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Fractalguy at 13:31, 30 November 2025

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	== Amateurs Can't Do Physics ==		== Amateurs Can't Do Physics ==
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	With the complexity of modern [[physics]], you cannot really participate in the [[mathematical]] theory of everything game without an advanced degree. This does not stop armchair experts from jumping straight into the deep end when they have no business leaving the kiddie pool. A famous example of this is [https://www.edpost.com/stories/terrence-howard-a-masterclass-in-pseudo-scientific-absurdity Terrence Howard], the actor who created a theory of everything based on [[wikipedia:Sacred_geometry\|sacred geometry]], but then rewrote half the known laws of [[math]] and [[physics]] to make them fit his theory. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W2WBeqGNM0 Nassim Haramein's Cosmometry] is another attempt by an amateur physicist and [[wikipedia:Sacred_geometry\|sacred geometry]] enthusiast to win the Nobel prize without creating a work worthy of publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Even those ''with'' advanced degrees have trouble contributing anything noteworthy. Physics is ''hard''.		With the complexity of modern [[physics]], you cannot really participate in the [[mathematical]] theory of everything game without an advanced degree. This does not stop armchair experts from jumping straight into the deep end when they have no business leaving the kiddie pool. A famous example of this is [https://www.edpost.com/stories/terrence-howard-a-masterclass-in-pseudo-scientific-absurdity Terrence Howard], the actor who created a theory of everything based on [[wikipedia:Sacred_geometry\|sacred geometry]], but then rewrote half the known laws of [[math]] and [[physics]] to make them fit his theory. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W2WBeqGNM0 Nassim Haramein's Cosmometry] is another attempt by an amateur physicist and [[wikipedia:Sacred_geometry\|sacred geometry]] enthusiast to win the Nobel prize without creating a work worthy of publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Even those ''with'' advanced degrees have trouble contributing anything noteworthy. Physics is ''hard''.

Fractalguy at 11:35, 1 August 2025

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	The armchair experts that generate [[pseudoscientific]] theories are usually just [[grifters]] or narcissists. Sometimes they are smart people who confuse the need to understand the world [[holistically]] with the need to understand it [[mathematically]]. The [[brain]] just wants to feel like it understands the world. Doing this is more about recognizing [[holistic]] patterns than making reductionist [[mathematical]] proofs. That is why [[religion]] has been able to satisfy the need for a theory of everything for thousands of years despite being very short on [[mathematical]] precision and [[rational]] deduction.		The armchair experts that generate [[pseudoscientific]] theories are usually just [[grifters]] or narcissists. Sometimes they are smart people who confuse the need to understand the world [[holistically]] with the need to understand it [[mathematically]]. The [[brain]] just wants to feel like it understands the world. Doing this is more about recognizing [[holistic]] patterns than making reductionist [[mathematical]] proofs. That is why [[religion]] has been able to satisfy the need for a theory of everything for thousands of years despite being very short on [[mathematical]] precision and [[rational]] deduction.

			{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uLi1I3G2N4\|\|center\|Neil deGrasse Tyson Response to Terrence Howard\|frame}}

	== AI Can't Do Physics ==		== AI Can't Do Physics ==

Fractalguy at 13:21, 28 July 2025

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	== AI Can't Do Physics ==		== AI Can't Do Physics ==
	People who fail to understand how [[artificial intelligence]] works sometimes fool themselves into thinking that they can make new discoveries with creative prompting. [https://www.youtube.com/@acollierastro Angela Collier] has a few things to say about "vibe [[physics]]" and why you can't actually make real discoveries using a tool that can only summarize existing data.		People who fail to understand how [[artificial intelligence]] works sometimes fool themselves into thinking that they can make new discoveries with creative prompting. [https://www.youtube.com/@acollierastro Angela Collier] has a few things to say about "vibe [[physics]]" and why you can't actually make real discoveries using a tool that can only summarize existing data.

			{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMoz3gSXBcY\|\|center\|Vibe Physics\|frame}}

	== How is This Wiki Any Different? ==		== How is This Wiki Any Different? ==

Fractalguy at 13:20, 28 July 2025

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	The armchair experts that generate [[pseudoscientific]] theories are usually just [[grifters]] or narcissists. Sometimes they are smart people who confuse the need to understand the world [[holistically]] with the need to understand it [[mathematically]]. The [[brain]] just wants to feel like it understands the world. Doing this is more about recognizing [[holistic]] patterns than making reductionist [[mathematical]] proofs. That is why [[religion]] has been able to satisfy the need for a theory of everything for thousands of years despite being very short on [[mathematical]] precision and [[rational]] deduction.		The armchair experts that generate [[pseudoscientific]] theories are usually just [[grifters]] or narcissists. Sometimes they are smart people who confuse the need to understand the world [[holistically]] with the need to understand it [[mathematically]]. The [[brain]] just wants to feel like it understands the world. Doing this is more about recognizing [[holistic]] patterns than making reductionist [[mathematical]] proofs. That is why [[religion]] has been able to satisfy the need for a theory of everything for thousands of years despite being very short on [[mathematical]] precision and [[rational]] deduction.

