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The path to a new theory may lie in reconciling quantum randomness, absolute conservation laws and locality. Einstein first called attention to these issues in 1935[15]. This has led through the work of Bell and others to practical experiments that could provide the data essential to developing a more complete and perhaps digital theory. Up to this point the experimental results remain consistent with quantum mechanics although experts agree that there are two loopholes, detection efficiency and timing, that have yet to be simultaneously addressed in a single experiment. We describe many of the relevant experiments and explain why we suspect a conclusive experiment will differ with the predictions of quantum mechanics in Section 6.6.
Think of the evolution of consciousness on
our planet from the first molecules that reproduced through single
celled creatures and the hierarchy of animal life to human
consciousness. Understanding the structure of that process does
nothing to touch the profound mystery of human experience. One can
only gasp in dumbfounded wonder at the miracle of it. Yet
connecting this process with the hierarchies of mathematics
suggests that this is the merest hint of a shadow of what will be.
The connection between mathematics and creativity is explored in
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Creativity is inherently risky with inevitable disappointment
and failure. No matter where we are in the evolutionary process we
can never assume we are on the right path. We must always recognize
the need to give autonomy to other paths. Infectious disease is a
lower form of life that has exercised its autonomy in a way that
has created enormous evil. We are conquering this problem. We can
repeatedly reach evolutionary levels that allow us to eliminate
some lower level sources of evil. However we cannot eliminate the
struggle between lower and higher levels without limiting the
creative process. Understanding the mathematical structure of
evolution can help us understand and deal with evil in a way that
does not violate creativity. This is a subject of
Chapter .
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