Guidance for the reader The statements made in this essay are not scientifically confirmed or acknowledged, nor are they made as claims of truth, rather they are a mix of observations and ideas about hypothetical options for a seemingly logical explanation of the observations. The statements in this essay are a possible way of looking…
Introduction This essay is an attempt to clarify the well-known equation E=mc2. Before getting there, some ideas on basic physics are introduced and a few definitions are set. Not the ordinary stuff though, things are presented a bit differently. In this essay the emphasis lies on a conceptual description of physics rather than a quantified…
“Priority” is the option from a multitude of options for people to choose from, which option is to be preferred and regarded as the best choice to make, at that moment and based on an evaluation which is not restricted to just that moment. Priorities are set in the context of anticipation of the future,…
Disclaimer: The phrase “the Balancing Act” in this essay, being a process of physics as well as a derived mental process, is partly speculative. The concept behind it is an idea of how things possibly work. It could just as well be different though. The idea is however not just an idea but an idea…
Definition of life: “Life” is a process of anticipation*) of interaction*) with surrounding processes. (Or anticipation of reality, which reality can be described as The Generic Process*) following The Selective Process*)). Life is a process existing of a conglomeration of processes, which has some capability to adapt to circumstances for which it makes use of…
“Alles van waarde is weerloos”. (Lucebert) “All that is of value is defenceless”. The central point of this essay: As soon as children are placed in a group, it is the responsibility of the adults to guide this, in order for the individual children to feel they are in a safe environment. This essay argues…
These are some of my thoughts that occurred to me after reading a book called “Geen woorden maar beelden”. The book is made by atelier Herenplaats from Rotterdam and presents their artwork as being Outsider art. First some definitions, as I use them, in order to construct a foundation to build on. …