Too long we have believed that everything can be reduced to being machine like. For example, in medicine when they think our bodies are simply biochemical machines. We are not machines, we are organisms. Organisms have a complexity of functioning which is nothing like machines of any kind including computers. Basic medical practice on machines rather than the full complexity organisms is a root cause of the failure of our health care system and of many institutions that are failing. To solve our problems we need to understand organismic reality. And we are going to developing how to understand an organismic reality. And that will be a course to be done on a new thread. We'd like to point to several places on the website where these properties can be referenced right now. www.autognomics.org/Life-itself-as-organ...characteristics.html Talk soon

I guess that would depend on how one defines machine.

I think if we are going to tackle this undertaking then we might wish have some robust encapsulations that distinguish between divergent encapsulations. It would be unfortunate if we cultivated indifference about machines too early on in the process. So, while I agree wholeheartedly with goals of this undertaking, "we" run the risk of simply repackaging concepts.

My partner and I have created a lexicon as devoid of conceptualism as we can make it for this iteration of the model (the RMCM).
While we hold primacy on the lexicon and all content of the model, please enjoy the liberty to use all or part of our model in this undertaking.

Nice to meet you and look forward to a fruitful and successful collaboration given that you are comfortable with us.

Just got on. Welcome to the discourse. We'll look further into your work. And by all means, yes, we do define the difference between machine and that of living domain. do you have a website?

Hi
yes rationalmechanisms.com
Richard and I were thinking of putting up a bulletin board on our website.
Do you think we share a common interest?

We can explore a critical element is what is meant by rational? What do you mean by rational? We don't see it in your definitions.

Rational : That which arises directly out of form function cause and effect.

Rational

That which arises directly out of - difference opened - difference closed - iteration - aggregation.

The model must be a servant to greater truth.

No it "is" in the lexicon.