On 03-26-98 Relatif Tuinn wrote to David Martorana... 
 RT> It seems like you're approaching philosophy as if it is the sounding 
 RT> ground  for speculative ideas with the intention of speculating  
 RT> even more. Surely, for philosophy to be of any use it is to  
 RT> study the logic behind truths? 
The rules of logic themselves were once a series of speculations. 
However, note the process: only when the set of speculations is a 
relatively compleat whole, does the mutual support provide enough 
to stand the argument on. 
 
The speculations of Plato and others have been of some use to me, 
so that I now have a relatively compleat cosmology which supports 
a pretty fair arguement.  Like the arguement against creationism, 
it requires several interpretations of various aspects, which any 
particular characteristic may be rather dubious, but which, taken 
togather, form the 'proof'. 
 
 DM>      We may well find all memory is stored "in a somewhere" or 
 DM>      might even go FAR beyond that. 
 RT>  
 RT> As every physical thing decays, then this "somewhere" you  
 RT> mention must be non-physical. 
Quantum physics requires at least 6 dimensions to adequately have 
an explanation for observed phenomena; we already know that three 
are needed for a 'physical' object.  If a system uses one or more 
of these other dimensions, it ceases to be perceptable to systems 
constructed only of the standard three.   
 
Plato's escatology required a record or memory of the life lived, 
but unlike the Christian, suggested that God did not judge, since 
he did not live here, but that those who had been through life on 
earth did.  Given the inexorable expansion of computer storage of 
data, I can visualize a system to do this on a global scale which 
does not require galactic amounts of space, time, and energy. 
 
Without this modern capability, Plato's speculation looks to be a 
pretty trivial concept; with it, there's a degree of reason which 
supports an arguement, which is continued below..- 
 
 RT> And who am I? 
 RT>     Relatif Tuinn 
Damifino.  You could be an Avatar, posing questions God wishes to 
be asked, so that he can watch us struggle with them.  Although I 
doubt that.  More likely in my view, is that you too, are a soul; 
a bit of consciousness split from God which agreed to take up the 
role you have in life.  It's this lack of knowlege or connection, 
from God, that enables the free will. 
 
To make your *choice* to live a life here, you are shown some few 
sceens of the life to be lived, rather like a movie trailer; from 
time to time, you may see some of these sceens unfold, a de'jevu, 
and suddenly recall everything.  To get you from one sceen to the 
next requires tinkering with probability, which is why those laws 
of Murphy work so well.  But still, since it is only probability, 
you have some room for free will. 
 
Like Shakespeare said, we're all actors on a stage [holodeck] and 
here we strut our stuff.  But you can't get off the stage till it 
is time for your exit.  And, of course, the whole thing is on VCR 
type tape in a 6 dimensional cosmos.  So, have fun, but do not do 
anything you do not want seen later. ;-) 
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