The Idealist Inference Argument for Immaterialism (Postscript to Chapter 13)
Channel: Unknown Texan
Date: 2024-02-06

The Fourth Wall: Toward a Theology of the Ideal
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This is a postscript to Chapter 13 (not in the book) where Ariel makes a very abstract argument about the nature of reality. This chapter goes deeper but it may require one to go slowly to comprehend. The argument is essentially that "difference" is the fundamental of "existence," and since "difference" is a mind-dependent concept, so is existence. The universe is self-aware because of the existence of human minds who perceive it. It is argued that this self-referential quality is exclusive of a mind or an extension of a mind.

Some excellence summaries I recommend are found on YouTube: “How Self-Referential Paradoxes Break Reality” by Thought Academy, “What if the Universe is Math?” by PBS Space Time, “How do you know what you know?” by Up and Atom, and finally, “Math’s Fundamental Flaw" by Veritasium  Also, there are similar themes made by Douglas Hofstadter in his book, “Godel, Escher, Bach.” (1979).