Philosophical Cosmology

A Case for Philosophy as an Intellectual Pioneer

What characterizes a philosopher?

Me: A task of philosophy may be to explore passable roads in front of the tide.

Philosopher: Like a scout, pilot, or guide?

Me: Like an intellectual pioneer.

In the philosophical exploration preceding my 🌑 Moon Barrier eBook, which explores the possibility that life might be bound to a region around the 🌞 Sun within the Solar System, it became evident that science had neglected to ask simple questions and instead adopted dogmatic assumptions that were used to facilitate the idea that humans would some day fly through space as independent biochemical bundles of matter.

In this case I will reveal that the dogmatic ills of the mathematical framing of cosmology through astrophysics extend much further than the negligence revealed in the Moon Barrier eBook.

This case proposes the field Philosophical Cosmology that goes beyond the philosophical nature of cosmology itself.

Me: It is about time that the situation (cosmology) is re-examined and re-framed by philosophy.

🔭 Astrophysics: A Mathematical Framing of Cosmology

Quantum theory and astrophysics are fundamentally flawed when it concerns the philosophical interest of understanding the nature of reality. Quantum theory is fundamentally unable to explain underlying phenomena and at most yields technocratic values. The idea of a quantum world is only true in the minds of mathematicians while they exclude their own mind from the equations.

On this page I will share some examples of why the mathematical framing of cosmology is fundamentally a fallacious practice that leads to dogmatic ills instead of a deeper understanding of nature.

Prediction: Black Holes Will Shrink with Infalling Matter

At first, a simple prediction that would shock the status quo of science today: a black hole will shrink when matter falls into their core, and a black hole will grow with cosmic structure formation in their environment which is represented by 🔋 negative electric charge (-) manifestation.

Status in science today: not even considered

A fundamental assumption in astrophysics is that infalling matter increases black hole mass. However, despite extensive research being aimed at understanding black hole growth, and despite the common assumption that infalling matter leads to growth, not a single bit of evidence has been found for validity of the idea.

Scientists have been studying black hole evolution over a nine billion year period, particularly focusing on supermassive black holes at galactic centers. As it stands today in 2024, there's no evidence showing that infalling matter leads to black hole growth.

Meanwhile, there is emerging evidence suggesting that black holes experience mass loss through unknown mechanisms, far beyond what can be explained by Hawking radiation.

Three Cases of Simple Philosophical Logic

The following three cases show the simplicity of the philosophical logic involved to reach the conclusion that black holes will shrink when matter falls into their core:

1. Case 1: The Case for Structure-Gravity Coupling
2. Case 2: 🔋 Negative Electric Charge (-) as the Primary Force of Existence
3. Case 3: 🪫 Positive Electric Charge (+) as Mathematical Fiction

Case 1

The Case for Structure-Gravity Coupling

Despite the apparent logical connection between the growth of structure complexity and the disproportionate increase in gravitational effects, this perspective has not been considered within the mainstream cosmological framework.

The evidence for this logical relationship is plainly observable across multiple scales of the physical world. From the atomic and molecular levels, where the mass of structures cannot be simply deduced from the sum of their constituent parts, to the cosmic scale, where the hierarchical formation of large-scale structures is accompanied by a dramatic increase in gravitational phenomena, the pattern is clear and consistent.

As the complexity of structures grows, the associated mass and gravitational effects exhibit an exponential, rather than linear, increase. This disproportionate growth of gravity cannot be merely a secondary or incidental consequence, but rather suggests a deep, intrinsic coupling between the processes of structure formation and the manifestation of gravitational phenomena.

Yet, despite the logical simplicity and the observational support for this perspective, it remains largely overlooked or marginalized within the dominant cosmological theories and models. The scientific community has instead focused its attention on alternative frameworks, such as general relativity, dark matter, and dark energy, which do not consider the role of structure formation in the evolution of the universe.

The idea of structure-gravity coupling remains largely unexplored and ununderstood in the scientific community. This lack of consideration in the mainstream cosmological discourse is an example of the dogmatic fallacious nature of the mathematical framing of cosmology.

Case 2

🔋 Negative Electric Charge (-) as the Primary Force of Existence

Negative electric charge, represented by the whole integer (-1) electron concept, is fundamental to all binding and therewith structure formation manifestation (emergence) in nature.

