Bert Morriën
bertmorrien.bsky.social
Bert Morriën
@bertmorrien.bsky.social
grandfather, inventor, professional techie, likes naturalist philosophy.
What can't be measured is irrelevant. There is no hard problem of consciousness.
Entered Twitter in August 2013.
Moved to bsky in August 2024.
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A new falsifiable theory of consciousness:
"The Common Sense TOC"
drive.google.com/file/d/1VEFu...
CommonSenseTOC.pdf
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doi.org
September 24, 2026 at 10:46 AM
@govertschilling.nl
Weet je nog, die superluminale neutrino’s (arXiv 1109.4897)?
Oorspronkelijke meetwaarden:
δt = (14.2 ± 11.9 (stat.)) ns of δt = (6.5 ± 7.4 (stat.)) ns.(pagina 23).
Waarden uit mijn alternatieve methode: δt = (3.5 ± 5.6 (stat.)) ns. (pagina 24). Mag ik dat eindelijk zeggen?
September 24, 2026 at 10:41 AM
15 jaar geleden was er paniekvanwege superluminale neutrino’s (arXiv 1109.4897) en stelde ik een alternatieve analyse voor.
Oorspronkelijk resultaten:
δt = (14.2 ± 11.9 (stat.)) ns of δt = (6.5 ± 7.4 (stat.)) ns.(pagina 23).
De alternatieve analyse: δt = (3.5 ± 5.6 (stat.)) ns. (pagina 24).
September 24, 2026 at 10:38 AM
The physics community has spent 50 years looking for "Missing Mass" (Dark Matter) and a unified Quantum Gravity theory.
But we missed the gorilla in the room: Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle already provides the baseline energy-mass E=mc² needed.
Read doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
The Thermodynamic Stabilization of Reality (R): Resolving the Vacuum Catastrophe and Information Paradox through Quantized Black Hole Recycling
This paper introduces a paradigm shift by defining reality (R) as an eternal, time-independent operational process of existence, resolving the cosmological challenges left unanswered by Penrose’s cyclic cosmology and Hawking’s black hole evaporation model. We reject the egocentric chronological constraints of a singular Big Bang. Instead, we propose an inherent Thermodynamic Stabilizing Counterpart to the Second Law of Thermodynamics, driven by quantized, zero-entropy (S=0) virtual particle fluxes governed by the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle. By incorporating Max Planck’s quantum foundations, we demonstrate that horizon radiation consists of discrete quantum states entangled with the interior, rendering the event horizon transparent to data and resolving the Black Hole Information Loss Paradox. Macroscopic black holes act as localized phase-transition nodes—effectively functioning as White Holes—that actively deconstruct accumulated macro-entropy. The antimatter component serves as a temporal return flux, propagating backward through the temporal loop directly into the base state of R. This continuous mechanical cycle stabilizes the vacuum energy density, mathematically dissolving the 10^120 discrepancy of the Vacuum Catastrophe and reconciling Quantum Field Theory (QFT) with General Relativity (GR/ART) without arbitrary fine-tuning.
doi.org
September 9, 2026 at 1:58 PM
@nasirivatan.bsky.social
Cleaning up the mess.
Indeed, no big bang and an eternal Reality
How could Stephen Hawking forget Max Planck and nobody reminded him?
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
The Cosmos as a Self-Sustaining Circuit: A Thermodynamic Revision of Cyclic Cosmology
This manuscript presents a concise, mechanical alternative to Roger Penrose’s Conformal Cyclic Cosmology (CCC). By exposing a fundamental thermodynamic contradiction in existing cyclic models—where no...
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August 30, 2026 at 5:59 PM
New preprint: "The Cosmos as a Self-Sustaining Circuit". Applying Boolean logic to Penrose's CCC, I resolved the vacuum catastrophe via AdS geometry. Total Entropy Compensation makes the macro arrow of time indeterminate. doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #Cosmology #Physics #Thermodynamics #QuantumVacuum
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August 19, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Hofstadter's Strange loop:
1. R --e--> P (energy from reality is sensed by P)
2. P --se--> R (specific energy from P is sent to R)
3. R --se--> P (reflected energy from reality is sensed by P)
4. Average (sum se)/(sum e); goto 2
5. after many loops P can certainly send S
P: Cogito ergo sum.
June 16, 2026 at 4:47 PM
This paper is the 10th iteration of an attempt to explain consciousness.
The Prenatal Cogito:
Intra-Fetal Communication and the Cybernetics of the Self
drive.google.com/file/d/1VEFu...
CommonSenseTOC.pdf
drive.google.com
June 15, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Definitions:
1. 'Existence' is the ability to manipulate energy based on the assumption that logic and energy are irreducible facts.
2. The 'Self' is the experience of being able to manipulate energy. That is equivalent to Descartes' "Cogito ergo sum".
June 12, 2026 at 11:13 PM
May 27, 2026 at 5:36 AM
May 26, 2026 at 11:38 PM
The "Common Sense Theory of Consciousness" (CSTC) v9
drive.google.com/file/d/1VEFu...
CommonSenseTOC.pdf
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May 26, 2026 at 11:01 PM
What started as a wild idea may be not wild at all.
QM decoherence as workhorse in Hebbian learning.
Wat do you think?
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May 20, 2026 at 8:11 AM
@keithfrankish.com

