Proof of Afterlife By Programming
Abstract
1. Ben Franklin Proves Electricity Is Universal
Benjamin Franklin's iconic kite experiment in 1752 demonstrated that lightning is a natural form of electricity, fundamentally transforming scientific understanding of the natural world. By flying a silk kite with a metal key during a thunderstorm, Franklin observed electrical sparks when lightning struck, proving the electrical nature of lightning and laying the groundwork for advancements in electrical science. This bold experiment not only bridged the gap between natural phenomena and emerging electrical studies but also encouraged further research that would eventually power modern technology. Drawing parallels between this discovery and the universality of electricity, memory too can be seen as a shared principle across systems. Both human and computer memory function by storing, organizing, retrieving, and processing information, using comparable mechanisms like encoding, short-term and long-term storage, and working memory. Franklin's experiment serves as a metaphor for exploring these universal principles, suggesting that seemingly disparate systems may be governed by underlying connections.
2. Are Computer and Human Memory the Same?
Human memory is a remarkable system with virtually unlimited capacity to store information, but the ability to access that information - remembering - is constrained by cognitive and contextual factors. While long-term memory relies on complex neural networks that can retain vast amounts of data indefinitely, accessing those memories requires specific cues, and only prioritized or emotionally significant memories are readily retrievable. Psychological theories, such as Freud's concept of repression, and real-life phenomena, like deja vu and the recovery of memories after brain injuries, further illustrate this paradox. This distinction has significant implications for learning and identity, as forgotten or inaccessible memories still influence behavior and self-perception. Analogous to a computer's perfect data retention, human memory appears to preserve everything from the moment of creation, supporting the idea that forgotten memories are not lost but simply inaccessible, which has even been proposed as evidence for concepts like the continuity of consciousness or afterlife theories.
3. The Lifeline Array Computer Program
This process describes creating and using a "lifeline" array to track spatial and temporal data in a simulated environment. The initial setup involves a one-dimensional array storing the current time and X, Y, Z coordinates, representing a point in space-time. The array is expanded into a two-dimensional structure to preserve data across multiple iterations of a program loop, preventing overwriting. A program populates the array using a for-next loop that records 900 rows of time and space coordinates, iterating from 100 to 999. Another program retrieves and displays the stored data row by row, presenting 900 entries of time and location information. Finally, the data is visualized by plotting each array entry as a red dot in the environment, mapping the user's position across 900 iterations. This method effectively creates a detailed spatial-temporal map of movement within the environment.
4. Introducing a Database to Hold the Array
This section explains the transition from storing spatial-temporal data in an in-memory array to using a database for improved scalability and efficiency. Unlike variables in memory, a database provides virtually unlimited storage, avoids memory competition, and utilizes dedicated processing power for data management. To achieve this, a database table resembling the lifeline array is created, with fields for identifiers, time, and coordinates. The original array-filling program is modified to write data into the database using SQL INSERT statements during each loop iteration. After running the program, the database holds 900 rows of data, structured for efficient retrieval and expansion.
A new "BLOB" field is added to the table to enable storage of binary data, such as multimedia files, enhancing flexibility. Finally, the system is split across two physical servers: a "Reality computer" for processing sensory input and maintaining the lifeline array and a database server for storing collected data. This architecture separates the computational workload, ensuring seamless interaction with the environment while efficiently handling data storage and retrieval.
5. Focusing on The Reality Computer
This section explores the concept of perceiving the environment as a form of memory, offering a profound perspective on how we experience the world. It suggests that what we perceive as the external world is actually processed and stored in the mind, with the moment itself existing as a memory in the visual cortex. Extending this idea, both biological and digital systems demonstrate the ability to store three-dimensional spatial data. For humans, this involves brain structures like the hippocampus and specialized neurons that create cognitive maps; in computers, this is achieved through data structures like grids and voxel maps.
Building on this, a "Reality Computer" is proposed - a system dedicated to processing and storing the surrounding environment. This computer continuously absorbs reality, encoding time, spatial coordinates, and the 3D environment into a memory model. These data are stored in a database with a BLOB field capable of handling large-scale 3D models, ensuring scalability. By replacing the finite program loop with an infinite while(1) loop, the system continuously processes and stores each unfolding moment in real-time. This setup creates a seamless integration of experiencing, encoding, and archiving reality as it happens.
6. Focusing on The Database Computer
This section explores profound concepts about the cessation of life and the potential nature of afterlife. When the "Reality loop" inevitably ends - whether due to external factors or system failure - the database remains intact, preserving a pristine time-space continuum from birth to the last recorded moment. This suggests that the afterlife could exist within the final recorded coordinates of time and space. The metaphor of a butterfly emerging from its cocoon symbolizes the transformative nature of death, representing freedom, renewal, and the potential to transcend the limitations of linear time.
Initially, the butterfly's journey through time is depicted as moving from one moment to another. However, the final vision expands this idea: in the afterlife, the butterfly exists simultaneously across all moments in the time-space continuum. This ubiquity transcends the constraints of life, where we perceive ourselves as small and bound by a vast environment. In the afterlife, the butterfly (or consciousness) becomes as expansive as the environment itself, present everywhere and in every moment of time at once. This shift represents a profound transformation from individuality within space to omnipresence across time, challenging our current understanding of existence.
7. Conclusion: Unveiling the Grand Design
This section delves into the profound shift that occurs at the moment of death, presenting afterlife as not merely a change in environment but a fundamental transformation of dimension. At the last moment of life, conscious awareness is likened to a singularity - a zero-dimensional point - transitioning into the vast manifold of spacetime, encompassing all moments simultaneously. This transformation, driven by memory, signifies a shift from finite, individual awareness to a boundless existence within the entirety of time and space.
Life's purpose, according to this perspective, is to build an "inner universe" of memories - a repository of meaning, creativity, and connections. This accumulated inner cosmos becomes the essence of afterlife, a timeless and expansive state that transcends the physical limitations of life. Using the metaphor of a pyramid, life is portrayed as the apex, a singular point of conscious awareness, while afterlife becomes the expansive base, representing infinite spacetime.
Mathematically and emotionally, this dimensional change evokes awe. Memory, which bridges the finite and the infinite, is the key to understanding how afterlife unfolds within a single location in spacetime, eliminating the need for the physical body's continued existence. Ultimately, this view of afterlife inspires a sense of wonder and humility in the face of the infinite complexity of existence.