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Sustainability Principle of Energy
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Preface The natural order
of the universe(s), reality, is continual change. Reality is a vast flux
and we are all of this flux. Like all other forms we arise and we pass.
We are transitory beings. We exist in this human form for trace moments
of time. In this brief
moment of consciousness as a human being we are able to reflect reality,
to experience a great sense of awe and harmony with all. We can enjoy a
sense of bounteous connection with this firmament of creation in
destruction. We know this as joy. In this brief
moment we are also able to reject reality, to experience a great sense
of disillusion and dissonance with all. We can be afflicted with a sense
of extreme alienation with this firmament of creation in destruction. We
know this as misery. The nature of human consciousness is that we perform a constant dance between our acceptance of reality and our denial of reality. This dance is reflected in the symbols we use to communicate the meaning we experience. Our choice and use of symbols reflects the relative harmony and dissonance we experience in both our conscious and our primal beings even as they work to generate aspects of harmony and dissonance within us and in our audience. It is helpful to
understand that information is physical. Symbols can usefully be
considered as crystallised information and all forms of symbols are
material. They all physically affect how the potential of the universe(s)
is manifest. Our use of symbols has enabled civilisation to exist and
our use of symbols can disable it to exist. The tendency for
our use of a symbol to sustain/discontinue us is summed up in the
Sustainability Principle of Energy. The
Sustainability Principle of
Energy “When a
symbol use works to deny change it will materially alter the potential
of the universe (energy) in a way that results in a reduction in the
capacity of the symbol user to mirror reality. When a symbol use works
for the acceptance of change it will increase the capacity of the symbol
user to mirror reality.” From
the Sustainability Principle we get: "The
more we accept change the greater the harmony we know. The more we
deny change the greater the misery we know." The Principle can
be used as a guide so we are better able to enjoy harmony with all, to
better accept our role as stewards amidst change. It enables us to
transcend our immense capacity for denying the natural order of the
universe(s), our immense capacity for self-deceit. The following
list contains symbols from the English language that have profound power
to sustain or extinguish humanity. The list is an illustration of the
practical application of the Sustainability Principle. The symbol use is
categorised as to whether it tends to work to generate acceptance or to
generate denial of our roles as stewards amidst change. Used in acceptance of change/stewardship these symbols enable us to mirror and be in harmony with reality. They reveal an awesome vision of existence. Used in denial of change/stewardship these symbols divorce us from reality and cause dissonance. They provide a miserable vision of existence. Key concepts underpinning Sustainability Principle of Energy Index of symbols Symbol: Alternative Energy Acceptance: Alternative
Energy = non existent (Energy is the potential of the universe(s)
and thus is manifest in all that is/can be.) Denial: Alternative
Energy = Energy derived from sources that do not use up natural
resources or harm the environment (Commonly symbolised as energy that is
not the energy of the bankers of the fossil fuel/Bulk-generated
electrical products sectors.)
Symbol: Anthropogenic Climate Change Acceptance: Anthropogenic
Climate Change = significant and sustained changes to weather
patterns caused by human activities Denial: Anthropogenic
Climate Change = non existent (Often confused with Climate Change.) Symbol: Anthropogenic Global Warming Acceptance: Anthropogenic
Global Warming = The trace impacts of human activity of global thermal
balances (Solar radiation accounts for 99.978% of
global warming i.e. nearly 174 petawatts;
or about 340 W m2 with waste heat from fossil
fuel consumption about 0.007%, or about 13 terawatts.) Denial: Anthropogenic
Global Warming = Global warming Symbol: Atmosphere (Earth) Acceptance:
Atmosphere = dynamic
layer of gases surrounding our planet characterised by a large capacity
for heat convection Denial: Atmosphere
= greenhouse Symbol: Atmospheric Thermal Effect Acceptance: Atmospheric
Thermal Effect = capacity of atmosphere to retain thermal energy and
warm up Earth’s surface by about 33ºC. Denial: Atmospheric
Thermal Effect = non existent (Often confused with Greenhouse Effect) Symbol: Bulk-generated
electrical products Acceptance: Bulk-generated
electrical products = Bulk-generated electrical products Denial:
Bulk-generated electrical products = energy Denial:
Bulk-generated electrical products = power Denial:
Bulk-generated electrical products = electricity Symbol: Carbon
Acceptance: Carbon
= common element in the universe and an essential base of all life
forms. Denial: Carbon
= select tradeable carbon-based gases Symbol: Carbon
Derivatives Acceptance: Carbon
derivatives = Manifestation of psychotic element present in us all in
which we delude ourselves that real wealth can be created with gambling
activities. Denial: Carbon
derivatives = Gambling activity in which bets are placed on the price of
a few tradeable carbon-based products, these being defined as carbon.
