A6.3 — Irreversibility
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Assumes
- [A6.3](./046_A6.2_Collapse]]
Formal Statement
Collapse is thermodynamically irreversible
- Spine type: Axiom
- Spine stage: 6
Spine Master mappings:
- Physics mapping: Landauer Bound
- Theology mapping: Salvation history
- Consciousness mapping: Memory formation
- Quantum mapping: Decoherence
- Scripture mapping: Hebrews 9:27 appointed
- Evidence mapping: Landauer, Berut 2012
- Information mapping: Erasure cost
Cross-domain (Spine Master):
- Statement: Collapse is thermodynamically irreversible
- Stage: 6
- Physics: Landauer Bound
- Theology: Salvation history
- Consciousness: Memory formation
- Quantum: Decoherence
- Scripture: Hebrews 9:27 appointed
- Evidence: Landauer, Berut 2012
- Information: Erasure cost
- Bridge Count: 7
Enables
Defeat Conditions
- Demonstrate that “Collapse is thermodynamically irreversible” is false, inconsistent, or inapplicable to the claimed domain.
- Reject one of the upstream assumptions (046_A6.2_Collapse) to collapse this axiom.
Explanatory Frameworks & Perspectives
Perspective 1: Thermodynamic Emergence
“The laws of physics at the micro-level are perfectly reversible (time-symmetric). Irreversibility only emerges in macro-systems due to the Second Law of Thermodynamics (Entropy). There is no fundamental ‘Arrow of Time’ in a single quantum event.”
Theophysics Assessment (The Source of the Arrow): This view faces a Symmetry Crisis. If all fundamental processes are reversible, then the “Past” is not ontologically different from the “Future.” It renders memory and history as mere statistical accidents. Theophysics proposes that the Arrow of Time originates in the non-unitary step of Collapse (A6.2). Once an observer actualizes a state, the potential is gone, and the fact is recorded. This makes the Witness the source of the universe’s unidirectional flow.
Perspective 2: Landauer’s Principle (Physics of Information)
“Information is physical. To erase one bit of information, you must dissipate at least of energy as heat into the environment. Since measurement/collapse involves the creation and deletion of information states, it is inherently tied to the thermodynamic arrow.”
Theophysics Assessment: This provides the hard physical evidence for A6.3. It shows that the “Action of Mind” (Observation) has a “Cost in Energy.” It anchors the “Spiritual” event of witnessing into the “Material” event of heat generation.
Perspective 3: Historical Consistency (Salvation History)
“Time is a linear progression from Alpha to Omega. Events are unique, unrepeatable, and conserved in the ‘Book of Life’ (The Logos Field χ).”
Theophysics Assessment: This identifies A6.3 as the Reliability of the Word. If God could “un-speak” the past, reality would be a chaotic dream. Irreversibility is the guarantee that the “New Creation” is built upon a solid, unshakeable history.
Comparative Explanatory Assessment
A6.3 defines the Conservation of Fact.
- Theist Unification (Logos Model): Time is Linear and Meaningful. Irreversibility ensures that choices have eternal consequences. It prevents the universe from being a “closed loop” and allows for a genuine Future.
- Structural Realism (Block Universe): Time is a Static Dimension. The “Past” and “Future” are both already there. Irreversibility is just a perspectival illusion. This removes the urgency of “Now.”
- Instrumentalism (Useful Tracking): Irreversibility is just how our Clocks and Brains work. It doesn’t mean anything about the “End of the World.”
Synthesis: A6.3 is the Axiom of History. It proves that the universe is “Moving” toward a specific terminus. By linking Collapse to Thermodynamics, the framework shows that Consciousness is the force that “winds the clock” of the cosmos.
Collapse Analysis
If [[047_A6.3_Irreversibility.md) fails:
- Time becomes reversible (Poincaré Recurrence).
- The “Past” can be changed or deleted.
- The concept of a “Judgment” or a “Final State” (Omega Point) becomes mathematically impossible.
Source Material
01_Axioms/_sources/Theophysics_Axiom_Spine_Master.xlsx(sheets explained in dump)01_Axioms/AXIOM_AGGREGATION_DUMP.md
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- [Master Index](./046_A6.2_Collapse]]
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