Eat This Dad
An Essay by Christopher Bek
christopher.bek@gmail.com
Summary—this Essay begins with two friends: Russell and Einstein, great works of literature, the Pythagorean theorem, Lightspeed, Special Relativity, Eternity, one-to-many, one-in-billions, electromagnetic waves, gravitational waves, the theory of one boundary, inside a black hole, Metaphysics, Newton —> Einstein + Bohr —> Bek, and reversibility of thought—thus, ultimately, defining sweet potato pi forever!
Quotation—The fact that an opinion is widely held is no evidence whatsoever that it is not utterly absurd. —Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein knew each other primarily through their shared concerns about the dangers of nuclear weapons and their commitment to peace. They met occasionally, but their friendship deepened during Russell’s time in Princeton in 1943, where they met weekly to discuss the philosophy of science. This led to their collaboration on the Russell-Einstein Manifesto, a statement warning of the potential dangers of nuclear warfare, which Einstein signed shortly before his death.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) was a highly influential British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic. He is widely regarded as one of the founders of analytic philosophy and made significant contributions to mathematical logic and the philosophy of mathematics. Beyond his academic work, Russell was a prominent social reformer and political activist, known for his pacifism and outspoken criticism of social injustices.
Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist widely regarded as one of the most influential scientists of all time. He developed the theory of relativity, which revolutionized our understanding of space, time, gravity, and the universe. He also made significant contributions to quantum theory, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 for his explanation of the photoelectric effect.
The Brothers Karamazov (1880) by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Albert Einstein expressed high praise for The Brothers Karamazov, calling it “the most wonderful thing I have ever laid my hands on, the supreme summit of all literature.” In fact, I believe that if Einstein would have lived long enough to read The Fall, he would have found it equally as great, at merely one-sixth the length.
The Fall (1956) by Albert Camus opening: “May I, monsieur, offer my services without running the risk of intruding? I fear you may not be able to make yourself understood by the worthy ape who presides over the fate of this establishment. In fact, he speaks nothing but Dutch. Unless you authorize me to plead your case, he will not guess that you want gin. There, I dare hope he understood me—that nod must mean that he yields to my arguments. He is taking steps—indeed, he is making haste with prudent deliberation. You are lucky—he didn’t grunt. When he refuses to serve someone, he merely grunts. No one insists. Being master of one’s moods is the privilege of the larger animals. Now I shall withdraw, monsieur, happy to have been of help to you. Thank you—I’d accept if I were sure of not being a nuisance. You are too kind. Then I shall bring my glass over beside yours.”
The Pythagorean Theorem. Pythagoras died around 495 BC in Metapontum, Lower Italy, starving himself for 40 days because of his grief over the persecution and murder of many of his followers, the Pythagoreans. It is believed that Pythagoras coined the words “Philosophy” (love of wisdom) and “Mathematics” (what is learned). The Pythagoreans pursued studies of mathematics and philosophy as the basis of a moral life. The Pythagorean theorem is: a^2 + b^2 = c^2 for right triangles. Relativity, geometry, trigonometry, algebra, differential equations, and imaginary complex numbers are founded on the Pythagorean theorem. There are more than 370 different proofs of the Pythagorean theorem showing its huge scientific spectrum that is contained within a simple right triangle. The Pythagorean theorem was known long before Pythagoras but he may have been the first to prove it. In any event the proof attributed to him is a simple Proof by Rearrangement. Imagine a square 2D box of dimensions: x + y containing four identical right triangles of sides: x, y, r. The triangles are first arranged in the corners of the box with the space in the middle representing r^2. It is then a simple matter of rearranging the triangles to show the equivalence of the spaces proving that x^2 + y^2 = r^2, which is also the equation of a circle, thus yielding the Pythagorean theorem. The reader may verify it for triangles of sides: 3, 4, 5 (the first Pythagorean triple); 3^2 + 4^2 = 5^2; 9 + 16 = 25. QED.
Lightspeed. The Michelson-Morley experiment was a scientific endeavor designed to measure the speed of light or Lightspeed in different directions to detect the motion of the Earth through luminiferous ether—but found no difference in Lightspeed in alternative directions, indicating that an ether does not exist, and that Lightspeed is a universal constant invariably fixed at 299,792,458 meters per second in all inertial frames of reference—represented by the symbol c.
