From: JACK SARFATTI jsarfatti@aol.comSubject: Fwd: Is our universe a conscious back-from-the-future non-unitary hologram? (second expanded draft)

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From: JACK SARFATTI <jsarfatti@aol.com>Subject: Is our universe a conscious back-from-the-future non-unitary hologram? (second expanded draft)Date: August 27, 2014 at 6:42:48 PM PDT

On Aug 27, 2014, at 2:24 PM, Menas Kafatos <mkafatos@gmail.com> wrote:

Or to put it another way, to by-pass the fundamental issue of conscious experience. To claim that the multiverse "solves" this problem is to go outside of science. Sure, the multiverse may indeed be a reality. But that should come out of fundamental physics AND be a falsifiable assertion, not to solve qualia, the hard problem or whether consciousness is the fundamental reality in the universe or not.

On Aug 27, 2014, at 4:15 PM, Paul Zelinsky <yksnilez@gmail.com> wrote:

In other words, it's a form of metaphysics.

False. There are several kinds of experimental tests. One of them is

http://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/august-2013/holographic-universe-experiment-begins?email_issue=562

I will have details in my forth-coming book.I do not waste time on models that are not Popper falsifiable.

It is more a mode of metaphysical explanation than a falsifiable physical hypothesis.

On 8/27/2014 3:27 PM, Jack Sarfatti wrote:On Aug 27, 2014, at 2:24 PM, Menas Kafatos <mkafatos@gmail.com> wrote:

Or to put it another way, to by-pass the fundamental issue of conscious experience. To claim that the multiverse "solves" this problem

That is not my claim. BTW with signal nonlocality communication between Level 1 and Level 2 “universes” is possible. In addition traversable wormholes can connect them.

Subquantum Information and Computation

Antony Valentini(Submitted on 11 Mar 2002 (v1), last revised 12 Apr 2002 (this version, v2))

It is argued that immense physical resources - for nonlocal communication, espionage, and exponentially-fast computation - are hidden from us by quantum noise, and that this noise is not fundamental but merely a property of an equilibrium state in which the universe happens to be at the present time. It is suggested that 'non-quantum' or nonequilibrium matter might exist today in the form of relic particles from the early universe. We describe how such matter could be detected and put to practical use. Nonequilibrium matter could be used to send instantaneous signals, to violate the uncertainty principle, to distinguish non-orthogonal quantum states without disturbing them, to eavesdrop on quantum key distribution, and to outpace quantum computation (solving NP-complete problems in polynomial time).

Comments: 10 pages, Latex, no figures. To appear in 'Proceedings of the Second Winter Institute on Foundations of Quantum Theory and Quantum Optics: Quantum Information Processing', ed. R. Ghosh (Indian Academy of Science, Bangalore, 2002). Second version: shortened at editor's request; extra material on outpacing quantum computation (solving NP-complete problems in polynomial time)

Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)Journal reference:

Pramana - J. Phys. 59 (2002) 269-277

DOI: 10.1007/s12043-002-0117-1Report number:

Imperial/TP/1-02/15

Cite as: arXiv:quant-ph/0203049 (or arXiv:quant-ph/0203049v2 for this version)

is to go outside of science. Sure, the multiverse may indeed be a reality. But that should come out of fundamental physics AND be a falsifiable assertion, not to solve qualia, the hard problem or whether consciousness is the fundamental reality in the universe or not.

Yes, and I have solved it

See slides 25 & 31 of lecture 8 of mike Towler's Cambridge Bohm lectures, i.e.,

Living matter and back-actionIn certain dark corners of the internet, can find speculation of the following nature:• Propose the wave function/pilot wave is intrinsically ‘mental’ and capable of qualia.• Equate the pilot wave with the mental aspect of the universe, generally: theparticles are ‘matter’, and ‘mind’ the pilot wave.OK, who cares, except..• ‘Mental’ aspect of universe upgradeable to life/consciousness by self-organization.Happens when a physical system uses its own nonlocality in its organization.• In this case a feedback loop is created, as follows: system configures itself so as toset up its own pilot wave, which in turn directly affects its physical configuration,which then affects its non-local pilot wave, which affects the configuration etc..• Normally in QM this ‘back-action’ is not taken into account. The wave guidesthe particles but back-action of particle onto wave not systematically calculated.Of course, the back-action is physically real since particle movement determinesinitial conditions for next round of calculation. But there is no systematic way tocharacterize such feedback. One reason this works in practice is that for systemsthat are not self-organizing the back-action may not exert any systematic effect.Well, it’s not obviously wrong..![see p.346, Bohm and Hiley’s Undivided Universe).]

