The Ruliad and the observer
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MODEL + ARCHIVE ACCOUNT / THE WHOLE
The Ruliad and the observer
A vast set of possibilities. A much smaller point of view.
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The Ruliad is the proposed totality of all possible computational processes and their relations. Observers are modeled as patterns with limited computational access. Particular space-like networks belong within the framework; the Ruliad is not simply a collection of physical locations. [9]
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RULIAD STUDY / A small rule network. Dots are states; lines are possible steps. One path is highlighted. This is not a map of extra space. [9]
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BIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE
Human sensation, thought and memory depend on functioning biological systems. Brain death permanently removes the capacity for consciousness; it is not coma. [40]
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MODEL LIMIT
The Ruliad framework does not establish personal awareness after brain death. Neither does the cited biological research. [9,40]
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ARCHIVE ACCOUNT
Awareness is described as a ripple that remains after bodily functions cease. Attention preserves distinction; release returns it to the Whole.
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OPEN QUESTION
How could continuing awareness be identified without memory, sensation or thought? This remains a religious account, not a demonstrated survival mechanism.
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An account of continuity has been filed. Its test remains open.