[Recording Start] Rick Rosner: We're fortunate in that regard. It involves the concept of selling that idea. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Absolutely. This discussion is primarily within our IC context, a limited scope where we share common ground. It's more for our benefit than for others. My understanding is when people reference the physical, they are …
Continue reading Ask A Genius 621: Informational Metaphysics, Physics: We’re Not Done with the Soul
[Recording Start] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: I've been pondering the concept of metaphysics for quite some time. You've been thinking about this even longer than I have. Together, we've developed the idea of potentially reintegrating metaphysics with physics. Ancient Greek philosophers, especially those from the Ionian school, were deeply engaged in metaphysics. They didn't have the …
Continue reading Ask A Genius 620: Utility of Metaphysics and Informational Framework
In-Sight Publishing August 5, 2020 Scott Douglas Jacobsen: So, yes, you're 60 and men in America live to, what? 78 years old? Rick Rosner: Well, it depends on the guy. Jacobsen: On average, you got a guy generally living in his late 70s on average in America. Then they drop dead, or they drop dead …
[Recording Start] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Hello again. You're back. I'm just opening up the tab now. Can you hear me alright? Rick Rosner: Yes, I can hear you. Jacobsen: Great, let's continue. Rosner: Right, so I wanted to share something that I thought might interest you. It's a photograph of the first Congress from back …
Continue reading Ask A Genius 619: Hello, Call me! Can you hear me?
[Recording Start] Rick Rosner: Alright, let's dive into this. The central premise of informational cosmology is that the universe is much older than the apparent 14 billion years. It's viewed as an information processor, with space-time and matter being the physical manifestations of this information processing. The concept parallels how our mind, the information processed …
Continue reading Ask A Genius 618: Informational Cosmology, Updates
[Recording Start] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: I'm interested in exploring the relationship between numbers and shapes. Specifically, the connections between anything numerical and shapes of various dimensions, such as 2D, 3D, or 4D. Could you elaborate on the relationship between numerical notation and shapes? Rick Rosner: Alright, let's delve into this. Generally speaking, we understand from …
Continue reading Ask A Genius 617: Numerical Notation and Shapes
[Recording Start] Rick Rosner: Observing the recent 20% increase in COVID cases over the past month, I noted that one of my gyms is not strictly enforcing the mask mandate. This situation led me to contemplate the constraints on sexual expression, particularly for closeted individuals in earlier decades. In the 1950s, for instance, opportunities for …
[Recording Start] Rick Rosner: Let us delve into the topic of the Spanish flu, traditionally referred to as the 1918 or 1919 Spanish flu. Its moniker is somewhat misleading, as it originated not in Spain but in Oklahoma. The name arose during World War I, under President Wilson's administration, which imposed strict media controls. As …
[Recording Start] Rick Rosner: Ok. Let us start talking about Spanish. Were you even supposed to call it the Spanish flu of 1918 or 1919? However, that is what it has been called for a hundred years. It is not because it started in Spain; it started in Oklahoma. However, President Wilson had an embargo, …
[Recording Start] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: I was talking about editing. Oh, yeah. So editing. Rick Rosner: I only want to give a few details if somebody you work for reads this. Jacobsen: Yes. I write for a place. Some of the articles are great, but other ones could be better. This is more general advice. When …
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