Random Thoughts (Part 1)

 In The Origin Question, I brought up randomness and its role in the structure of different models of the universe. This post is a non-authoritative ponder on the nature of randomness.

The Origin Question

In my metaphysics, I've posited two broad classes of components; physical and informational.  I assert that they are here (which may be hasty), but where did they come from?

Individual Components

The pursuit of individual components is fraught with peril in physics.  It's an endless turtles-all-the-way-down problem with no real termination.  I must be able to decompose any component into constituent components and, of course, each of those components must be decomposable as well.  This is an interesting pastime but not always helpful.

Interactions between Universal Domains

In a prior post I proposed a structure where the universe has multiple domains.  I can only cite two domains that are apparent to me; the physical domain and the informational domain.  Components of these domains have state and collections of those components can create systems that modify those states.  It seems clear that these domains interact with each other.  We have an informational system, a mental model, of how we'll get to work in the morning.  This is information that is expressed in the physical domain.  If we hear of an accident that interferes with our plan then we modify that plan to adapt to the circumstance.  This is an example of a physical state impacting an informational system.

Structure of the Universe

The universe appears to multiple domains.  One domain seems to be the physical universe, where a class of entities that we call physical entities interact with each other.  Another seems to be the informational domain, where a different class of entities interact with each other.  Portions of these domains reflect each other and influence each other.  Portions do not.  Systems may include components of both.