			== AI Can't Do Physics ==
			People who fail to understand how [[artificial intelligence]] works sometimes fool themselves into thinking that they can make new discoveries with creative prompting. [https://www.youtube.com/@acollierastro Angela Collier] has a few things to say about "vibe [[physics]]" and why you can't actually make real discoveries using a tool that can only summarize existing data.

	== How is This Wiki Any Different? ==		== How is This Wiki Any Different? ==

Fractalguy: /* How is This Wiki Any Different? */

2025-07-13T11:54:18Z

How is This Wiki Any Different?

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	== How is This Wiki Any Different? ==		== How is This Wiki Any Different? ==
	[[metaculture]] bridges theory of everything gap by using a [[holistic]] [[fractal]] pattern as a [[metaphor]] to explain why a [[mathematical]] theory of everything is [[inevitable]], even if we don't currently [[Gödel\|know all the details]]. It allows people to see the overall pattern of the [[universe]] and use that pattern to help the world make sense in both a [[rational]] way, and in an [[emotionally]] satisfying way that a unified field equation never can.		[[metaculture]] bridges the theory of everything gap by using a [[holistic]] [[fractal]] pattern as a [[metaphor]] to explain why a [[mathematical]] theory of everything is [[inevitable]], even if we don't currently [[Gödel\|know all the details]]. It allows people to see the overall pattern of the [[universe]] and use that pattern to help the world make sense in both a [[rational]] way, and in an [[emotionally]] satisfying way that a unified field equation never can.

	What do we make of the strong similarity between all of the [[wikipedia:Sacred_geometry\|sacred geometry]] [[Grifters\|cranks]] and the [[fractal]] theory of everything presented by [[metaculture]]? The fact that so many others see these [[universal]] patterns and recognize the connection between [[mathematics]], [[science]], [[evolution]], and [[spirituality]] that they represent, is a strong argument in favor of this being a new [[cultural]] [[wikipedia:Attractor\|attractor]]. The difference is that all of the others at some point introduce some type of [[pseudoscientific]] theory or [[supernatural]] [[woo]] (usually [[wikipedia:Panpsychism\|panpsychism]]) because they tend to come from [[wikipedia:New_Age\|new age]] [[spirituality]] backgrounds rather than academia, and lack a commitment to [[materialism]]. The [[metaculture]] [[wiki]] is obviously not an academic work, it's pop-[[psychology]] and [[spirituality]] for sure. But, it makes no claims that violate [[materialism]], nor does it propose any new [[scientific]] theories, nor [[Quantum woo\|overstate the implications of existing ones]]. It simply collects the [[necessary prerequisite]] [[concepts]] needed to develop a [[fractal]] theory of everything and presents them with a [[holistic]] and [[optimistic]] [[metanarrative]].		What do we make of the strong similarity between all of the [[wikipedia:Sacred_geometry\|sacred geometry]] [[Grifters\|cranks]] and the [[fractal]] theory of everything presented by [[metaculture]]? The fact that so many others see these [[universal]] patterns and recognize the connection between [[mathematics]], [[science]], [[evolution]], and [[spirituality]] that they represent, is a strong argument in favor of this being a new [[cultural]] [[wikipedia:Attractor\|attractor]]. The difference is that all of the others at some point introduce some type of [[pseudoscientific]] theory or [[supernatural]] [[woo]] (usually [[wikipedia:Panpsychism\|panpsychism]]) because they tend to come from [[wikipedia:New_Age\|new age]] [[spirituality]] backgrounds rather than academia, and lack a commitment to [[materialism]]. The [[metaculture]] [[wiki]] is obviously not an academic work, it's pop-[[psychology]] and [[spirituality]] for sure. But, it makes no claims that violate [[materialism]], nor does it propose any new [[scientific]] theories, nor [[Quantum woo\|overstate the implications of existing ones]]. It simply collects the [[necessary prerequisite]] [[concepts]] needed to develop a [[fractal]] theory of everything and presents them with a [[holistic]] and [[optimistic]] [[metanarrative]].

