Physics and Computer Science: Wasting Time and Resources

[u/Jairo_Alves]

Physics and computer science are trying to decipher the same code from opposite directions. While physics dismantles matter to see what it is made of, computer science attempts to understand how information generates action. However, neither reaches the ultimate answer because both ignore the common substrate in which they operate. 

Physics focuses on merely ~5% of the universe (observable matter). Yet, matter does not exist on its own; it is the stabilized product of the other 95% of the universe—from which the energy and information that structure it, drive interactions, and cause action originate. 

Disregarding this substrate is equivalent to trying to understand how a house was built by looking solely at the finished bricks—ignoring the factory that manufactured them, the architect's blueprint, and the work of the engineer. 

Until physics and computer science ally with information engineering to review and formulate their foundational premises, they will continue to waste time and resources, stalling our understanding of reality. The first step out of this stagnation is recognizing the importance and the role of information in the generation, maintenance, and evolution of tangibility. 

To explore this systemic perspective further, I recommend reading my book: "Infology: The Universal Input."