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Ten powerful thoughts iambically defined, Ten syllables in rhymes to tease your mind. Presentation by Kate Jones at Gathering for Gardner X Atlanta, GA – 2012. From Singularity to G4G – A roundtrip through epistemology. 1. Being – the interface to understanding
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Ten powerful thoughts iambically defined,Ten syllables in rhymes to tease your mind. Presentation by Kate Jones at Gathering for Gardner X Atlanta, GA – 2012
From Singularity to G4G –A roundtrip through epistemology 1. Being – the interface to understanding 2. Understanding – encoded through mathematics 3. Mathematics – the matrix of language 4. Language – the carrier wave of thought 5. Thought – the vehicle of Reason 6. Reason – the guardian of truth and reality 7. Reality – that which is, in every form and structure 8. Structure – the template of evolution 9. Evolution – the ascent toward infinity 10. Infinity – the birth place of being
Bowties10 unique X-tiles • Being – the interface to understanding • ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Ten Yen10 unique pieces 2.Understanding – encoded through mathematics ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Throw A Fit10 uniquely colored dice 3. Mathematics – the matrix of language ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Super Roundominoes®10 shapes, 10x10 4. Language – the carrier wave of thought ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Rhombic Pentominoes20 shapes, 10x10 5. Thought – the vehicle of Reason ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Quintapaths20 unique sticks,10x10 6. Reason – the guardian of truth and reality ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Fractured Fives10 sides, 10 images 7. Reality – what is, in every form and structure ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Rhom-AnticsDecagon of Penrose Rhombs 8. Structure – the template of evolution ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Deka-Mosaik10-fold symmetry 9. Evolution – the ascent toward infinity ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Pentarose10-fold circular symmetry 10. Infinity – the birth place of being ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10 Couplets to encapsulate the tale 1. I am, what is it, and what does it do, And what should I do with it, and with you? 2. Well, let us say that one and one is two. That seems to fit, and so it must be true. 3. There’s more—there’s deca-,hecto-, mega-, giga, And peta-zetta-yotta, even bigga... 4. So words are handy to give things a name That others recognize to mean the same. 5. The wetware chortles in its galloping growth And makes some rules to sort out what it knoweth.
page 2 6. Debunk the junk, each fallacy and fad, Though Martin showed, illusions aren’t all bad. 7. If it exists, it’s energy or matter And other stuff, like cosmic background chatter. 8. Life’s blueprint builds ‘em, weird or elegant, Genes make both dust mites and the elephant. 9. New combinations play with what makes sense, Like fractals bounded by the longest fence. 10 160 billion light years through, The Universe kept on till it made you.