100. Notes -a conundrum / on "truth" / human soul

100. 21 April 2019

       Earlier afternoon. You have been cleaning and dusting the master bathroom, bedroom and closet. You are also gathering more reasonable thoughts and expectations in reference to buying a Tesla. - Amorella

  

       1313 hours. I missed responding to Miss Havisham in Note 99. This is the selection:

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1945 hours. That's my humored poetic vision of event presently. The mind twists reason to Hell and the heart follows suit with the appropriate passion. 

       And what of the soul in such a scenario, Mr. Orndorff? Is the soul then flown to Heaven or plunged to Hell and forever in pleasure for the virtures or punishment for the sins of said heartanmind within? mh

       1954 hours. Greek mythological tradition says the hero's soul travels to the joys of Elysium or that the tormented soul travels to Tartarus. 

       From - E in S, Note 99, 

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       1322 hours. I really don't want to get into those religious or mythological aspects so at that moment, so I ignored it. Even in a fiction, I don't want to go any further than my own soul and its spiritual relationship with the rest of me and eternity.

       You can be so timid, contrary to your normal nature. mh

       1326 hours. According to Greek mythology Icarus flew too near the sun and died after his father Daedalus had created his son a pair of wings of feathers, wax and wood and told him that the wax would melt from the wood and feathers and he would fall to his death because of the heat. Icarus did it anyway and fell to his death. -- I am estranged from stepping too closely to the nebulous bonding of the physical to the spiritual. Even though I am an agnostic, I am also an existential transcendentalist. I am humbly respectful of G-D in name and deed. What do I know? Next to nothing. (1344)

       You make your own wall. mh

       1349 hours. Out of respect, for no other reason.

       Post. - Amorella

       1354 hours. I do not like being put in this awkward 'damned if you do; damned if you don't' position.

       You give a morally ethical position and you have good reason for it. - Amorella

       You do have good reason from your perspective. It is a noted conundrum in your physical and spiritual reality. mh

       Later. You are facing east across the soccer field at Heritage Park. Quiet Easter Day. Partly cloudy and chilly with the temperature at fifty-five with a light breeze out of the north. Carol is on a short walk. You are thinking about the soul and how it relates to the heart and mind non-passionate and reasonable circumstances. - Amorella

       1633 hours. Within normal everyday living I am not conscious about my human spirit, my heartansoulanmind. People are busy living their everyday lives. There are always simple pleasures or distractions or both at once or focus on family or business or hobbies. None of which may stir or dishearten the soul. Easter used to stir my soul (or so I thought). My focus was on Jesus, the man and his humanity, not as the Son of G-D. It seems rash that he would ask G-D to forgive him and everyone else for their sins. As a humbly plea though it is understandable to me. People today ask G-D to forgive them for their sins, but asking for forgiveness seems the reasonable and sensible thing to do in any case. The sincerity though would have to come from the heartansoul not the mind. I don't know what the mind would be doing other than being overwhelmed by the passion-in-the-moment. Passion though is not suffering. With Jesus, of course, the suffering on the cross existed. For others, the suffering would be from guilt perhaps for mistreating fellow human beings or mistreating animals and/or planet Earth. How does the human heart and/or the mind measure guilt? How does consciousness know what guilt is real and what is imagination? (1706)

       You are dogged by the Truth untold. mh

       1711 hours. The truth is unspeakable because we have no words for it. I can question things just like anyone else but I cannot declare a fundamental truth within the basic human condition other than existence at least relative to other living conscious beings. 

       Earlier today, you saw an article you placed on your Facebook page that I would like you to drop in when plausible. - Amorella

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8 Infinity Facts That Will Blow Your Mind

 

by Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D. 

Updated February 22, 2018

Infinity is an abstract concept used to describe something that is endless or boundless. It is important in mathematics, cosmology, physics, computing, and the arts.

1. The Infinity Symbol 

Infinity has its own special symbol: ∞. The symbol, sometimes called the lemniscate, was introduced by clergyman and mathematician John Wallis in 1655. The word "lemniscate" comes from the Latin word lemniscus, which means "ribbon," while the word "infinity" comes from the Latin word infinitas, which means "boundless."

Wallis may have based the symbol on the Roman numeral for 1000, which the Romans used to indicate "countless" in addition to the number. It's also possible the symbol is based on omega (Ω or ω), the last letter in the Greek alphabet.

The concept of infinity was understood long before Wallis gave it the symbol we use today. Around the 4th or 3rd century B.C.E., the Jain mathematical text Surya Prajnapti assigned numbers as either enumerable, innumerable, or infinite. The Greek philosopher Anaximander used the work apeiron to refer to the infinite. Zeno of Elea (born circa 490 B.C.E.) was known for paradoxes involving infinity. 

2. Zeno's Paradox 

Of all Zeno's paradoxes, the most famous is his paradox of the Tortoise and Achilles. In the paradox, a tortoise challenges the Greek hero Achilles to a race, providing the tortoise is given a small head start. The tortoise argues he will win the race because as Achilles catches up to him, the tortoise will have gone a bit further, adding to the distance.

In simpler terms, consider crossing a room by going half the distance with each stride. First, you cover half the distance, with half remaining. The next step is half of one-half, or a quarter. Three quarters of the distance is covered, yet a quarter remains. Next is 1/8th, then 1/16th, and so on. Although each step brings you closer, you never actually reach the other side of the room. Or rather, you would after taking an infinite number of steps.

