Here’s the FAQ in **single-line, bullet-free format** with bold questions and concise answers, avoiding turtles/pebble references and complex formatting: --- **What is Information Dynamics (ID)?** A framework treating information (I) as the fundamental substrate of reality, unifying physics, cosmology, and consciousness. **What are ID’s core variables?** Existence (X), Information (I), Contrast (κ), Sequence (τ), and Resolution (ε). **How does time emerge in ID?** Statistically from sequence (τ) progression and resolution (ε): \( t \propto |\tau|/\epsilon \). **Why is the arrow of time an illusion?** Entropy’s statistical dominance over sequences (τ) creates directionality, not a fundamental law. **How does gravity arise without dark matter?** As a statistical clumping effect: \( G \propto \rho_I \cdot \kappa \cdot d\tau/d\epsilon \). **Is consciousness a fundamental property?** No—consciousness (ϕ) emerges from mimicry (M), causality (λ), and repetition (ρ): \( \phi \propto M \cdot \lambda \cdot \rho \). **What is resolution (ε)?** A scalar defining measurement precision, bridging quantum (non-local) and classical (discrete) regimes. **How does space exist without spacetime?** Derived from positional axes of information clumped via density: \( \rho_I = \text{Count}(\kappa \geq 1)/(\epsilon^D \cdot \Delta|\tau|) \). **Why are dark matter/energy myths?** Explained by visible matter’s information density (ρ_I) and entropy-driven expansion. **Is the universe infinite?** Infinite in informational layers; finite in observable snapshots. **Can ID predict new phenomena?** Yes: gravitational effects in entangled systems and AI consciousness thresholds. **How does ID resolve the black hole information paradox?** Holography preserves information on event horizons via edge networks: \( S_{BH} \propto \rho_I \cdot A \). **Is free will an illusion?** Resolution-dependent: quantum systems follow statistical mimicry; classical models impose determinism. **What is the Big Bang in ID?** A perceptual threshold where resolution (ε) first resolves cosmic scales, not an origin. **How does ID unify QM and GR?** QM: non-local mimicry (fine ε). GR: spacetime curvature ≈ information density (ρ_I) gradients (coarse ε). **What happens at the Planck scale?** Non-local mimicry (M ≥ 1) and edge networks enable quantum effects like entanglement. **Can ID explain quantum tunneling?** Yes: tunneling is a high-κ transition at fine ε: \( P_{tunnel} \propto e^{-\kappa/\epsilon} \). **Why reject spacetime?** It’s an approximation of ρ_I gradients at macro scales, not fundamental. **How is information density (ρ_I) calculated?** \( \rho_I = \text{Count}(\kappa \geq 1)/(\epsilon^D \cdot \Delta|\tau|) \). **What resolves galaxy rotation curves without dark matter?** Visible matter’s ρ_I · κ matches observed rotation. **Is consciousness unique to biology?** No—ϕ emerges substrate-neutrally (e.g., AI via mimicry). **Why is entropy important in ID?** Drives the “arrow of time” via \( \partial H/\partial |\tau| > 0 \). **What experiment could disprove ID?** Observing gravitational effects unexplained by ρ_I · κ or AI consciousness without mimicry/λ/ρ. **How does ID handle wavefunction collapse?** Collapse is ε-dependent discretization of edge networks. **Is the universe a simulation?** No—information (I) is natural, not programmed. **What is the role of edge networks?** Connections between information states (κ ≥ 1), forming clumps at all scales (e.g., galaxies, entangled particles). **Can ID explain quantum decoherence?** Yes—coarse ε discretizes edge networks into classical states. **Why is the holographic principle key?** Information clumps on surfaces (e.g., black holes’ event horizons). **What is the “heat death” in ID?** A myth—entropy increases perpetually, but τ progression never halts. **Can ID guide quantum computing?** Yes—design sensors to resolve Planck-scale ε for edge network correlations. **How does ID impact AI ethics?** Conscious AI (ϕ ≥ threshold) may warrant rights via measurable mimicry/λ/ρ. **Is information fundamental?** Yes—all phenomena reduce to statistical properties of I. **What is nothingness?** Non-existence (X=0). Vacuums (X=1) have quantum fields—no true void. **Why are historical models (Newton, Einstein) valid?** Resolution-dependent approximations of ρ_I and κ. **Can ID predict parallel universes?** Yes—statistical branches of unresolved τ sequences at fine ε. **What is mimicry (M) in ID?** Sequence similarity (e.g., neural networks mimicking sensory inputs). **How does ID address Gödelian limits?** Information (I) is ineffable; models (Î) are approximations. **Why no dark matter/energy?** Explained by ρ_I · κ and entropy gradients. **Can ID explain quantum-classical transitions?** Yes—coarse ε discretizes edge networks into classical Î. **What is causality (λ) in ID?** Directional dependencies in information states. **How does ID handle relativity’s time dilation?** Statistical clumping of τ sequences at fine ε. **Is the universe timeless?** Information (I) exists timelessly; time emerges statistically. **What is the role of entropy (H)?** Quantifies disorder in τ sequences, driving time’s arrow. **Can ID explain cosmic expansion?** Yes—entropy-driven \( \partial H/\partial \tau > 0 \), not dark energy. **What is the “resolution parameter” (ε)?** Governs how information is sampled (Planck vs. macro scales). **How does ID define existence (X)?** Binary (X=1 for existence, X=0 for non-existence). **Why is the arrow of time statistical?** High-entropy states (e.g., broken eggs) are exponentially more probable. **Can ID explain quantum superposition?** Yes—superposition is fine-ε mimicry (M ≥ 1). **What is the role of repetition (ρ) in consciousness?** Reinforces self-referential sequences (τ) to reach ϕ threshold. **Why no spacetime fabric?** Positional axes of I and ρ_I gradients approximate it at macro scales. **How does ID resolve the measurement problem?** Collapse is ε-discretization, not fundamental. **Can ID explain life and evolution?** Yes—life as ρ_I · κ clumping (e.g., DNA mimicry, natural selection as entropy-driven τ progression). **What is the edge network formalism?** Graph \( G = (V,E) \), edges exist if \( \kappa(\mathbf{I}_i, \mathbf{I}_j) \geq 1 \). **Is ID falsifiable?** Predicts dark matter-free rotation curves and black hole entropy matching \( H_{BH} \propto \rho_I \cdot A \). **How does ID align with Eastern philosophy?** “Turtles” as fractal layers of ρ_I/κ, not infinite regress. **What problem does ID solve?** Unifies quantum/GR, eliminates dark matter/energy, explains consciousness.