Fractalguy at 13:24, 12 July 2025

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	[[File:Theory-of-everything-fracal-math-logic-cosmic-complexification.jpeg\|thumb\|"[[Fractal]] Theory of Everything" by [[AI]]]]		[[File:Theory-of-everything-fracal-math-logic-cosmic-complexification.jpeg\|thumb\|"[[Fractal]] Theory of Everything" by [[AI]]]]
	Another result of our [[Brains\|brain's]] desire to create broader and broader [[wikipedia:Generalization\|generalizations]] is the natural drive to develop "[[wikipedia:Theory_of_everything\|theories of everything]]." [[Traditionally]], these have taken the form of [[god]], [[religion]], or [[philosophy]], leading to a [[god concept]] or [[belief system]]. In modern times, those seeking a [[scientific]] theory of everything tend to focus on the [[laws of physics]].		Another result of our [[Brains\|brain's]] desire to create broader and broader [[wikipedia:Generalization\|generalizations]] is the natural drive to develop "[[wikipedia:Theory_of_everything\|theories of everything]]." [[Traditionally]], these have taken the form of [[god]], [[religion]], or [[philosophy]], leading to a [[god concept]] or [[belief system]]. In modern times, those seeking a [[scientific]] theory of everything tend to focus on the [[laws of physics]]. <blockquote>''“There is a good chance that the study of the early [[universe]] and the requirements of [[mathematical]] consistency will lead us to a complete unified theory within the [[lifetime]] of some of us who are around today, always presuming we don't blow ourselves up first!”'' -[[wikipedia:Stephen_Hawking\|Stephen Hawking]] </blockquote>

	== Amateurs Can't Do Physics ==		== Amateurs Can't Do Physics ==

Fractalguy at 11:36, 25 January 2025

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	Great movie. Tangentially relevant to the subject matter.		Great movie. Tangentially relevant to the subject matter.
	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kowvooNQhs\|\|center\|Everything GREAT About Everything Everywhere All at Once!\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kowvooNQhs\|\|center\|Everything GREAT About Everything Everywhere All at Once!\|frame}}
	~~<br>~~
	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZarOZEPW1ok\|\|center\|dj-Nate - Theory of Everything\|frame}}		== Music Theory ==
			[https://www.themarginalian.org/the-universe-in-verse/ Maria Popova's The Universe in Verse] is an annual celebration of [[music]] and [[poetry]] in [[science]].

			Here's [https://www.themarginalian.org/2022/08/15/alan-lightman-mr-g-music/ Alan Lightman discussing music and the universe]. A robust theory of everything must explain [[music]], and [[music]] will likely help us understand the [[mathematical]] theory of everything when it is revealed.{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZarOZEPW1ok\|\|center\|dj-Nate - Theory of Everything\|frame}}
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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2WBDbWzLjc\|\|center\|Amaranthe - Theory of Everything\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2WBDbWzLjc\|\|center\|Amaranthe - Theory of Everything\|frame}}

Fractalguy: /* A Metanarrative of Everything */

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A Metanarrative of Everything

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	''These [[universal]] principles are what humans refer to as "[[god]]" or "[[Spirituality\|spirit]]."''</blockquote>This [[perspective]] on the [[nature]] of [[reality]] sees these [[universal]] principles as [[inevitable]] [[emergent properties]] of any [[self-organizing]] universe, which is infinitely elegant, [[beautiful]], [[sacred]], and [[wonderful]].		''These [[universal]] principles are what humans refer to as "[[god]]" or "[[Spirituality\|spirit]]."''</blockquote>This [[perspective]] on the [[nature]] of [[reality]] sees these [[universal]] principles as [[inevitable]] [[emergent properties]] of any [[self-organizing]] universe, which is infinitely elegant, [[beautiful]], [[sacred]], and [[wonderful]].

			This is not a new or original [[idea]], but a slightly different way to describe an [[idea]] that is shared by millions. Those who explain it with [[science]] tend to leave out [[love]], [[happiness]], and [[god]]. Those who focus on [[love]], [[happiness]], and [[god]] tend to get the [[science]] parts wrong. This story attempts to include both [[perspectives]] in a way that has [[universal]] appeal.

