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Show HN: My attempt to formalize "Buddhist" reality

5•arthurnogman•1h ago
I'm interested in Buddhist philosophy, and specifically studying Nāgārjuna's Middle Way gave me inspiration to formalize it mathematically and see what would emerge as a result.

(My background: engineer/co-founder (Qualcomm/Adreno GPU, Bumble, Stereo), 16 years of meditation practice, 2+ years in Southeast Asian monasteries and silent retreats)

Starting from one Buddhist-inspired axiom—recursive duality E={E⁻,E⁺} - I derived:

1) Boolean logic (from period structure of minimal couplings) 2) Universal computation (closure enables Turing-completeness) 3) Memory (pattern persistence across computational steps) 4) Three-dimensional space (stabilized projection of structure) 5) Quantum-like behavior (pre-spatial compatibility constraints) 6) Gravity-like effects (stability gradients in hierarchical structure)

The logic/computation part is rigorous. I've worked out a formal derivation with proofs. The quantum/gravity parts are more exploratory. I discovered Spencer-Brown's Laws of Form late in this process. His approach encodes Boolean structure through chosen rewrite laws. My derivation differs: no free parameters, canonical constructions only, truth tables computed rather than designed.

I'm seeking:

- arXiv endorsement (first-time submitter, need referral for cs.LO or math.LO) - your feedback of my book (it's free on Kindle: https://theplusminus.xyz if for some reason doesn't work can send a PDF)

The book is illustrative/accessible. The technical paper with rigorous proofs needs 1-2 more days of polishing before I'm ready to share. If you're interested in endorsing, I can prioritize sending you an early draft.

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I would highly recommend giving this excelled LessWrong post a read: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/rarcxjGp47dcHftCP/your-llm-a...

It isn't a perfect fit, since the article talks a lot about the scientific method which doesn't apply super well to philosophy+math, but I think there are some strong parallels here.

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