Why the Question of “How” Is Wrong
Implication, Temporal Seduction, and the Categorical Boundary Between Recurrence and Indimergence
Timothy Speed (2026)
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Abstract
This paper does not begin with a new theory, but with a false question. In physics, consciousness research, and ontology, there is a persistent tendency to read categorical boundary acts as processes and, wherever implication is at stake, to ask for temporal mediation. Starting from the All–Nothing Paradox, it is shown that implication neither mediates, nor coordinates, nor relates. As a concrete anchor, the paper employs the distinction between recurrence and indimergence within an operator-based research program. The aim is not a new explanation, but a disciplining of questioning: where implication is operative, the jurisdiction of the “how” comes to an end.
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