	== Every Theory of Everything, All at Once ==		== Every Theory of Everything, All at Once ==

Fractalguy at 20:52, 4 January 2025

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	[[File:Theory-of-everything-fracal-math-logic-cosmic-complexification.jpeg\|thumb\|"[[Fractal]] Theory of Everything" by [[AI]]]]		[[File:Theory-of-everything-fracal-math-logic-cosmic-complexification.jpeg\|thumb\|"[[Fractal]] Theory of Everything" by [[AI]]]]
	Another result of our [[Brains\|brain's]] desire to create broader and broader [[wikipedia:Generalization\|generalizations]] is the natural drive to develop "[[wikipedia:Theory_of_everything\|theories of everything]]." [[Traditionally]], these have taken the form of [[god]], [[religion]], or [[philosophy]], leading to a [[god concept]]. In modern times, those seeking a [[scientific]] theory of everything tend to focus on the [[laws of physics]].		Another result of our [[Brains\|brain's]] desire to create broader and broader [[wikipedia:Generalization\|generalizations]] is the natural drive to develop "[[wikipedia:Theory_of_everything\|theories of everything]]." [[Traditionally]], these have taken the form of [[god]], [[religion]], or [[philosophy]], leading to a [[god concept]] or [[belief system]]. In modern times, those seeking a [[scientific]] theory of everything tend to focus on the [[laws of physics]].

	== Amateurs Can't Do Physics ==		== Amateurs Can't Do Physics ==

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How is This Wiki Any Different?

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	== How is This Wiki Any Different? ==		== How is This Wiki Any Different? ==
	[[metaculture]] bridges theory of everything gap by using a [[holistic]] [[fractal]] pattern as a [[metaphor]] to explain why a [[mathematical]] theory of everything is [[inevitable]], even if we don't currently know all the details. It allows people to see the overall pattern of the [[universe]] and use that pattern to help the world make sense in both a [[rational]] way, and in an [[emotionally]] satisfying way that a unified field equation never can.		[[metaculture]] bridges theory of everything gap by using a [[holistic]] [[fractal]] pattern as a [[metaphor]] to explain why a [[mathematical]] theory of everything is [[inevitable]], even if we don't currently [[Gödel\|know all the details]]. It allows people to see the overall pattern of the [[universe]] and use that pattern to help the world make sense in both a [[rational]] way, and in an [[emotionally]] satisfying way that a unified field equation never can.

	What do we make of the strong similarity between all of the [[wikipedia:Sacred_geometry\|sacred geometry]] [[Grifters\|cranks]] and the [[fractal]] theory of everything presented by [[metaculture]]? The fact that so many others see these [[universal]] patterns and recognize the connection between [[mathematics]], [[science]], [[evolution]], and [[spirituality]] that they represent, is a strong argument in favor of this being a new [[cultural]] [[wikipedia:Attractor\|attractor]]. The difference is that all of the others at some point introduce some type of [[pseudoscientific]] theory or [[supernatural]] [[woo]] (usually [[wikipedia:Panpsychism\|panpsychism]]) because they tend to come from [[wikipedia:New_Age\|new age]] [[spirituality]] backgrounds rather than academia, and lack a commitment to [[materialism]]. The [[metaculture]] [[wiki]] is obviously not an academic work, it's pop-[[psychology]] and [[spirituality]] for sure. But, it makes no claims that violate [[materialism]], nor does it propose any new [[scientific]] theories, nor [[Quantum woo\|overstate the implications of existing ones]]. It simply collects the [[necessary prerequisite]] [[concepts]] needed to develop a [[fractal]] theory of everything and presents them with a [[holistic]] and [[optimistic]] [[metanarrative]].		What do we make of the strong similarity between all of the [[wikipedia:Sacred_geometry\|sacred geometry]] [[Grifters\|cranks]] and the [[fractal]] theory of everything presented by [[metaculture]]? The fact that so many others see these [[universal]] patterns and recognize the connection between [[mathematics]], [[science]], [[evolution]], and [[spirituality]] that they represent, is a strong argument in favor of this being a new [[cultural]] [[wikipedia:Attractor\|attractor]]. The difference is that all of the others at some point introduce some type of [[pseudoscientific]] theory or [[supernatural]] [[woo]] (usually [[wikipedia:Panpsychism\|panpsychism]]) because they tend to come from [[wikipedia:New_Age\|new age]] [[spirituality]] backgrounds rather than academia, and lack a commitment to [[materialism]]. The [[metaculture]] [[wiki]] is obviously not an academic work, it's pop-[[psychology]] and [[spirituality]] for sure. But, it makes no claims that violate [[materialism]], nor does it propose any new [[scientific]] theories, nor [[Quantum woo\|overstate the implications of existing ones]]. It simply collects the [[necessary prerequisite]] [[concepts]] needed to develop a [[fractal]] theory of everything and presents them with a [[holistic]] and [[optimistic]] [[metanarrative]].