3.Pi as an Example of Infinity 

Another good example of infinity is the number π or pi. Mathematicians use a symbol for pi because it's impossible to write the number down. Pi consists of an infinite number of digits. It's often rounded to 3.14 or even 3.14159, yet no matter how many digits you write, it's impossible to get to the end.

4. The Monkey Theorem 

One way to think about infinity is in terms of the monkey theorem. According to the theorem, if you give a monkey a typewriter and an infinite amount of time, eventually it will write Shakespeare's Hamlet. While some people take the theorem to suggest anything is possible, mathematicians see it as evidence of just how improbable certain events are.

5. Fractals and Infinity 

A fractal is an abstract mathematical object, used in art and to simulate natural phenomena. Written as a mathematical equation, most fractals are nowhere differentiable. When viewing an image of a fractal, this means you could zoom in and see new detail. In other words, a fractal is infinitely magnifiable.

The Koch snowflake is an interesting example of a fractal. The snowflake starts as an equilateral triangle. For each iteration of the fractal:

1.  Each line segment is divided into three equal segments.

2.  An equilateral triangle is drawn using the middle segment as its base, pointing outward.

3.  The line segment serving as the base of the triangle is removed.

The process may be repeated an infinite number of times. The resulting snowflake has a finite area, yet it is bounded by an infinitely long line.

6. Different Sizes of Infinity 

Infinity is boundless, yet it comes in different sizes. The positive numbers (those greater than 0) and the negative numbers (those smaller than 0) may be considered to be infinite sets of equal sizes. Yet, what happens if you combine both sets? You get a set twice as large. As another example, consider all of the even numbers (an infinite set). This represents an infinity half the size of all of the whole numbers.

Another example is simply adding 1 to infinity. The number ∞ + 1 > ∞.

7. Cosmology and Infinity 

Cosmologists study the universe and ponder infinity. Does space go on and on without end? This remains an open question. Even if the physical universe as we know it has a boundary, there is still the multiverse theory to consider. That is, our universe may be but one in an infinite number of them.

8. Dividing by Zero 

Dividing by zero is a no-no in ordinary mathematics. In the usual scheme of things, the number 1 divided by 0 cannot be defined. It's infinity. It's an error code. However, this isn't always the case. In extended complex number theory, 1/0 is defined to be a form of infinity that doesn't automatically collapse. In other words, there's more than one way to do math.

References

• Gowers, Timothy; Barrow-Green, June; Leader, Imre (2008). The Princeton Companion to Mathematics. Princeton University Press. p. 616.
• Scott, Joseph Frederick (1981), The mathematical work of John Wallis, D.D., F.R.S., (1616–1703) (2 ed.), American Mathematical Society, p. 24.

Selected and edited from - https://www.thoughtco.com/infinity-facts-that-will-blow-your-mind-4154547?

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       1729 hours. I dropped this on my FB page today but as I reread through it and look at the original publication date, 2018, I probably dropped this on my page at that time. Hmm. Getting older by the hours. 

       When Carol finishes her chapter (on page 269) you'll call Pizza Hut to place your order for supper. Post. - Amorella

       

       2138 hours. Amorella, do you consider yourself immortal?

       No. Do you? - Amorella

       2140 hours. No, that is, I don't know. Physically, certainly not. Spiritually, I have no idea. Culturally, as a Unitarian Universalist I certainly lean that way. 

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Unitarian Universalism

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Unitarian Universalism (UU) is a liberal religion characterized by a "free and responsible search for truth and meaning". Unitarian Universalists assert no creed, but instead are unified by their shared search for spiritual growth. As such, their congregations include many atheists, agnostics, and theists within their membership. The roots of Unitarian Universalism lie in liberal Christianity, specifically Unitarianism and universalism. Unitarian Universalists state that from these traditions comes a deep regard for intellectual freedom and inclusive love. Congregations and members seek inspiration and derive insight from all major world religions. 

The beliefs of individual Unitarian Universalists range widely, including atheism, agnosticism, pantheism, deism, Judaism, Islam, Christianity, neopaganism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, Humanism, Omnism, -Bahá’i and many more. 

The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) was formed in 1961 through the consolidation of the American Unitarian Association, established in 1825, and the Universalist Church of America,established in 1793. The UUA is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, and serves churches mostly in the United States. A group of thirty Philippine congregations is represented as a sole member within the UUA. The Canadian Unitarian Council (CUC) became an independent body in 2002. The UUA and CUC are, in turn, two of the seventeen members of the International Council of Unitarians and Universalists. 

However, some Unitarian Universalist churches today have statements of faith that profess a Protestant Christian identity.  . . .

Selected and edited from Wikipedia

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       As your soul, Miss Havisham, I do not contradict what your spiritual heartanmind define yourself to be. You define your heartanmind. In matters relating to your human spirit I draw no conclusion but my spiritual nature is to lean toward what sets at the very base of your heart over your mind. I don't know whether you are damned or saved, as it were. mh

       2203 hours. This sets my mind at ease in any case. 

       That statement, in itself, says something boy. Post. - Amorella

        2211 hours. By definition I now better understand Miss Havisham to be my 'human soul'.