A recent study ... revealed that electrons can transcend the individual context of the atom while being fundamental to the atom, which provides simple philosophical evidence of the primacy of negative electric charge (-):

Linus Pauling Was Right: Scientists Confirm Century-Old Electron Bonding Theory A breakthrough study has validated the existence of a stable single-electron covalent bond between two carbon atoms https://scitechdaily.com/linus-pauling-was-right-scientists-confirm-century-old-electron-bonding-theory/

Even in the context of the structure of the proton that represents positive electric charge as a whole integer concept (+1), it is fundamentally the negative electric charge quark that underlays the protonic structure while mathematical fractionality through positive electric charge quarks represents intrinsic directionality or structure formation itself relative to what otherwise would be mathematically represented as whole integer negative electric charge. This fractionality itself fundamentally defines what is named strong force that underlays protonic structure, as opposed to the strong force being a magical entity by itself that binds physical 'quarks' together to form the observed structure.

The paradox of the electron being fundamental to both the atom and itself implies that the root or origin of the negative electric charge that the electron concept represents must lie outside the context of the atom or protonic structure, which provides simple philosophical evidence that negative electric charge is fundamental to that structure.

This simple logic also applies to the foundation of protonic structure in the first place, which is represented by quarks that fundamentally represent 'fractional electric charge' within the context of the whole integer electric charge that the proton (+1) concept mathematically represents.

On a deeper level, it is the negative electric charge manifested through the weak force (W- boson) through which higher levels negative electric charge manifestation, and corresponding protonic structure, emerges.

Structure Formation Itself or Intrinsic Directionality

The idea of 'structure formation itself' or 'intrinsic directionality' is not recognized by science. Instead, science has attempted to enclose the cosmos in a totality within a mathematical framework. Even string theory is inherently mathematical and cannot answer the question Why the cosmos exist.

Negligence of the fundamental Why question results in dogmatic fallacious practice when it concerns attempts to understand nature. Beyond the neglected fundamental Why context lays a broad scope that is crucial for understanding nature.

With this in mind, it becomes clear why science hasn't recognized negative electric charge (-) as the primary force of existence in the form of structure formation manifestation. Instead, science has attempted to enclose nature in an empirical retro-perspective snapshot mathematical framework in which structure formation as it is expected within a frame of reference of an observer is represented by positive electric charge (+).

Philosophy Derived Evidence:

Electron Bubbles, Crystals and Ice

Strong Emergence or Structure Formation Manifestation Itself

The evidence from the electron bubble, crystal or ice phenomenon supports the perspective that the fractional charge inherent in these bubbles is a manifestation of the structure formation process itself, rather than a representation of a stable, physical structure.

The electron ice state is a strongly correlated many-body system that arises in two-dimensional electron systems subjected to strong magnetic fields. Within this state, the electrons form a crystalline-like structure, known as the electron ice. Remarkably, the excitations in this system, called electron bubbles, exhibit fractional electric charges that are not integer multiples of the fundamental electron charge, which provides philosophical strong evidence for emergence.

Scientists Capture Images of Electron Molecular Crystals https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2024/11/07/scientists-capture-images-of-electron-molecular-crystals/

The fractionality seen in electron bubbles, which fundamentally represents their emerged structure beyond the sum of its parts, is fundamentally derived from and relative to the wholesome negative charge (-1) of the electron spin alignment that underlays the electron bubble structure.

The electron bubbles are inherently dynamic in nature, as they represent the continuous, fluid-like process of structure formation. The fractional charge is not a static property, but rather a reflection of this ongoing, dynamic manifestation of the structure formation process. The electron bubbles do not consist of actual, stable physical structure, but rather represent the dynamic manifestation of the structure formation process itself. The fractionality is a mathematical representation of this process, rather than a description of a fundamental, intrinsic property of the system.

It is the underlying spin alignment of negative electric charge (-1) represented by the electron concept that is the foundation for the mathematical description of the fractional charge that represents the emerged crystaline structure of the electron bubble, revealing that negative charge is fundamental to the emerged structure and therewith, fundamental to emergence of structure in the first place.

Electron bubbles, crystals and ice are often cited as evidence for strong emergence. Despite the debateable nature of that assertion from a philosophical Why perspective, the case does provide strong evidence for the primacy of negative electric charge (-1) as root of structure formation manifestation.

