522.30 Reduction by Bits

522.301 What the mathematicians thought was a straight line is not a straight line; it is an ultravisible, high-frequency, linearly articulated, spiralwave event. The binary-mathematics methodology of progressive halving, or cybernetic “bitting,” not only explains linear-wave phenomena but also identifies Pythagoras’s halving of the string of a musical instrument to gain an exact musical octave or his “thirding” of the musical string to produce the musical fifths of progression of flat and sharp keys.

522.31 The computer programmed to employ the cybernetic bits of binary mathematics progressively subdivides until one of its peak or valley parts gets into congruence with the size and position of the unit we seek. The identification process is accounted for in the terms of how many bits it takes to locate the answer, i.e., to “tune in.”

522.32 Starting with whole Universe, we quickly reach any local system within the totality by differentiating it out temporarily from the whole for intimate consideration. We do so by the process of reduction by bits.

522.33 All irrelevancies fall into two main categories, or bits. Bits break up finite wholes into finite parts.

522.34 Once you state what your realistic optimum recognition of totality consists of, then you find how many bits or subdivision stages it will take to isolate any items within that totality. It is like the childhood game of Twenty Questions: You start by saying, “Is it physical or metaphysical?” Next: “Is it animate or inanimate?” (One bit.) “Is it big or little?” (Two bits.) “Is it hot or cold?” (Three bits.) It takes only a few bits to find out what you want. When we use bit subdivision to ferret out the components of our problems, we do exactly what the computer is designed to do. The computer’s mechanism consists of simple go-no go, of yes and no circuit valves, or binarymathematics valves. We keep “halving” the halves of Universe until we refine out the desired bit. In four halvings, you have eliminated 94 percent of irrelevant Universe. In seven halvings, you have removed 99.2 percent of irrelevant Universe. Operating as fast as multithousands of halvings per second, the computer seems to produce instantaneous answers.

522.35 Thus we learn that our naturally spontaneous faculties for acquiring comprehensive education make it easy to instruct the computer and thus to obtain its swift answers. Best of all, when we get the answers, we have comprehensive awareness of the relative significance, utility, and beauty of the answers in respect to our general universal evolution conceptioning.

522.36 Our method of demonstrating the nature of the special-case experiences out of which the pure mathematicians’ imaginary generalized case of his pure straight line was evolved, also contains within it the complete gearsinterlocking of quantum-wave mechanics and vectorial geometry, which are coordinately contained in synergetics with computer binary “bitting.”