Totally understand with you being busy. I'm UTC-8 in California. I'm free any time on Friday and the weekends, and every day other than Wednesday before noon my time.
If you're curious, here is the novel (I'll send you the epub or PDF via gmail for free, it's just on Amazon for distribution reasons): https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-All-Stars-Gil-Berry-ebook/dp/B0FGXFZZK9?ref_=ast_author_mpb It centers on a fictional machine that allows spatial travel via collapsing an observer and then restoring them, sort of like making someone go to sleep but then waking them up somewhere new. It doesn't go in-depth to any of the science, just explores the effects of it. For me, at least, fiction is my only real hope of getting these ideas into the limelight. If you become less busy and do want to develop your plot idea further, I could help guide you if you want. On Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 7:03:44 PM UTC-8 Russell Standish wrote: > On Sat, Nov 01, 2025 at 08:39:07PM -0700, Gil Berry wrote: > > Thanks for the reply Dr. Standish (and sorry for the slow reply on my > end, > > university has been busy these past weeks for me too). > > > > I would definitely love to discuss the ideas in a 'Theory of Nothing' > and also > > how your ideas have evolved since writing that book. A part of this > theory that > > is neglected is the emotional consequences of it. I think it's easy to > > understand its mechanical workings, but hard to accept its > semi-nihilistic > > consequences in the heart. I wrote a fiction novel earlier this year that > > examines the thoughts of a character discovering these ideas and then > reaping > > the consequences of them, but I don't think my job is done expressing > it, as > > the theory has many perspectives it can be approached from. > > > > When you are less busy (in a few weeks or however long it takes), would > you be > > willing to call? I could use some guidance on what to study next on these > > theories, as I feel like I can potentially find a way to popularize them > (or, > > potentially, find a reason not to popularize them, if that is what life > > requires). > > > > Not sure when that's going to happen :P > > Sure we could do a call. What time zone are you in? I'm AEDT right now > (UTC+11). > Suggest some times and we'll work something out. > > Not a lot to report on since I did that book as a long-service leave > project. The main thing is Marcus Mueller's work, which pouts a lot of > those ideas on a more formal footing. I did also try to refine some of > the quantum theory argument as well, but it didn't quite work out, so > that work has languished for 6 years or so. It also relates to some > "derivations" showing branch-counting is incompatible with the Born > rule, which IMHO is a bit if a misunderstanding of what the MWI is all > about. But I just haven't found the time to read the relevant > literature. > > I also have a nice fictional plot idea based on these that could be > turned into a novel, or even a fil eventually. Trouble is, I'm not a > fiction-writer - I tried to knterest my son in it, as he is much > better at that sort of writing than I am, but he is currently busy > saving the world from fossil fuel addiction. > > Cheers > > > On Monday, October 20, 2025 at 8:38:50 PM UTC-7 Russell Standish wrote: > > > > I do lurk on this list, and happy to discuss related matters. Others > > on this list are interested as well. But I am busy with other things, > > so may be little delayed from time to time. > > > > As for these theories aren't popular, we are hardwired to believe in > > an objective reality external to ourselves, and these theories really > > require one to abandon that in favour of intersubjective > > consistency. For many, this is too bitter a pill to swallow. Just a > > thought. > > > > Cheers > > > > On Mon, Oct 20, 2025 at 09:33:41AM -0700, Gil Berry wrote: > > > Over the past few years, I convergently stumbled upon a theory > extremely > > > similar to the one presented in Russel Standish's 2006 book 'The Theory > > of > > > Nothing.' I labeled my 'The Great Contradiction Model,' since it seems > > like the > > > universe can instead be characterized by a single contradiction (or > > > singularity), containing everything and nothing at the same time. I've > > been > > > trying to condense my findings into a document, but I seem to lose > > motivation > > > because there is an inherent lack of interest in previous writings on > > similar > > > theories. > > > > > > To me, these theories hold some of the most incredible wisdom I have > ever > > come > > > across, and if not further, they potentially describe reasons for our > > > existence. So why are they ignored but other philosophies with less > truth > > > latched onto? > > > > > > While it could be a matter of advertising, I think it is more > > fundamental: to > > > live is to be in ignorance of understanding. We've all heard the > > 'ignorance is > > > bliss' line. I think consciousness is fundamentally defined as being > > abstracted > > > from the absolute, contradictory, infinite truth of our universe. To > live > > is to > > > believe in a special universe, not one of millions, therefore, this > > theory dies > > > because it is unimportant, if not harmful, to know about it. > > > > > > If anyone wants to talk with me about this, I would love to elaborate > > more. > > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "Everything List" group. > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an > > email > > > to [email protected]. > > > To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ > > everything-list > > > /3c832e9e-4b92-42aa-aac7-e2dcabb1c90en%40googlegroups.com. > > > > > > -- > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Dr Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) > > Principal, High Performance Coders [email protected] > > http://www.hpcoders.com.au > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Everything List" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email > > to [email protected]. > > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list > > /46ad9ed5-5968-4bf4-b4e7-e07717fa651bn%40googlegroups.com. > > > -- > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Dr Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) > Principal, High Performance Coders [email protected] > http://www.hpcoders.com.au > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. 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