Philosophy Derived Evidence:

A Closer Look at 🌟 Supernova

The collapsing core of the supernova experiences a dramatic disproportionate increase in mass as it undergoes gravitational collapse. As the outer layers and over 50% of the original matter are ejected from the star, the mass of the material decreases compared to the dramatically increasing mass of the collapsing core.

The ejected outer layers exhibit an exponential increase in structural complexity, with the formation of a wide variety of heavy elements beyond iron and complex molecules. This dramatic increase in structural complexity of the outer layers aligns with the dramatic increase of mass in the core.

The Supernova situation reveals a potential coupling of structural complexity in the ejected outer layers and gravity in the core.

Supporting Evidence Overlooked by Science:

Brown Dwarfs

A closer look at brown dwarfs formed in a 🌟 supernova (as opposed to so called failed star brown dwarfs formed in star formation) reveals that these situations involve an exceptionally high mass with little actual matter.

Observational evidence shows that the masses of supernova brown dwarfs are much greater than one might expect if the brown dwarf was simply the result of the 50% matter that collapsed. Further evidence reveals that brown dwarfs encompass a much greater mass than what would be expected based on their observed luminosity and energy output.

While astrophysics is limited by the mathematical matter-mass correlation, philosophy can easily find the clues for the simple Structure-Gravity Coupling.

🧲 Magnetic Braking: Evidence for Low Matter Structure

Astrophysics depicts brown dwarfs as having a core-dominated internal structure, with a dense, high-mass core surrounded by lower-density outer layers.

However, a closer examination of the magnetic braking phenomenon reveals that this mathematical framing is inaccurate. Magnetic braking refers to the process by which the magnetic field of supernova brown dwarfs is able to slow their rapid rotation by a mere magnetic touch of the environment. This would not be possible when the mass of brown dwarfs would originate from actual matter.

The ease and efficiency with which magnetic braking occurs reveals that the actual amount of matter in supernova brown dwarfs is much lower than is expected based on the observed mass. If the matter content were truly as high as the mass of the objects would imply, the angular momentum should be more resistant to disruption by the magnetic fields, no matter how strong they are.

This discrepancy between the observed magnetic braking and the expected angular momentum of the matter leads to compelling evidence: the mass of brown dwarfs is disproportionately high compared to the actual amount of matter they contain.

Unrecognized by Science

The above cases reveal how simple philosophical logic easily recognizes a simple Structure-Gravity Coupling that until 2024 has been unrecognized by science.

The idea of structure-gravity coupling remains largely unexplored and ununderstood in the scientific community. This lack of consideration in the mainstream cosmological discourse is puzzling and warrants further examination.

The ⚛ Neutron

Mathematical Fiction Representing Structure-Gravity Coupling

In light of the above three cases, it would be easy to understand that the Neutron is a mathematical finction that represents mass independent of correlated protonic structure in the context of structure complexity, further supporting the idea of structure-gravity coupling.

As atoms become more complex, with higher atomic numbers, the number of protons in the nucleus increases. This increasing complexity of the protonic structure is accompanied by a need to accommodate the corresponding exponential growth in mass. The neutron concept serves as a mathematical abstraction that represent the exponential increase in mass associated with the growing complexity of the protonic structure.

Neutrons are not truly "free" and independent particles but are fundamentally dependent on the protonic structure and the strong nuclear force that defines it. The neutron can be considered a mathematical fiction that represents the emergence of complex atomic structures and a fundamental link to exponential growth in gravitational effects, rather than a fundamental particle in its own right.

Neutrons interact solely through the strong nuclear force, which is a vital clue from a philosophical perspective because the strong force is fundamentally defined by intrinsic fractionality of electric charge itself (Quarks) which reveals an inherent directionality that is fundamentally rooted in 🔋 negative electric charge (-) manifestation. The negative electric charge quark in this context represents the fundamental force while the two 🪫 positive electric charge (+) quarks are mathematical fiction in the context of structural expectancy within the framing of mathematics.

When a neutron decays into a proton and electron, the situation involves a reduction of structural complexity. Instead of the philosophical logical way and a recognition of Structure-Gravity Coupling, science invents a fictional particle.

It is about time that the situation is re-examined and re-framed by philosophy!