(This gambling will reduce air pollution) Symbol: Carbon Neutrality Acceptance: Carbon
Neutrality = Impossible activity (All activities affect the carbon flows
and balances of our universe) Denial: Carbon
Neutrality= Use of carbon such that it has no impact on the universal
flows and balances of carbon Symbol: Carbon Offsetting Acceptance: Carbon
offsetting = Impossible activity (All activities affect the carbon flows
and balances of our universe.) Denial: Carbon
offsetting = Use of carbon such that it has no net impact on the
universal flows and balances of carbon Symbol: Carbon
Stewardship Acceptance: Carbon
Stewardship = Each individual acts as a steward of the carbon potential
and values each carbon form so the potential is conserved in perpetuity. Denial: Carbon
Stewardship= Carbon Market in which certain carbon-based gases are
traded (The Carbon Market will act as our stewards.) Symbol: Carbon
Taxes Acceptance: Carbon
Taxes= Reflection of the civic element present in all humans to act as
stewards and place sustainable values on carbon forms. Denial: Carbon
Taxes = Bad Symbol: Carbon
Trading Acceptance: Carbon
Trading = Reflection of the psychopathic element present in all humans
to deny our roles as stewards. Denial: Carbon
trading= trading system in which a construct called the “carbon
market” is able to place a sustainable value on certain carbon forms
and act as a steward for us. Symbol: Change
Acceptance: Change
= natural process of the universe(s) Denial: Change
= bad/good/enemy/friend
Symbol: Clean
Energy Acceptance: Clean Energy = non-existent (Energy is the potential of the universe(s) and it is beyond the capacity of mortal beings to judge it as clean, dirty or otherwise.) Denial: Clean Energy = Non polluting energy
Symbol: Clean
Uses of Energy Acceptance: Clean Uses of Energy = Activities that do not pollute our planet Denial: Clean Uses of Energy = non-existent (Energy is either clean or dirty) Symbol: Climate
Change Acceptance: Climate
Change = natural process of the universe(s) Denial: Climate
Change = bad/enemy/ “must be fought/combated/stopped”. Symbol: Climate
Balances Acceptance: Climate
Balances = state in which the balance of the flux at Earth’s surface
enables life to exist. Denial: Climate
Balances = non-existent. (Climate
is the problem.) Symbol: Climate
Use Crisis Acceptance: Climate
Use Crisis = Our use of resources –especially atmospheric resources,
is dangerous/unsustainable Denial: Climate
Use Crisis = non existent (The Climate is the problem.) Symbol: Combating
Climate Change Acceptance: Combating
Climate Change = unhelpful activity (Climate Change is a natural process
and we need live in harmony with and conserve sustaining climate
balances.) Denial: Combating
Climate Change = Vital activity because Climate Change is evil and must
be fought/stopped Symbol: Combustion
Acceptance: Combustion
= a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and
light Denial: Combustion
= a substance spontaneously gives heat and light (Example: See Fossil
fuel =Energy/Energy = fossil fuel) Symbol: Conservative Acceptance: Conservative
= Person who conserves the flows and balances of Earth’s systems so
they continue to sustain humanity. Denial: Conservative
= Person who conserves a particular set of socio-political values, many
of which often work to destroy essential flows and balances of Earth’s
systems. Symbol: Conserving
Energy Acceptance: Conserving
Energy = impossible activity (The Conservation Principle (Law) of energy
states that energy can be neither created nor destroyed. It is always
conserved.) Denial: Conserving
Energy = Action of conserving energy (as distinct from not conserving
energy) Symbol: Conserving
Climate Balances Acceptance: Conserving
Climate Balances = the act of conserving the balances of the flux at
Earth’s surface that enables life to exist. Denial: Conserving
Climate Balances = non-existent. Symbol: Cooling Acceptance:
Cooling = The continual movement of thermal energy through the
universe(s) is such that all things are subject to cooling even as they
are subject to warming. Denial:
Cooling = Cooling down
(involving a net temperature decrease in an object and a change of its
form) Symbol: Cooling
down Acceptance: Cooling
down = the rate of cooling exceeds the rate of warming (involving a net
temperature decrease in an object and a change of its form) Denial: Cooling down = cooling Symbol: Electrical