Special Relativity builds on the constancy of the speed of light or Lightspeed established by the Michelson-Morley experiment in stating that the laws of physics are the same for all objects moving at constant speed, and that Space and Time shrink as a function of Velocity relative to Lightspeed in accordance with the Pythagorean theorem: One^2 = Space^2 + Velocity^2/Lightspeed^2, One^2 = Time^2 + Velocity^2/Lightspeed^2. By plugging Velocity equals Lightspeed into the relativistic equations, we can see that both Space and Time contract to zero at Lightspeed.
Eternity in its simplest form, signifies endless duration, time without beginning or end. It often relates to the concept of everlasting existence, particularly in religious contexts concerning life after death. But, in fact, the Bible says: “But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.” In other words: time passes for man at a rate 365,000 times slower than for God, which makes sense, Metaphysically. It is like Lightspeed, it is not quite infinity.
One-to-Many. In database design, a one-to-many relationship means one record in a table can be associated with multiple records in another table, but a record in the second table is associated with only one record in the first. For example, a customer can place many orders, but each order is placed by only one customer. One-to-many relationships are the most common type of relationship in relational databases. God, in fact, has a one-to-many relationship with all beings on Earth.
One-in-Billions. A few years ago, I recalled reading a quote by Elon Musk, where he said: There is a one-in-billions chance that our reality is not a simulation. I told this to my Psychiatrist at the time, Dr Elizabeth Fitzgerald, who responded by saying: One-in-a-billion? But there is still a chance, right? And I said: No, one-in-billions. And she said: Oh, maybe not. I later told the quote to my Psychiatrist Dr David Tano, who said: Musk is psychotic!
Electromagnetic Waves. Electromagnetic theory is represented by Maxwell’s set of four equations that unite electricity and magnetism as describing electromagnetism, and predicts the existence of electromagnetic waves traveling at Lightspeed. The four mathematical formulas tell how electric and magnetic fields interact and propagate as waves, essentially proving that light is a form of electromagnetic radiation, and forecasts the reality of electromagnetic waves like radio waves, as they are considered foundational to classical electromagnetism.
Gravitational Waves are not made of particles like photons (light particles) or gravitons (hypothetical particles to mediate gravity). They are disturbances in spacetime itself. Gravitational waves travel at Lightspeed—the foundation of Relativity theory.
The Theory of One Boundary. Special relativity clearly proves that we can see that both Space and Time convene to zero at Lightspeed. Since photons exist at Lightspeed, The Theory of One Photon argument then is: Why would we need more than one photon if Photons exist outside of Spacetime, and if that One Photon is God, who has a one-to-many relationship with all the other beings on the planet? I would say that, according to special relativity, we do not need more than One Photon. Electromagnetic radiation is a self-propagating wave of the electromagnetic field that carries momentum and radiant energy through space. It encompasses a broad spectrum, classified by frequency or its inverse, wavelength, ranging from radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays. All forms of electromagnetic radiation travel at Lightspeed in a vacuum and exhibit wave-particle duality. Gravitational waves are oscillations of the gravitational field that travel through space at Lightspeed; they are generated by the relative motion of gravitating masses, first proposed by Oliver Heaviside in 1893 and then later by Henri Poincaré in 1905 as the gravitational equivalent of electromagnetic waves. In 1916 Albert Einstein demonstrated that gravitational waves result from his general theory of relativity as ripples in spacetime. Thus, Photons and both electromagnetic and gravitational waves, travel at Lightspeed at the boundary of the Universe.
Inside a Black Hole. Neil deGrasse Tyson has put forth a theoretical idea, that is not a widely accepted scientific theory, in which our universe may exist inside a black hole. This idea, rooted in black hole cosmology, suggesting that what we perceive as the universe could be the interior of a black hole in another, larger universe, which challenges our understanding of cosmology and the origins of the universe.
