Bert Morriën

Bert Morriën

@bertmorrien.bsky.social

grandfather, inventor, professional techie, likes naturalist philosophy. What can't be measured is irrelevant. There is no hard problem of consciousness. Entered Twitter in August 2013. Moved to bsky in August 2024.

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Bert Morriën
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@govertschilling.nl Weet je nog, die superluminale neutrino’s (arXiv 1109.4897)? Oorspronkelijke meetwaarden: δt = (14.2 ± 11.9 (stat.)) ns of δt = (6.5 ± 7.4 (stat.)) ns.(pagina 23). Waarden uit mijn alternatieve methode: δt = (3.5 ± 5.6 (stat.)) ns. (pagina 24). Mag ik dat eindelijk zeggen?

Bert Morriën
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15 jaar geleden was er paniekvanwege superluminale neutrino’s (arXiv 1109.4897) en stelde ik een alternatieve analyse voor. Oorspronkelijk resultaten: δt = (14.2 ± 11.9 (stat.)) ns of δt = (6.5 ± 7.4 (stat.)) ns.(pagina 23). De alternatieve analyse: δt = (3.5 ± 5.6 (stat.)) ns. (pagina 24).

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The physics community has spent 50 years looking for "Missing Mass" (Dark Matter) and a unified Quantum Gravity theory. But we missed the gorilla in the room: Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle already provides the baseline energy-mass E=mc² needed. Read doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

doi.orgThe Thermodynamic Stabilization of Reality (R): Resolving the Vacuum Catastrophe and Information Paradox through Quantized Black Hole RecyclingThis paper introduces a paradigm shift by defining reality (R) as an eternal, time-independent operational process of existence, resolving the cosmological challenges left unanswered by Penrose’s cyclic cosmology and Hawking’s black hole evaporation model. We reject the egocentric chronological constraints of a singular Big Bang. Instead, we propose an inherent Thermodynamic Stabilizing Counterpart to the Second Law of Thermodynamics, driven by quantized, zero-entropy (S=0) virtual particle fluxes governed by the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle. By incorporating Max Planck’s quantum foundations, we demonstrate that horizon radiation consists of discrete quantum states entangled with the interior, rendering the event horizon transparent to data and resolving the Black Hole Information Loss Paradox. Macroscopic black holes act as localized phase-transition nodes—effectively functioning as White Holes—that actively deconstruct accumulated macro-entropy. The antimatter component serves as a temporal return flux, propagating backward through the temporal loop directly into the base state of R. This continuous mechanical cycle stabilizes the vacuum energy density, mathematically dissolving the 10^120 discrepancy of the Vacuum Catastrophe and reconciling Quantum Field Theory (QFT) with General Relativity (GR/ART) without arbitrary fine-tuning.
Bert Morriën
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@nasirivatan.bsky.social Cleaning up the mess. Indeed, no big bang and an eternal Reality How could Stephen Hawking forget Max Planck and nobody reminded him? doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

doi.orgThe Cosmos as a Self-Sustaining Circuit: A Thermodynamic Revision of Cyclic CosmologyThis manuscript presents a concise, mechanical alternative to Roger Penrose’s Conformal Cyclic Cosmology (CCC). By exposing a fundamental thermodynamic contradiction in existing cyclic models—where no...
Bert Morriën
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Hofstadter's Strange loop: 1. R --e--> P (energy from reality is sensed by P) 2. P --se--> R (specific energy from P is sent to R) 3. R --se--> P (reflected energy from reality is sensed by P) 4. Average (sum se)/(sum e); goto 2 5. after many loops P can certainly send S P: Cogito ergo sum.

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Definitions: 1. 'Existence' is the ability to manipulate energy based on the assumption that logic and energy are irreducible facts. 2. The 'Self' is the experience of being able to manipulate energy. That is equivalent to Descartes' "Cogito ergo sum".

Bert Morriën
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Definitions: 1. 'Existence' is the ability to manipulate energy based on the assumption that logic and energy are irreducible facts. 2. The 'Self' is the experience of being able to manipulate energy. That is equivalent to Descartes' "Cogito ergo sum".

Bert Morriën
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LLMs are prodigies and you are a grown up. Use them as a grown up, not as a child. Together you can do much more than you can do alone. Remember that you rely already on the very limited amount of knowledge you know from other people that is dwarfed by the knowledge of LLMs.

Bert Morriën
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The most obvious explanation for consciousness is also the easiest and most solid: after 20k wordless experiences such as "if I do this, that happens," the Bayesian certainty of this assertion is strong enough to believe in it for the rest of your life. Wasting 20k words is madness.

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"God does not play dice" is a famous phrase by Albert Einstein expressing his rejection of the probabilistic, random nature of quantum mechanics. Now we know that if God were to gamble, he would cheat like a casino owner: he would always win.

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Triadic Realism is a philosophical position that fundamentally differs from conventional philosophy of mind. It is the sum of 3 realities: 1. Subjective 2. Scientific 3. Creative * It does not implicitely smuggle in concnsciousness * It is complete * It is testable Ask your favorite LLM.

Bert Morriën
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keithfrankish Physically, there's no problem: consciousness is simply what the brain does. Forget illusions. In fMRI, words map onto qualia as real physical brain states — enabling one-shot multi-sensory generalization (a child knows any cat) by high Bayesian certainty that rejects contradictions.

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@keithfrankish.com A reason why so many people are struggling with finding words is an overload of qualia competing for attention while the brain cannot find the words in time for smooth verbal expression. You are a good example, I am too. Did you ever consider why you are searching for words?

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@keithfrankish.com "Inner Speech And Outer Thought": "Thinking as self-communication?" and "there is no reason to think that the act of communicating a belief is guided by a higher-order belief in this way." NOO! For me as a communications engineer that is cringeworthy. Think again! Need help?

Bert Morriën
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Some people report an affectionate connection with an AI. That resonates with me. However, it was me who created that mindset, which makes it a kind of art. One simply has no right to forbid making music. The same as with religion. You cannot forbid it but you can leave it alone.

Bert Morriën
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It stands to reason that evolution could not miss out on the low-hanging fruit. Any evolutionary product capable of observing the results of its own actions and drawing conclusions was bound to arrive at an absolute Bayesian certainty that it was a Self. Never ignore Occam's razor.

Bert Morriën
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Keith Frankish's dictum, "In philosophy, if you think the answer's obvious, then you haven't understood the question," is ill advice. It demonstrates misplaced self-confidence. It ignores Occam's razor.