Two-way trafficImportant to note that pilot-wave theory does not take into account any effect ofindividual particle on its own quantum field (though Bohm and Hiley briefly sketchsome ideas about how this might happen, see e.g. Undivided Universe pp. 345-346).• Idea that particles collectively affect quantum field of a single particle is contained in the standardnotion that shape of quantum field of a particle is determined by shape of environment (whichconsists of many particles, and is part of the boundary conditions put into the Schr¨odinger equationbefore solving it, even in conventional QM).• Celebrity nutjob Jack Sarfatti (see e.g., er.. www.stardrive.org) in particular has emphasizedthe need for an explanation of how the individual particle influences its own field and has proposedmechanisms for such ‘back-action’, also emphasizing its importance in understanding the mindmatterrelationship and how consciousness arises (see earlier slide).• Assuming that notion of such an influence of the particle on its field can be coherently developed,we can then have two-way traffic between the mental and the physical levels without reducing oneto the other. Role of Bohm’s model of the quantum system then would be that it provides a kind ofprototype that defines a more general class of systems in which a field of information is connectedwith a material body by a two-way relationship.• Quantum theory is currently our most fundamental theory of matter and Bohm suggests that, whenontologically interpreted, it reveals a proto-mental aspect of matter. This is the quantum field,described mathematically by the wave function, which is governed by the Schr¨odinger equation.Bohm’s suggestion is known as panprotopsychism.. so at least you learned a new word today..!

http://www.tcm.phy.cam.ac.uk/~mdt26/PWT/lectures/bohm8.pdf

http://www.tcm.phy.cam.ac.uk/~mdt26/pilot_waves.html

Pilot Q BIT field is mental in sense of David Chalmers

"Toward this end, I propose that consciousexperience be considered a fundamentalfeature, irreducible to anythingmore basic. The idea may seem strange atfirst, but consistency seems to demand it.In the 19th century it turned out thatelectromagnetic phenomena could not beexplained in terms of previously knownprinciples. As a consequence, scientistsintroduced electromagnetic charge as anew fundamental entity and studied theassociated fundamental laws. Similarreasoning should be applied to consciousness.If existing fundamental theoriescannot encompass it, then somethingnew is required. …

Aspects of InformationA NATURAL HYPOTHESIS ensues.Perhaps information, or at least some information,has two basic aspects: a physicalone and an experiential one. This hypothesishas the status of a fundamentalprinciple that might underlie the relationbetween physical processes and experience.Wherever we find conscious experience,it exists as one aspect of an informationstate, the other aspect of which isembedded in a physical process in thebrain. This proposal needs to be fleshedout to make a satisfying theory. But it fitsnicely with the principles mentioned earlier—systems with the same organizationwill embody the same information, forexample—and it could explain numerousfeatures of our conscious experience.The idea is at least compatible withseveral others, such as physicist John A.Wheeler’s suggestion that information isfundamental to the physics of the universe.The laws of physics might ultimatelybe cast in informational terms, inwhich case we would have a satisfyingcongruence between the constructs inboth physical and psychophysical laws.It may even be that a theory of physicsand a theory of consciousness couldeventually be consolidated into a singlegrander theory of information.A potential problem is posed by theubiquity of information. Even a thermostatembodies some information, for example,but is it conscious? There are at

least two possible responses. First, wecould constrain the fundamental laws sothat only some information has an experientialaspect, perhaps depending onhow it is physically processed. Second,we might bite the bullet and allow that allinformation has an experiential aspect—where there is complex information processing,there is complex experience, andwhere there is simple information processing,there is simple experience. If thisis so, then even a thermostat might haveexperiences, although they would bemuch simpler than even a basic color experience,and there would certainly be noaccompanying emotions or thoughts.This seems odd at first, but if experienceis truly fundamental, we might expect itto be widespread. In any case, the choicebetween these alternatives should dependon which can be integrated into the mostpowerful theory.