Products Acceptance: Electrical
products = products (sometimes tradeable) that are best described by
their electrical nature e.g. Bulk-generated electrical products,
Dwelling-generated electrical products etc. Denial: Electrical
products = non-existent. Symbol: Electricity Acceptance: Electricity
= non existent (There are only electrical phenomena e.g. electrons,
electric charges, electromagnetism, electrostatic etc and each has
unique properties that are often contrary to other electrical
phenomena.) Denial: Electricity
= Bulk-generated electrical products Denial: Electricity
= Power Symbol: Energy Acceptance: Energy
= the potential of the universe(s) Denial: Energy
= an individual form of energy e.g. Bulk-generated electricity, fossil
fuels Denial: Energy
= power Symbol: Energy
Crisis Acceptance: Energy
Crisis = non existent Denial: Energy
Crisis = existent (energy is the problem) Symbol: Energy
Derivative Acceptance: Energy
Derivative = impossible delusional notion (Energy is bounteous as the
potential of the universe(s) and can be considered a constant.) Denial: Energy
Derivative = Gambling activity in which bets are placed on a few
tradeable products such as Bulk-generated electricity and fossil fuels,
these being defined as energy. Symbol: Energy efficiencyAcceptance:
Energy efficiency = enjoying the maximum benefits of resources while
sustaining them in perpetuity. (This can involve the use of increased
amounts of energy) Denial: Energy
Efficiency = using less energy and experiencing greater deprivation Symbol: Energy FailureAcceptance:
Energy Failure = non existent Denial: Energy
Failure = energy has failed us Symbol: Energy
form Acceptance: Energy
form = one of the myriad forms energy can be manifest in with each being the
product of change. Denial: Energy
form = energy Symbol: Energy sector Acceptance: Energy
sector = non existent (Energy is manifest in all sectors of existence.) Symbol:
Energy
stocks Acceptance: Energy
stocks = non existent non existent (Energy, the potential of the
universe(s), is manifest in all activities.)
Symbol: Energy
Use Crisis Acceptance:
Energy Use Crisis = existent if we fail to live in harmony with dynamics
of our universe(s) Denial: Energy
Use Crisis = non-existent. (Energy is the problem) Symbol: Enhanced
Greenhouse Effect Acceptance: Enhanced
Greenhouse Effect = Increased temperatures in a greenhouse by various
means e.g. closing ventilators, adding heat sources etc Denial: Enhanced
Greenhouse Effect = Increased thermal capacity of Earth’s atmosphere
by various means e.g. human pollution, solar variation etc.
Symbol: Enhanced Atmospheric Thermal Effect Acceptance: Enhanced
Atmospheric Thermal Effect = Increased capacity of atmosphere to retain
thermal energy and warm up Earth’s surface. Denial: Enhanced Atmospheric Thermal Effect = non-existent
Symbol: Environment Acceptance: Environment
= the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences;
surroundings; milieu; and which includes the observer. (The environment
symbol expresses great paradox: the observer is part of what he or she
is not part of.)
Symbol: fossil
fuel Acceptance: fossil
fuel = fossilised biomass Denial: fossil
fuel = energy (Fossil fuels are as bounteous as the potential of the
universe(s) and commonly burn without presence of the atmosphere) Symbol: generating
Acceptance: generating
= bringing into being, begetting Denial: generating
= transforming Symbol: generating
electricity Acceptance: generating
electricity = impossible activity (Electricity does not exist and
electrical phenomena exist in all forms of matter.) Denial: generating
electricity = generating Bulk-generated electrical products Symbol: generating
energy Acceptance: generating
energy = impossible activity (Energy can be neither created nor
destroyed –Conservation Principle of Energy) Denial: generating energy = manufacturing Bulk-generated electrical products Symbol: generating
power Acceptance: generating
power = impossible activity (Power is the rate at which the potential of
the universe(s) is manifest i.e. is a measure.) Denial: generating
power = manufacturing Bulk-generated electrical products Symbol: Global
thermal balance Acceptance: Global
thermal balance = harmony in the warming and the cooling of our planet Denial: Global
thermal balance = non existent Symbol: Global
warming Acceptance: Global
warming = the continual warming of our planet even as it is cooling.
