406 The Cell Language Theory: Connecting Mind and Matterb2861 The Cell Language Theory: Connecting Mind and Matter “6x9”Paraphrasing, we can say,When viewed locally, we see only the mind, the brain, cells, genes, or
biochemicals (e.g., neurotransmitters); but when viewed globally, the
mind is indistinguishable from the brain, which is indistinguishable
from cells and neurons, which are indistinguishable from genes, which
are indistinguishable from biochemicals, which, finally, are indistin-
guishable from the mind, thus leading to what may be called the
Möbius closure. (10.10)To me the most unexpected feature of Statement (10.10) is the penul-
timate clause asserting the indistinguishability between biochemicals and
the mind, which is a logical consequence of applying the topological
principle of the Möbius pentad to the phenomenon of the mind.
The topological theory described here can be represented diagram-
matically as shown in Figure 10.4 using a BCT, where the center of grav-
ity of the tetrahedron is occupied by Biochemicals and the four apexes by
the remaining four elements of the Möbius pentad. The rationales for
locating Biochemicals at the center of gravity of the tetrahedron include
the facts that (a) without the free energy derived from biochemicals, no
life is possible, and (b) ontologically, biochemicals probably preceded and
hence are prior to all other members of the pentad.Cells(2)
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Biochemicals (1)
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Genes(3)- /\
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Brain(4) Mind (5)
Figure 10.4 The “New Jersey Theory of Mind” (NJTM), a topological theory of mind
based on a Möbius pentad represented as BCT (see Figure 10.15). Biochemicals are placed
at the center of the tetrahedron because they are the ultimate source of Gibbs free energy
needed to drive all living processes, and the four spokes emanate from the center towards
the four apexes. The numbers indicate the postulated order in which the different vertices
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