Luc Claeys

Luc Claeys is an association of `forces' which cooperate in an attempt to build bridges between visible worlds and invisible worlds.

At the side of the visible wold, Luc uses technology (software, hardware, physics) as an anchor.

At the invisible side, Luc attempts to approach notions like `existence', `time', `consciousness' and `matter' from many different points of view.

Luc uses the following techniques to build these bridges:

• Attempt to become an excellent software engineer. Because software gives immediate feedback when the structure behind is inconsistent or clumsy, this technical activity is very good for a philosopher to keep the feeds on the ground.
• Attempt to de-mystify even the most abstract notions such as `consciousness' and `time'. To do this, Luc explores mental paths, which he calls `walks' to come to a mental condition (`point of view') from where very abstract notions can be seen as simple objects.
• Systematic and frequent transitions between the most abstract work and very concrete work. These rapid switches leave tiny traces which can be used (with care) as a first wire for long bridges. There are many such wires now, but few are strong enough to be expressed in rough words. (as soon the paths are strong enough, I will invite you to come along).
• Implementation of the most stable ideas in Artificial Intelligence programs. The approach is different from the classical AI. Luc attempts to create a breeding ground for human intelligence and consciousness rather than to mimic human intelligence. Some basic ideas of this approach are expressed in Behavior of Information.
• Stay independent. All the philosophical work has been done in insulation. The embryonic ideas where not strong enough to withstand political or economical pressure. Therefore Luc has been using only his software side to earn his life.

• Every observation is subjective. He likes to say "it depends on the point of view". Whatever you say, he can walk you to a mental "point of view" where the opposite is true. As a consequence, There is no absolute truth; not even this statement.
• Besides the world we experience in our time and space, there are other worlds, which have a different time and space.
• There is a strong relation between the different worlds. However, because of the independency of the time, the relation is not one of consequence. We do see some exhibits of several of these worlds every day. However most of us do not recognize these experiences as such because the worlds run in an independent time. This makes it impossible for us to see the running in a stimulus-reaction way. This closes these worlds for the classical science (experiment). However, there is a way to learn from these worlds, but it requires a new point of view.
• The matter and energy we experience are indurated forms of information. There is a well developed world out there. The evolution of these worlds takes place in a different time and from a specific point of view, our evolution is one of the origins of the structure of matter.
• Just as the cells of our body are not at all less complex than our body as a whole, the particles of the matter we use are not simple and dumb. When we consider the cells of our body, or the electrons as dumb beings which are all the same, it is like Chinese people who think that all American citizens are the same, because they do not look close enough to see the differences.
• Many achievements of humanity are only achievements of externalization of achievements of other worlds.

The encyclopedic knowledge of Luc is almost null. He has read almost nothing and he has currently no intensions to change that.

All feedback welcome:

e-mail: claeys@innet.be
phone: ++ 32 3 825.20.86
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Luc Claeys,
Standonklaan 40,
B-2610 Antwerpen (Wilrijk)
Belgium