My attempt to formalize "Buddhist" reality
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- External ID
- 46634582
- Source
- HN
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- Launched
- Jan. 15, 2026
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- Upvotes
- 5
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- 0.09617918313570488
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- Fetched at
- Sept. 7, 2026, 9:25 p.m.
- Updated at
- Sept. 7, 2026, 9:25 p.m.
Description
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.
Enrichment
- Theme
- scientific computing and deep tech tools
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- AI stance
- Not AI
- Project type
- Hobby / open-source project
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- Manually corrected
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Could you build this?
No This is philosophical and mathematical theoretical research formalizing Buddhist philosophy, which cannot be vibe coded.
What it would actually take: This project is not traditional software, but a novel theoretical framework combining mathematical formalisms (such as category theory, non-well-founded set theory, or multi-valued logic) with Buddhist ontology (Madhyamaka). Realizing it requires advanced graduate-level mathematics and deep scholarly expertise in Buddhist philosophy.
Discussion
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Competitors mentioned: ChatGPT, Grok, Sonnet, Gemini, DeepSeek
Concerns raised: LLMs hallucinate and confirm nonsense, Quality work dismissed due to LLM-science backlash, LLMs amplifying fringe theories by validating uniqueness claims
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