Parker+Geralds+RP+Post+1

__**Presentation of Research Findings**__

 * For my research paper I will be writing a position paper because i've been thinking about my topic for some time now and i believe that with my research i can take a solid stand on one side of the topic. I also believe that it will make it easier to bring up points that the reader would be thinking if they oppose what i am saying. It’s really the most logical decision for my topic is a highly debated topic so rather than just giving the reader all the information on a platter and letting them decide what side to pick I would rather give them the information while at the same time pushing them towards the side that i believe in (using my power of influence over the reader). **

__**The Pursuit of New Knowledge**__
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 * **If a tree falls in the woods and nobody’s there to hear it, does it make a sound? **
 * **What exists outside of our field of view? **
 * **If every creation has a creator, where does the original creator come from? **
 * **Won’t the real Slim Shady please stand up? **

__**Background and Early Knowledge**__

 * These questions i ask often lead back to religious examples or ideas of the creation of the universe we see before us, but as a person with no religious teaching i have always taken a scientific look at the world around me. This has led to dead end after dead end because there is quite simply no way of explaining, with absolute certainty, how this life we live came to be. So out of this fog of uncertainty I often think about this mysterious idea, I’ll start by imagining Earth in my head, then I think of our solar system, then i visualize the Milky Way Galaxy, then i imagine the universe, and then i always try to visualize what’s outside of the universe and no image comes to my head. I need to fill this void, i need to find the image that belongs in the gap of my understanding. To find my answer i looked into many theories about our existence such as the Big Bang, creationism, and string theory but none of them offered a solution for the gap in my mind. So I’ve turned to the lesser known theory of Holonomic brain theory. This theorem essentially states that all that we see before our eyes is a projection that our brain creates and that none of what we are experiencing actually exists in a three dimensional world. **

__**The Rationale**__

 * My previous paragraph explained my rationale pretty thoroughly but to restate, my goal is to ultimately have a better understanding for where how this world exists. I obviously realize that i will not be able to find the answer to where the universe comes from but maybe I can increase my understanding of the Holonomic brain theory, and ultimately become content with the fact that I can never fill the void in my mind. **