(No net change in temperature) Denial: Global
warming = an imbalance in the warming and cooling processes of our
planet. Denial: Global
warming = bad Symbol: Greenhouse Acceptance: Greenhouse
= human construction designed primarily to suppress air (heat)
convection and being transparent to light to enable photosynthesis Denial: Greenhouse
= Earth’s atmosphere Symbol: Greenhouse
Earth Acceptance: Greenhouse
Earth = non existent (Our atmosphere is a very organic and dynamic
system, characterised by a great capacity for heat convection.) Denial: Greenhouse
Earth = Earth’s atmosphere Symbol: Greenhouse
Effect Acceptance: Greenhouse
Effect = Warming up effect achieved using glass and other often
transparent cladding in greenhouse construction. Denial: Greenhouse
Effect = thermodynamics of Earth’s atmosphere Symbol: Greenhouse
Gas Acceptance: Greenhouse
Gas = gas found in a greenhouse Denial: Greenhouse
Gas = atmospheric gas with significant capacity to retain thermal energy Denial: Greenhouse
Gas = bad/enemy/evil Symbol: Humans Acceptance: Humans
= A human is a member of a species of bipedal primates in the
family Hominidae (Taxonomically Homo sapiens—Latin:
"wise man" or "knowing man" and coming with this
capacity for knowledge is the condition that humans are stewards of the
flows and balances that sustain them on Earth.) Denial: Humans
= any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by
superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage (This
superior intelligence giving them the right to use and trade the
resources of the planet as they please.) Symbol: Humans
and the Environment
Symbol: Humans
are their Environment Acceptance: Humans
are their Environment = Each human being by experiencing the environment
participates in the environment. (Existence is a paradox in which the
observer is a participant in what they observe Denial:
Humans are their
Environment = impossible notion
Symbol: Human-induced
Climate Change Acceptance: Human-induced
Climate Change = significant and sustained changes to weather patterns
caused by human activities Denial: Human-induced
Climate Change = non existent (Commonly confused with Climate Change.) Symbol: Love Acceptance: Love
= State of being characterised by the experience of great compassion Denial: Love
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= the rate at which the potential of the universe(s) is manifest Denial: Power
= individual form of energy e.g. Bulk-generated electricity Symbol: Power
Crisis Acceptance: Power
crisis = non existent Denial: Power
crisis = crises in our use of Bulk-generated electrical products Symbol: Power
failure Acceptance: Power
failure = non existent Denial: Power
failure = failure of supply of Bulk-generated electrical products Symbol: Power
form Acceptance:
Power form = way of registering and measuring the rate at which the
potential of the universe(s) is manifest. Denial: Power
form = tradeable commodity e.g. Bulk generated electrical product. Symbol: Power
sector Acceptance: Power
sector = non existent (all possible sectors of the universe(s) have
power) Denial: Power
sector = Business sector specialising in Bulk-generated electrical
products Symbol: Renewable
Energy Acceptance: Renewable
Energy = non existent (Energy can be neither created nor destroyed and
is renewed.) Denial: Renewable
Energy = Renewable energy (as distinct from Non-renewable energy) Symbol: Renewable
Sources/Forms of Energy Acceptance: Renewable
sources/forms of Energy = Sources and forms of energy that are sustained
with repeated use Denial: Renewable
sources/forms of Energy = non existent Symbol: Save
Our Planet Acceptance: Save
Our Planet = impossible activity (The forces enabling our planet are so
huge humans cannot counter them.) Denial: Save
Our Planet = Our planet is the problem Symbol: Save
Our Resources (On Earth) Acceptance: Save
Our Resources = act as stewards to ensure we conserve and enhance the
resources of Earth Denial: Save
Our Resources = irrelevant (Our planet is the problem.) Symbol: Saving
Energy Acceptance: Saving
Energy = impossible activity (Energy can be neither created nor
destroyed – The Conservation Principle of Energy) Denial: Saving
Energy = Saving energy (as distinct from not saving energy) Symbol: Saving
Power Acceptance: Saving
Power = impossible activity (The rate at which something is manifest or
changes cannot be saved.) Denial: Saving
Power = Saving Bulk-generated electrical products Symbol: Science Acceptance: Science
= State of being founded in compassion that enables art, language,
civics and all that we know as civilisation with all humans enjoying
this state to some degree. Denial: Science
= Way of thinking that enables the development of technology with an
elite (3%) of humans being classified as “scientists”.