Behaviourism—>Existentialism Now. Philosophy was defined as the love of wisdom by the Greeks 2500 years ago. Metaphysics was defined by Aristotle 250 years later as the branch of philosophy concerned with first principles of the whole universe—which I say may be divided into the three necessary branches of being, the-world, and being-in-the-world, as providing a complete and holistic metaphysical theory of everything. Being or existence is the highest of the three as indicated by the cogito, and is the starting point of Existentialism Now, as follows from Jean-Paul Sartre: “There can be no other truth to take off from this—I think, therefore I exist—the Cartesian cogito—cogito ergo sum. There we have the absolute truth of consciousness becoming aware of itself.” Existentialism was set forth by the likes of Socrates, Plato, Jesus Christ, Saint Augustine, Saint Aquinas, Descartes, Pascal, Shakespeare, Kierkegaard, Dostoyevsky, Nietzsche, Kafka, Camus, Sartre, de Beauvoir, and Sovereign Bek—emphasizing the individual subjective experiences of freewill and choice in taking personal freedom and responsibility, which can be both empowering and burdensome in sharing creation with God by taking total freedom and total responsibility for the Planet—in spite of its apparent absurdity. It calls upon all of us to act authentically when doing our duty in accordance with the inner focus of our true inner subjective self—always in relation to God. Kierkegaard defined The Moment as a pivotal, decisive point in time where one makes a profound, existential choice, often a leap of faith towards a higher truth or meaning. Behaviorism is arguably the currently employed psychology in Canada, as set forth by Skinner, Watson, and Pavlov, concerned with observable behavior, environmental stimuli, and basic conduct. The psychology contends behavior follows deterministically from past experiences and conditioning, rather than through acts of freewill—seeing human behavior as determined by genetics and environment. Skinner was the most influential psychologist of the 20th century, and behaviourism is still active today. Behaviourism hates The Moment’s guts, while Existentialism writes essays about, and serenades, The Moment.
Newton —> Einstein + Bohr —> Bek. The journey from Newton to Einstein signifies a monumental shift in physics, moving from Sir Isaac Newton’s classical mechanics to Albert Einstein’s revolutionary theories of relativity, based on Lightspeed. This transition represents a change in how we understand gravity, space, and time. Newton’s laws, while incredibly successful in describing the motion of everyday objects and celestial bodies, were ultimately limited and eventually superseded by Einstein’s theories. Relativity and quantum theory are two cornerstones of modern physics, but they describe the universe at vastly different scales and have fundamental differences. Relativity, particularly general relativity, focuses on gravity and the large-scale structure of the universe, describing how massive objects warp spacetime. Quantum theory, based on Planck’s constant, on the other hand, deals with the behavior of matter and energy at the atomic and subatomic levels, introducing concepts like quantization, superposition, and entanglement. While both theories are incredibly successful in their respective domains, they clash when combined, leading to the “problem of time” and mathematical inconsistencies.
The Theory of One Bek. The Theory of One Boundary states that the Spacetime continuum or Universe is bounded at Lightspeed. The Theory of One Synthesis compares the two major fixedpoints in the Universe—the thesis of Lightspeed and the antithesis of Planck’s constant—and then argues that they are, in fact, one in the same self-similar fixedpoint—the synthesis being the Spacetime Boundary Form. The Theory of One Synthesis Two solves the greatest scientific problem of all time by uniting general relativity with quantum theory. According to Brownian Motion, the relativistic realm tends to be normally distributed. According to quantum theory, the quantum realm tends to be Cauchy distributed. A normal divided by a normal is a Cauchy. The theory then unites general relativity with quantum theory by dividing the relativistic realm by itself in arriving at the quantum realm. The Theory of One solves the “problem of time” by recognizing that probability distributions are fundamentally about time.
The Dunning-Kruger Effect represents a cognitive bias where people, like Frank Kelton, with low ability in many areas, tend to overestimate their knowledge and skill in those areas because of social aptitude, while those with high ability often underestimate their competence because they are self-aware. This bias in people like Kelton tends to lead to pedantic, deterministic decision-making practices, and the inability to learn or improve—joined by cheapness and a lack of gumption. The Dunning-Kruger Effect is most of Physicists and Psychiatrists on Earth.
Closing Arguments. In Piaget’s theory, reversibility refers to the ability to mentally manipulate objects or ideas, and to understand that they can be reversed to their original state without losing any properties. It is a key characteristic of the concrete operational stage of cognitive development, where children think logically about concrete events and objects. I am making reversable argument after argument concerning the first principles of reality since the last Millenium—for the Children—and, ultimately, defining sweet potato pi—Forever!