The NSTP Theory as a Philosophical/Scientific Masterkey

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The NSTP ( Non – Spatial Thinking Process ) theory, a published invention of Kedar Joshi ( b. 1979 ) (i.e.Myself), a Cambridge ( England ) based philosopher, is a position that, in computer terminology, regards Universe as a Non – Spatial Computer and Space as a Virtual Reality (UNSCSVR). This model of reality can resolve the mysteries surrounding quantum mechanics ( e.g. the wave – particle duality, the EPR ( Einstein – Podolsky – Rosen ) paradox, the Schrodinger’s cat paradox ), Zeno’s paradoxes, the biological phenomena of ‘protein folding’ and ‘cell development and differentiation’, relativity, action at a distance ( which is a rehabilitated mystery through Joshi’s work ), etc. All these mysterious phenomena are, in fact, multiple aspects of a singular underlying structure, composed of four conceptual elements : impossibility of spatial mechanism + space as a form of illusion + phenomenal mind as non – spatial + intelligent orderly execution of spatial events through non – spatial mechanism, and the NSTP theory is the unique theoretical representation of that structure. The NSTP theory is a philosophical / scientific masterkey that unifies apparently diverse phenomena through its powerful non – spatial mechanical framework.

The NSTP theory is based on

A] Three axioms ( i.e. self – evident truths ) :

(One’s objection that these propositions are not axiomatic is nothing but one’s inability to perceive the truth. These propositions are clearly axiomatic to the author.)

  1. Phenomenal mind ( or feelings or qualia ) is non – spatial. i.e. No kind of feeling, e.g. feeling of colour blue, can be represented by any spatial structure.

  2. All kinds of experiences, even thoughts I know I am having, are feelings or qualias.

  3. A phenomenally conscious self is a temporal stream of non – spatial phenomenal mental events. ( A Non – Spatial Thinking Process (NSTP), as every feeling is itself a thought or idea. )

B] And two hypotheses :

  1. Space ( as a room or void out there : whether three or higher dimensional, bounded or unbounded ) is a virtual reality ( i.e. a form or projection of non - spatial mind, a kind of feeling ).

  2. Individual or local NSTPs are orderly ( or thoughtfully ) executed by a gigantic, central, or global NSTP ( rather a group of NSTPs ), representing superhuman thoughts or ideas, in order to account for the order in the universe, e.g. the gravitational phenomenon. ( The central non – spatial superhuman thoughts are processed in zero time because of no spatial limitations; e.g. in space it takes time to transfer data from one spatial location to another. Although a conscious human is nothing but an NSTP it is, at least partially, conceptually, as opposed to physically, bound to the spatial biochemical brain, and thus the core NSTPs introduce time lag in processing of individual NSTPs, where appropriate. )

Further, the existence of the central NSTPs is assumed for two reasons :

i) In any machine where its peripherals are not intelligent enough to modulate ( or be able to account for ) their own behaviour there has to be some central intelligent part in the machine to bring out the peripheral happenings or phenomena.

ii) As the laws of physics ( or any other than those of pure mathematics or logic ) are not logically or conceptually necessary there has to be a way to change the ways individual NSTPs are generated ( or produced or executed ). And for that to be possible there has to be some central intelligence existing in the form of ( non – spatial ) mental events, which itself could be modulated to alter the modulation of individual NSTPs.

Thus, in computer terminology, in the NSTP model of reality the hardware of the universe is composed of non – spatial feelings, while its central software is made of superhuman thoughts, and the peripheral software is made of non – superhuman ones.

Now take for instance the EPR paradox or some equivalent mysterious experimental quantum phenomenon ( e.g. In 1997 experiments were conducted in which light particles ( photons ) originated under certain conditions and travelled in opposite directions to detectors located about seven miles apart. The amazing results indicated that the photons interacted or communicated with one another instantly or in no time. See Robert Nadeau, and Menas Kafatos, 1999. The non – local universe. 1st ed. Oxford : OUP. Back page. ). According to the NSTP theory this is no longer a mystery as the behaviour of photons is just a form of illusion, a virtual reality ( to non – spatial mind/s ) which is actually modulated ( or orderly executed ) by hidden / core non – spatial superhuman mental events. ( Again in analogy with spatial desktop computers such a photonic behaviour on the computer monitor screen has no slightest mystery surrounding it, as it is just a changing pattern of pixels which is modulated by some hidden software processes. )

The NSTP theory maintains both idealism ( as reality is exclusively mental ) and realism ( as the material entities we see out there do have a real existence in the core central non – spatial mind/s, which would exist independent of any other mind perceiving them ), and both mentalism ( as reality is exclusively mental ) and materialism ( as mind is real, it is physical / material ).

‘Philosophy is written in this grand book - I mean the universe - which stands continually open to our gaze, but it cannot be understood unless one first learns to comprehend the language and interpret the characters in which it is written. It is written in the language of mathematics, and its characters are triangles, circles, and other geometric figures, without which it is humanly impossible to understand a single word of it.’

  • Galileo Galilei

In reality the universe has no geometry.

  • Kedar Joshi
    The Ultramodern Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica : The Foundations of Ultramodern Science and Philosophy.
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i fail to see how this theory differs from mine:

“theres something i dont understand that remains behind the scenes, it created (‘defined’ is less irrationally faithful sounding?) my mind and the nature of all that it experiences. the experiences it defined take place in the universe defined by science, which remains consistent, it follows some kind of laws”

dosnt sound very new to me, the words yes sound very new and complicated.

computer modulated postulated and now propagated antidisestablishmentarianism.

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I disagree. I think we have a virtual environment in our heads that’s deceptively flat and devoid of space, and I may or may not have a dimensional environment external to me, but I can never know while still being an “I.” I take an agnostic approach toward space, although at times I’ve had what seemed like visceral awakenings to the irrefutable idea that space is impossible and incomprehensible. Naturally I’ve had even more visceral experiences in the other direction. That theory passes many tests, but ultimately it adds nothing to what I already assumed, except for a tone of authority that pisses me off…like you’re introducing James Bond to his new car.

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I would think these central NSTPs would also have some purpose for the order of the universe that relates to its superhuman intellect. As you said thoughts are merely feelings or qualia. I believe that superhuman thoughts would have these feelings or qualia in an even greater, superhuman sense. Those feelings I would consider to create not human desire but perfect desire. (the absolute need for representation and execution) and this perfect desire would cause the creation, order, and sustenance of the universe.

As well I believe, as a function of the belief that the central NSTPs feel and perfectly desire, that some local or individual NSTPs are capable (even though they are under constant control of the central and global NSTPs) of increasing its own effeciency at these executions and representations of the central NSTP’s perfect desire.

In other words it is clearly obvious in my mind that each person, even though their path may be already paved and computed in zero time by the central NSTPs, has an apparent choice between becoming ignorant or educating one’s self.

This is only possible because of a human’s intellect, which lies seperate from the central NSTPs only because “it is, at least partially, conceptually, as opposed to physically, bound to the spatial biochemical brain, and thus its interpretation of the core NSTPs is introduced to time lag in the processing of its own individual NSTP.”

But by aqcuiring knowledge and using it honestly (and by many other actions each described in their own respective instances) we, as local NSTPs, are able to shorten this lag time and more effeciently profess the superhuman intellect and perfect desire of the central NSTPs.

By choosing not to acquire knowledge and to divulge in repetitive actions of pleasure that offer no new relative information in respect to the superhuman intellect of the central NSTPs we become ignorant.

Ignorance is bliss, but only the truth will set you free.