Emergence of Logic
Emergence of Logic
All of science and every discipline of study is built on the premise that the universe operates according to rules that are consistent with logic and reason. For it is not possible to study something that does not comply with reason. And so we try to apply reason to everything in the universe, and we strive to understand everything from how the universe began to its very purpose and destiny.
We use logic to discern what exists from what does not exist and what has and will take place. We may debate over what may be true or false, and we may presuppose for the sake of argument what the consequences are if a proposition is either true or false. But this is all for the ultimate purpose of discerning what truly does exist and represents reality.
The methods and principles of logical deduction determine what is true from what is false. And the universe and everything in it must comply with the principles of logical deduction. Thus, things and events in the universe can be represented by propositions whose truth can be determined by the principles of logic. And this means that things in the universe must take on the characteristics of propositions which are either true or false so that it is valid to apply logic to them. And so if logic is used to determine the facts, then the universe must manifest entities that exhibit the nature of true and false propositions.
Since the universe complies with logical deduction, the principles of logic that apply can be demonstrated by events. And since reality is demonstrating logic, it will ever more explicitly manifest the very elements of logic, what is true from what is false and how the distinction is made. For if reality proves anything, then it further proves the extent of the reality of logical deduction itself. In doing so, reality must produce entities whose existence represents propositions and then exhibit the judgment of these propositions in determining whether they are consistent with truth or falsehood. For that is what logic itself does. Thus, we should expect the emergence of beings whose behavior and existence is more and more influenced by reason until there come beings that exist by consciously using reason in order to live. Such reasoning beings certainly cannot deny that the principles of logic guide their destiny and determine the fate of their lives. For they consider how the consequences will effect their very lives in every decision they make.
The search for truth is a search for the facts that exist in reality. And so truth has been associated with things that do exist. And By contrast, false has been associated with things that do not exist. And the equations of logic show that a proposition being true is equal to the fact that even the premise that it is false will still lead to the conclusion that it is true. And a proposition being false is equivalent to the fact that even the premise that it is true will still lead to the state that it is false. These principles can be proven with the standard methods of deductive logic. And so if there should exist something in the universe that represents a proposition that is false, then even its coming into being will result in an ultimate state of destruction. Whereas, if there should come a being that represents the truth, then even its destruction will result in its being made whole and complete.
Now I believe that it is fairly obvious that human beings play the role of propositions in the universes display of logic. For we are conscious of our abilities to reason, and we deliberately use logic to discern the consequences to our lives in the decisions we make. And so we cant deny that their are consequences that effect our very lives which are based on the truthfulness of the beliefs we hold which are the basis of our decisions. As such, it is expected then that we shall ultimately be judged as either good or bad, right or wrong, just or unjust as surely as logic determines