Symbol: Science
Fraternity Acceptance: Science
Fraternity = Non-existent. (All humans are capable of enjoying the state
of science to some degree.) Denial: Science
Fraternity = Elite (3%) of humans that are classified as
“scientists”. (The status of “scientist” is accorded because the
individual is judged to have specialist skills of inquiry in a specific
aspect of existence.) Symbol: Science
World Acceptance: Science
World = Universal state of being that all humans that are capable of
inquiry and learning are born into Denial: Science
World = Body of knowledge distinct and separate from daily experience of
humanity Symbol: Scientist Acceptance: Scientist
= Any and all human beings capable of enjoying compassion thus the state
of science. (In this state the human being enjoys a spirit of
inclusiveness, collegiality, openness and sharing, inquiry, honesty and
trust, time and reflection, all of which enable him or her to learn and
more truly reflect reality.) Denial: Scientist = A human being capable of applying a set form of thinking to a particular aspect of existence. (The human being is one of an exclusive minority set capable of this thinking and this may only involve their special area of research.)
Symbol: Trace Acceptance: Trace
= An extremely small amount, sometimes very potent through exponential
change and leverage Denial: Trace
= Non existent Symbol: Trace Gas Acceptance: Trace Gas = gas or gases which make up less than 1% by volume of the earth’s atmosphere and it includes all gases except nitrogen (78.1%) and oxygen (20.9%). Denial: Trace
Gas= Non existent (often confused with greenhouse gas) Symbol: Transform Acceptance: Transform = to change a form into another form (Change is the essence of the universe(s) and all forms are continually transformed into each other - Conservation Principle of Energy.) Denial: Transform
= originate a form, generate a form, beget a form
Symbol: Transforming electrical phenomena Acceptance: Transforming electrical phenomena = action of converting one electrical form into another (All forms can be understood as electrical phenomena e.g. we can transform sunlight into 230 volt products to drive our appliances using photovoltaic devices.) Denial: Transforming
electrical phenomena = non-existent with the exception of altering
voltages and current characteristics using adaptors or
“transformers”
Symbol: Transforming power Acceptance: Transforming power = impossible activity (Power is the rate at which the potential of the universe(s) is manifest. Denial: Transforming
power = altering voltage and current characteristics of Bulk-generated
electrical products
Symbol: Warmer Trace Gas Acceptance: Warmer Trace Gas = one of a set of trace gases in our atmosphere with significant capacity to retain thermal energy and thus act as a vital warmer of Earth’s surface. Denial: Warmer Trace Gas = non existent
Symbol: Warming Acceptance: Warming = The continual movement of thermal energy through the universe(s) is such that all things are subject to warming even as they are subject to cooling. (Warming is essential for any form to exist and its existence can only occur when the rate of warming = the rate of cooling.) Denial: Warming
= Warming-up (Warming-up involves a temperature increase in an object and a change
of its form - if warming and warming-up are the same process then no
form can exist i.e. reality is denied.)
Symbol: Warming-up Acceptance: Warming-up = the rate of warming exceeds the rate of cooling (involving a net temperature increase in an object and a change of its form) Denial: Warming-up = warming
Symbol: World
of Science Acceptance: World
of Science = Universal state of being that all humans that are capable
of inquiry and learning are born into
Symbol: Zero Carbon Economy Acceptance: Zero Carbon Economy = impossible notion (All living activity is performed within the universal carbon flux.) Denial: Zero Carbon Economy = Economy in which human activity makes zero impact on universal carbon flux
In
order to enjoy the Sustainability Principle of Energy it is
helpful to appreciate the following key notions. Information is physicalThis last century we rediscovered
that what we thought was solid matter is relatively empty space and a
trace realisation of a vast quantity of possibilities. We are now
rediscovering the converse exists – that what we thought was
immaterial such as thoughts, emotions, metaphors, symbols etc are always
manifest in some material form. (We are equally stewards of bullets and
words). The power of symbols The capacity to
use symbols is vital for the propagation of all life. All life forms use
symbols for survival. The power of symbols is such that our use of them
reflects the nature of our most primal being to the cellular level even
as the symbols resonate to transform us at every level. Hence our need
to be mindful in our use of symbols that we conserve their fullest
potential. (We are stewards.) We are each Mirror BeingsOur brains are
laced with a mirror neuron system for reflecting the universe. It
interfaces with all cognitive functions and plays a powerful role in the
drivers of behaviour. Actions
count more than words in that it is what we do rather than what we say
that is our most potent communication. We have a powerful capacity to
detect and reflect the dissonance in other beings caused by
discrepancies between their words and deeds. Similarly we can detect
harmony. (We are our example.) The Conservation Principle of EnergyEnergy is so
bounteous it can be considered a constant (It can be neither created nor
destroyed nor conserved for it is, by its very nature, conserved) and it
manifest as continual change (It is manifest in myriad forms and these
are constantly changing from one into the other.) The Uncertainty PrincipleWe cannot
simultaneously measure with great accuracy both of certain pairs of
physical properties, such as the position and velocity of a microscopic
particle The more we know, for instance, about the position the fuzzier
our knowledge of the velocity becomes. And vice versa. The act of
observing and measuring something alters it, transforms it in some way
that we cannot be certain about. The observer changes the observed.
