The Meaning of Life and Other Vegetables

Hello.

I feel I’ve written quite a lot lately, so maybe it’s not a bad idea to pause a little. Today I’d like to share something related, a little less textual and more visual.

Here is a diagram that illustrates how ECA can connect together to build up complexity:

This is nothing but a crude illustration, and has no special meaning. However, I thought it would be beneficial to hold something like that in mind while examining the ideas about ECA and CCA connecting into complex structures. I have vivid images in my mind, but I don’t take it for granted that my words would naturally translate into similar images in YOUR mind.

The little black boxes are the ECA. I described them in some possible detail earlier. In my model, they each have exactly 2 inputs and 2 outputs. Each input or output is independent in their ability to connect. They each may be disconnected; connected to another ECA (or CCA); or connected to itself (see ECA3 for example).

The cluster in the red box may be seen as a CCA. This is a fairly simple CCA; Obviously larger numbers of ECA, or a combination of several simple CCA, can connect together to create larger complexity (not shown here, but you get the gist – I’m sure). This CCA has 3 inputs and 3 outputs. There is no upper limit to the numbers of possible inputs and outputs, so CCA can be extremely complex, elaborate and intricate.

Now let’s just take a deep breath and enjoy the One…

See you tomorrow.