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# Prolog
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I describe this as the three states of cognitive viscosity—syntactic, propositional,
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and homotopical—each of which manifests across four levels of depth: category theory,
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Grothendieck yoga, cohomology, and supergeometry.
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Initially, within the framework of MLTT, thinking is rigid and constrained, akin to reinforced concrete.
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As one progresses through the mandala, experiencing the fibrational “breathing” of type structures,
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one begins to immerse in identification spaces. Over time, the calculus emerges not merely within
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these identifications but as an intrinsic feature of their structure, revealing the presence of
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computationally intractable gaps—holes in thought that cannot be computed. The laws of normalization
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accelerate pattern complexity to such a degree that the psyche seems to sink into a quagmire of
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homotopical viscosity. Ultimately, the final mode of reasoning eliminates all homotopical equalitie
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within the system of infinite universes of two distinct types.
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In general, our reasoning can only fall into errors of the following types: Errors in fibrational reasoning;
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Errors in identification reasoning; Errors in inductive reasoning; Errors in geometric reasoning;
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Errors in linear reasoning (quantum mechanics and linear HoTT).
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A being that has eliminated all isomorphisms up to homotopical canonicity,
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within the system of infinite universes, perceives reality as it truly is.
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I describe this process as the three states of cognitive viscosity—syntactic,
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propositional, and homotopical—each of which manifests across four levels of
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depth: category theory, Grothendieck yoga, cohomology, and supergeometry.
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Initially, within the framework of Martin-Löf Type Theory (MLTT), thinking
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is rigid and constrained, resembling reinforced concrete. As one progresses
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through the mandala (a metaphor for a structured path of thought or reasoning),
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the experience of fibrational "breathing" (the dynamic, flexible interaction
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of type structures) becomes apparent. This process involves immersion in
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identification spaces (equivalence classes of types or structures, where
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different representations are seen as equivalent). Over time, the calculus
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of types and structures emerges, not merely within these identifications but
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as an intrinsic feature of their structure. This reveals the presence of
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computationally intractable gaps—holes in thought that cannot be computed,
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referencing undecidable problems or phenomena that resist formalization or
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computation within the system. The laws of normalization (reducing complex
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terms to a simpler or canonical form) accelerate the complexity of patterns
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to such a degree that the system approaches a state of homotopical viscosity,
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where the reasoning becomes increasingly entangled and resistant to further simplification.
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Ultimately, the final mode of reasoning eliminates all homotopical equalities (removing
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redundancies between topologically equivalent structures) within the system of infinite
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universes of two distinct types (a reference to type hierarchies and universe
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polymorphism in type theory, where multiple "levels" of types exist).
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A being that has eliminated all isomorphisms up to homotopical canonicity (removing
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redundancies in the types and structures that preserve their topological or higher-order
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identity) within the system of infinite universes (infinite hierarchies of types)
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perceives reality as it truly is. This claim refers to the idea that, by resolving
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all equivalences and redundancies in mathematical systems, one may approach the ultimate,
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most refined understanding of the structures governing reality. "As it truly is" refers
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to the idea of a reality whose structure is perfectly captured by these refined, canonical
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mathematical models, unencumbered by the computational and cognitive limitations that
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typically obscure such understanding.
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