https://www.contropy.com/contropythermodynamics daily 0.75 2018-01-16 https://www.contropy.com/general-case daily 0.75 2018-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4d59536f4ca364d94363c5/1515177238294-ESXP4ATEFTC8MZSTJQHJ/contable.png General Case Malthusian pessimism brought on by confrontation with enormity of scale can be discounted on grounds that unimaginable changes of state are yet to come in the Contropic progression, as others have already occurred. For instance, it is statistically unexpected that, by arrangement and organization in a certain way, a grouping of atoms should acquire the means to reproduce itself. Positivism is also encouraged in this view because it stands out that the availability of Time is a variable as is the availability of Energy. Potential must be realized while the means exist or else that potential vanishes. It may be that there are other sparks of rational consciousness in the Universe, or else it may be entirely up to Man to spread that seed. In either case, there is no certainty that adequate time will be available, even considering the advantages of decreasing reliance on the trial-and-error, statistical methods used by Evolution up until Man. Agreement on a Universal purpose--Universal survival--could furnish a basis for cooperation which might transcend the inefficiencies of short-sighted provincialism. The great blessing of a finite limitation on the velocity of information transfer assures that physical control in any spaces smaller than, say, a Galaxy, must be most efficient from the level of any contained rational consciousness. Thus, in the Contropic view, as well as in that of Teilhard, Man occupies a primary and privileged place, with more or less autonomous control not only of those elements within his immediate grasp but also of his own decision as to whether or not to participate in any larger-scale cooperations. It is not Man's destiny to be physically controlled from above by some superior consciousness. Space and time insulate us. It is perhaps the most encouraging aspect of this Contropic perspective that the value of the individual to the whole is seen to derive at least partly from individuality, itself. The imposition of order and conformity beyond that actively required as the basis for cooperation absorbs time and energy, and places a limit on the net increase in available potential (or creation of wealth). Worse, it stifles experimentation and limits the possibilities for discovery of new ways and means by which to cooperate for further mutual benefit. Therefore, a high degree of individual freedom must be not only tolerated, but even encouraged and preserved. The excess available to stabilize and enhance the whole depends on the degree and effectiveness of cooperation between subsystems. Thus, Universal existence is Contropically depicted as a positive-sum activity. As such, it seems to be functionally similar to systems modelled by the "Prisoner's Dilemma" of Game Theory. In those systems, Axelrod (1984) has shown that self-interested cooperation is a more successful strategy for any and for all than is either isolation or aggression, and furthermore, that such self-interest is best served by adherence to policies which encourage fairness and equity. Stabilization of the Earth as a functioning part of some larger enterprise must also provide a basis for a better quality of individual life. Besides the spirit and motivation which develop from mutual commitment to a common goal, Man's personal life can be enhanced by material sufficiency deducted from the Contropic excess, and still leave more than enough for on-going development. It should also be noted that alignment with Teilhard's theory becomes increasingly clear at higher magnitudes of Contropy. However obscure might be the meanings of "The Rise of Consciousness" at its present, primitive state of development, consciousness is a quantity which appears to increase without limit. If so, It might yet find a way to avoid the so-called Thermal Death of probabilistic assumption, or else by then be free of its consequences. FOOTNOTES 1. After William of Ockham (1280?-1349), according to Asimov (1964b). 2. In the author's personal view, the state of "Supreme Being" is represented by the left side of this equation, while, as it is later developed (see Table 2, pg. 38a), the state of "Man" is contained within the fifteenth term in the (hopefully) infinite series on the right side. 3. Consider two men, A and B, who live in economic isolation and find that they must labor all of their waking hours to provide minimally for their identical families. However, due to differences in skill, attitude, physique, equipment, etc., they learn that they need devote different amounts of time to different tasks. A finds that he can raise enough with three days per week working in the garden, but he can barely supply enough meat using the other four days. B, on the other hand, is a better hunter but poorer farmer so that he must farm four days and hunt on the other three. It is obvious that these men have the basis for a deal. Even if there are no economies of scale, A can raise enough for both families with only six days work per week, while B can provide meat for all in the same time. Whether the extra day is used as available energy to produce extra food, etc., or merely to rest, both men have profited while energy in their environment has not been correspondingly reduced. 4. The terminology and structure are after Giere (1979). 5. The "Big Bang" concept is convenient, but not necessary to Contropic development. (The "Big Bang" may have occurred at the pre-physical level, etc.) 6. An exception to this is seen in that the "Confined" Photon is not equivalent to the "Free" SubAtomic Particle. The exception can be resolved by assuming that, besides circularity, there is another structural mechanism available to SPP's for their confinement. This seems justified in light of the obvious discontinuity between properties of "Matter" and those of "Electromagnetic Energy". 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