Why conversational equations and emergence (General)

by David Turell , Sunday, March 30, 2014, 23:04 (3889 days ago) @ romansh


> Romansh: 2) the whole is greater than the sum of parts. I do have a big problem with this. It is a direct contravention of the first law of thermodynamics. So unless we are using it in some arbitrary hand waving way, we better have some good evidence at the table to refute the first law. I have not seen it yet!-Here I dsagree. My thought emerges, but it is immaterial and I have to use symbolic letters to make words to express that thought to you. The written words have material substance, but the thoughts transmitted do not. Yes there is energy activity in your brain and mine to accomplish this transmission, but the thoughts I send and you receive do not have an energy component as an intrinsic portion of the thought. First law? No.