprehend what lies beyond our constraints.