# LFI Appendix A: Seed Prompt V1 ## 1. Background: Project Reset to Logical Foundations This document initiates the **Logical Foundation Investigation (LFI) project, version 1**. This project represents a fundamental reset following the conclusion of the preceding Information Ontology (IO), EQR Formalism Development (EFD), and Computational Emergence & EQR (CEE) explorations. Those projects, while yielding conceptual frameworks like EQR v1.0, ultimately failed to validate a specific substrate model capable of satisfying both emergent physics requirements and quantum mechanical principles according to their OMFs. This reset is directly motivated by the user-provided texts contained in [[LFI-E-Background-v1]], which advocate for exploring **logic itself** as the most fundamental layer of reality, potentially transcending perceived limitations like Gödel’s incompleteness theorems when applied beyond purely mathematical formal systems. The text argues for the primacy of logic (-logy, the study of correct thinking) and critiques the dismissal of philosophical and metaphysical foundations in modern science. ## 2. LFI Project Hypothesis and Goal **Core Hypothesis:** The fundamental basis of reality *is* logic itself–the universal principles of valid reasoning, consistency, identity, non-contradiction, etc. Physical laws, mathematical structures, information, spacetime, and observed phenomena are necessary consequences, structures, or manifestations within this fundamental logical framework. **Primary Goal:** To investigate the plausibility and implications of this hypothesis. This involves: a. Defining the core logical principles assumed to be fundamental. b. Exploring how fundamental physical concepts (e.g., existence, change, distinction, relations, causality, information) can be grounded purely in these logical principles. c. Addressing the counterarguments and challenges raised against logic as a complete foundation for reality (e.g., issues of content vs. form, contingency of physical laws, multiple logics, Gödelian limits, qualia–see [[LFI-E-Background-v1]] and [[LFI-D-ParkingLot-v1]]). d. Determining if this approach offers a more robust or parsimonious foundation than substrate-based models previously explored. ## 3. Operational Framework Development within LFI v1 will be governed by the **LFI OMF v1** (defined in [[LFI-B-OMF-v1]]), specifically adapted for logical and philosophical investigation, emphasizing rigorous argumentation, consistency checks, and addressing counterarguments as primary validation methods. ## 4. Initial Task (Sprint LFI-1) The first sprint (LFI-1) will focus on: - **Goal:** Define the proposed set of fundamental logical principles or axioms that constitute the hypothesized foundation of reality. Address the “Which Logic?” problem raised in [[LFI-E-Background-v1]]. - **Methodology:** Philosophical analysis and logical argumentation. Review candidate principles (e.g., classical logic laws, identity, non-contradiction, sufficient reason, potentially information-theoretic principles grounded in logic). Justify the initial choice of foundational principles. - **Outcome:** A documented set of proposed foundational logical principles serving as the starting point for LFI v1, along with the rationale for their selection. ## 5. Core Documentation This project relies on the following core documents: - [[LFI-A-Seed-v1]] (This document) - [[LFI-B-OMF-v1]] - [[LFI-C-ProcessLog-v1]] - [[LFI-D-ParkingLot-v1]] (Includes carried-over IO/EQR entries) - [[LFI-E-Background-v1]] (Contains motivating user text snippets)