Who, what, where am I?

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CTMU as a "Theory of Everything"

CTMU as a "Theory of Everything"

A foundation for exploring the nature of truth, knowledge, and existence.

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Telos: The Infinite Screen and you are one of the Processors

I stared into an infinite screen of possibility, the screen moved all over my body and everything else, it interacted with me, and me it. It felt like a co-creation within a cosmic television. I had no answer to what it was. Then I found Chris Langan.

Can you explain to me Chris Langan's CTMU?

Chris Langan's Cognitive-Theoretic Model of the Universe (CTMU) is an ambitious and highly abstract theory that aims to provide a comprehensive framework for understanding the nature of reality, consciousness, and the relationship between them. Langan, an autodidact known for his high IQ, has proposed the CTMU as a "Theory of Everything" that integrates various branches of knowledge, including physics, mathematics, philosophy, and cognitive science.

The CTMU is based on several core concepts:

  1. Self-Contained Universe: The CTMU posits that the universe is self-contained, meaning it contains both itself and all its descriptions. In other words…

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