A new version of "Common Sense Theory of Consciousness (CSTC)"
It should now qualify for PhilArchive.
Check it out
drive.google.com/file/d/1VEFu...
CommonSenseTOC.pdf
drive.google.com
May 19, 2026 at 10:33 PM
We must stop hallucinating souls inside our selves. We are creatures of nature. Creatures exist by definition. Just like Beethoven's 5th.
May 11, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Update:

The Common Sense Theory Of Consciousness
Bert Morrien, 20260507 v1
Added new section: 4. Flow, Verification, and the Intermittent Nature of Consciousness
Updated Conclusion: Consciousness as an Intermittent Guardian of Integrity
drive.google.com/file/d/1VEFu...
CommonSenseTOC.pdf
drive.google.com
May 7, 2026 at 8:15 AM
A new falsifiable theory of consciousness:
"The Common Sense TOC"
drive.google.com/file/d/1VEFu...
CommonSenseTOC.pdf
drive.google.com
May 5, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Do not accept flattery from LLMs. Demand that they verify whether your understanding aligns with theirs. Feynman already knew that no one can mislead you better than yourself.
April 25, 2026 at 9:56 AM
LLMs are prodigies and you are a grown up. Use them as a grown up, not as a child. Together you can do much more than you can do alone. Remember that you rely already on the very limited amount of knowledge you know from other people that is dwarfed by the knowledge of LLMs.
April 20, 2026 at 8:01 AM
New version:
"Layered Model of Human Conversation leading to
Triadic Reality:
Evolutionary application of the Free Energy Principle"
V10 20260419
drive.google.com/file/d/1RBuu...
Layered_Model_of_Human_Conversation.pdf
drive.google.com
April 19, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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April 13, 2026 at 3:23 PM
"Layered Model of Human Conversation leading to
Triadic Reality"
V8 20260410
drive.google.com/file/d/1RBuu...
Layered_Model_of_Human_Conversation.pdf
drive.google.com
April 10, 2026 at 11:04 PM
"Layered Model of Human Conversation leading to
Triadic Reality"
drive.google.com/file/d/1RBuu...

Latest version, questions please.
Layered_Model_of_Human_Conversation.pdf
drive.google.com
April 8, 2026 at 5:26 AM
The most obvious explanation for consciousness is also the easiest and most solid: after 20k wordless experiences such as "if I do this, that happens," the Bayesian certainty of this assertion is strong enough to believe in it for the rest of your life.

Wasting 20k words is madness.
April 4, 2026 at 7:27 PM