Whether we like it or not we are inextricably a part of the flux of
change. (We are stewards.) Our power of acceptance and denial
of change/stewardship. A great thing
about the human mind is that it has this fantastic capacity to accept
and be in harmony with this experience of change, of universal
transformation. It can embrace immense possibilities, enjoy awe and
vitality and be of generous spirit. It also has an
equally fantastic capacity to deny this experience of change, of
continual transformation. We have the ability to construct extremely
sophisticated rationales to obscure this denial and these often entail
confusing energy with one of the myriad forms it can be manifest in. We
can even construct belief systems that propagate the notion that humans
can create, destroy and save energy. Thus the human mind can also
experience a sense of great deprivation, of futility and loss of meaning
and it can be of most mean, miserable spirit. Note: This is one
of the reasons we can have some confidence in the truthfulness of the
Conservation Principle of Energy. For millennia on millennia human
beings have applied every ounce of ingenuity we are capable of to
disproving the Principle. We have invented countless “perpetual motion
machines” and “elixors of eternal youth” and all have failed.
Every society that confused energy with one of the myriad forms it can
take has perished amidst misery. It seems the Conservation Principle of
Energy is probably as close to a universal law as we can have. We ignore its wisdom at our peril. The Sustainability Principle of
Energy. The Sustainability
Principle of Energy “When a symbol use works
to deny change it will materially alter the potential of the universe
(energy) in a way that results in a reduction in the capacity of the
symbol user to mirror reality. When a symbol use works for the
acceptance of change it will increase the capacity of the symbol user to
mirror reality.” From the
Sustainability Principle we get: "The more we
accept change the greater the harmony we know. The more we deny change
the greater the misery we know." The
Sustainability Principle of Energy provides us with a tool for
transcending our grand capacity for denial of our roles as stewards
amidst change. The Principle enables us to better identify symbol uses
that manifest this denial of change/stewardship and generate a sense of
dissonance with the reality of change. At the same time it enables us to
identify symbol uses that promote acceptance and generates a sense of
harmony with the universe(s). To the extent
that either the Conservation or the Uncertainty Principles do not hold
the Sustainability Principle ceases to be helpful. Tom Siegfried in The
Bit and the Pendulum. From Quantum Computing to M theory – the New
Physics of Information. “…To
me, this is one of the deepest and most important while least
appreciated and least understood discoveries of modern science:
Information is physical.” …“The
prophet of this point is Rolf Landauer, the IBM computer physicist
widely known with the field of condensed-matter physics as one of its
most perceptive critical thinkers... Landauer
has done with computers what Sadi Carnot did with steam engines –
extracted a new principle of nature from the workings of a machine. And
as Carnot’s work eventually led to the science of thermodynamics,
Landauer’s work is at the formation of understanding the physics of
computation…” The suggestion,
as beautifully described by Tom, that information is physical powerfully
supports the Sustainability Principle of Energy. And just as Carnot was
looking for a measure of the optimal efficiency of a steam engine and
Landauer is looking for a measure of the optimal efficiency of computing
machines the Sustainability Principle may give us a measure of the
optimal efficiency of symbol (knowledge) use. It leads to a
science of communication in which we are better able to reflect reality
– reality being all is change. In this state of science we accept
change and stewardship as the same notion i.e. change/stewardship.
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