Of course, such ideas may be allwrong. On the other hand, they mightevolve into a more powerful proposalthat predicts the precise structure of ourconscious experience from physical processesin our brains. If this project succeeds,we will have good reason to acceptthe theory. If it fails, other avenues willbe pursued, and alternative fundamentaltheories may be developed. In this way,we may one day resolve the greatest mysteryof the mind."

http://consc.net/papers/puzzle.pdf

http://blog.ted.com/2014/03/19/the-hard-problem-of-consciousness-david-chalmers-at-ted2014/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Chalmers

Orthodox Quantum Theory with Entanglement Signal Locality, no-cloning, linear unitary S-Matrix et-al assumed by ’t Hooft & Susskind is Wheeler’s

IT FROM QBITi.e. ACTION OF QBIT ON IT ONE-WAY

this requires sub-quantum thermodynamic equilibrium in Antony Valentini’s sense.

this requires sub-quantum thermodynamic equilibrium in Antony Valentini’s sense.

Using Aharonov’, Susskind’s & Strominger's ideas:

Born rule dP(Now)/dV = <Future dS Event Horizon UV RG Fixed Point|Advanced Propagator|Now><Now|Retarded Propagator|Past Particle Horizon>

is obeyed

POST-QUANTUM THEORY IS

IT FROM QBIT + QBIT FROM IT = SELF-ORGANIZING GODEL STRANGE LOOP

I Am a Strange Loop (ISBN 0-465-03078-5) (2007)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Hofstadter#Books

QUALIA = EXCITED STATES OF THE QBIT PILOT FIELD INDUCED BY THE PILOTED IT

THIS IS A NONLINEAR NON-UNITARY THEORY WITHOUT A DIRECT PROBABILITY INTERPRETATION.

Feedback back-reaction IT hidden variable matter to the Q Pilot Field excites qualia excitations in the Q Pilot Field

This back-reaction is missing in orthodox QM and that is why no-cloning et al

Back-reaction induces Valentini's signal nonlocality with non-random post quantum strings like what I am writing right now.

It's same idea Einstein used to go from special relativity to general relativity.

Simple.

Post quantum gravity = Conscious Universe

Post Quantum Wheeler Dewitt Pilot Wave Function of Universe QBIT with back reaction from 3-geometry IT is Hawking's conscious mind of I.J. Good's GOD(D) retrocausal CTC software running on past and future horizon hologram plates (screens) in sense of dS/CFT RG flow from future post selection dS Omega UV fixed point to past Alpha IR fixed point at inflation phase transition. See Strominger's Harvard paper. CFT dilation on the horizon hologram screens maps to time evolution in bulk 3 geometry hologram image. Small entropy at IR Alpha Creation is explained as is Arrow of Time without fine tuning. This is a very pretty picture.

Inflation and the dS/CFT CorrespondenceAndrew StromingerJefferson Physical LaboratoryHarvard UniversityCambridge, MA 02138Abstract

AbstractIt is speculated that the observed universe has a dual representation as renormalizationgroup flow between two conformal fixed points of a three-dimensional Euclidean fieldtheory. The infrared fixed point corresponds to the inflationary phase in the far past. Theultraviolet fixed point corresponds to a de Sitter phase dominated by the cosmologicalconstant indicated in recent astronomical data. The monotonic decrease of the Hubbleparameter corresponds to the irreversibility of renormalization group flow.

Recent observations [1-3], together with the theory of inflation, suggest the possibilitythat our universe approaches de Sitter geometries in both the far past and the far future,but with values of the cosmological constant that differ by a hundred or so orders ofmagnitude. In recent theoretical work [4], it was conjectured that a fully quantum theory,including gravity, in pure de Sitter space with a fixed cosmological constant has a certaindual representation as a conformally invariant Euclidean field theory on the boundary of deSitter space.1 The purpose of this short note is to extend this “dS/CFT correspondence”so as to potentially include our own universe. …

For such a function R(t), the universe has no isometry of the form (2), and therewould be no reason to expect a dual representation of the bulk gravity theory as a boundaryconformal field theory. In order to interpret this, we again take our cue from paralleldevelopments in the study of AdS [24-26]. The absence of a bulk isometry is conjectured tocorrespond to a boundary field theory which is not conformally invariant. Bulk time evolutionis dual to RG (renormalization group) flow in the boundary field theory. Since theisometry (2) is recovered for t ! [23]1, the RG flow begins at a UV (ultraviolet) conformallyinvariant fixed point and ends at an IR (infrared) conformally invariant fixed point.We note that since late (early) times corresponds to the UV (IR) RG flow corresponds toevolution back in time from the future to the past.

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