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apparent most direct event (conditional causality) arise. Combined objective
causalities are the sine qua non of causes. The modal causality provides the
historical trails of events, that is, limits what is causally possible; the proximate causality focuses through localization in time and space, that is, further
limits the likelihood of an event, whereas the conditional causality completes
the triad of objective causalities by constraining the context and circumstances surrounding the sequences and trails of events. The number of
modal trails is literally countless; some of the extraordinarily high number of
proximate events are perhaps identifiable, while the conditional constraints
are usually readily observable just prior to an event.
Objective causalities are posited to be both necessary and sufficient to render a complete explanation of an event—substantiating the causal connection.
That the necessary and sufficient EMMI is received by an object transformed into performance, to, in turn, activate another object, which in turn
combines in some way with other objects, leads to a “trail” of connection by
interactions. A receipt of EMMI by an object (object to object) represents an
event. An event is defined as the enactment of a mechanism by input EMMI
transformed into output EMMI (performance).
Events transpire as a result of every enactment of a mechanism, whereas
functions occur at the interface between two objects. Similar to objects and
their enactments at the atomic level scaled to enactments at the galactic level,
each object that receives EMMI’s describable as events according to the same
form and structure of input and output.
A building suffers damage in an earthquake, then fails structurally and
collapses. The events that lead up to the building’s destruction are imminently describable. Beginning at some point in mid-sequence, the land
became available for use as a building site; permits and permission were
obtained; the architecture was submitted, reviewed, and approved; construction followed established practices; routine and special inspections
were accomplished according to regulations; people then occupied the building; the building shook and then collapsed. There were countless events that
occurred in these much abbreviated trails of events leading up to the collapse. Another trail of events transpired within the Earth’s crust. The crustal
movements that occurred leading up to the precipitous release of energy was
defined as the earthquake that shook the building. As the ground shook and
the building collapsed, a cause and effect were determined. One trail of
events might have involved an inspector who missed an important set of
weld joints during a routine inspection in the early days of construction.
Another trail of events might involve an earthquake engineer who contacted
the geological survey regarding the geotechnical specifics associated with
the building site. Perhaps the geology data were incomplete or the earthquake engineer underestimated the potential impact of an earthquake.
Another trail of events might be the Earth’s geographical properties that
were changed due to a volcanic eruption, half-way around the Earth. While
the connectivity of these trails most certainly lead to the collapse, the risk
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apparent most direct event (conditional causality) arise. Combined objective
causalities are the sine qua non of causes. The modal causality provides the
historical trails of events, that is, limits what is causally possible; the proximate causality focuses through localization in time and space, that is, further
limits the likelihood of an event, whereas the conditional causality completes
the triad of objective causalities by constraining the context and circumstances surrounding the sequences and trails of events. The number of
modal trails is literally countless; some of the extraordinarily high number of
proximate events are perhaps identifiable, while the conditional constraints
are usually readily observable just prior to an event.
Objective causalities are posited to be both necessary and sufficient to render a complete explanation of an event—substantiating the causal connection.
That the necessary and sufficient EMMI is received by an object transformed into performance, to, in turn, activate another object, which in turn
combines in some way with other objects, leads to a “trail” of connection by
interactions. A receipt of EMMI by an object (object to object) represents an
event. An event is defined as the enactment of a mechanism by input EMMI
transformed into output EMMI (performance).
Events transpire as a result of every enactment of a mechanism, whereas
functions occur at the interface between two objects. Similar to objects and
their enactments at the atomic level scaled to enactments at the galactic level,
each object that receives EMMI’s describable as events according to the same
form and structure of input and output.
A building suffers damage in an earthquake, then fails structurally and
collapses. The events that lead up to the building’s destruction are imminently describable. Beginning at some point in mid-sequence, the land
became available for use as a building site; permits and permission were
obtained; the architecture was submitted, reviewed, and approved; construction followed established practices; routine and special inspections
were accomplished according to regulations; people then occupied the building; the building shook and then collapsed. There were countless events that
occurred in these much abbreviated trails of events leading up to the collapse. Another trail of events transpired within the Earth’s crust. The crustal
movements that occurred leading up to the precipitous release of energy was
defined as the earthquake that shook the building. As the ground shook and
the building collapsed, a cause and effect were determined. One trail of
events might have involved an inspector who missed an important set of
weld joints during a routine inspection in the early days of construction.
Another trail of events might involve an earthquake engineer who contacted
the geological survey regarding the geotechnical specifics associated with
the building site. Perhaps the geology data were incomplete or the earthquake engineer underestimated the potential impact of an earthquake.
Another trail of events might be the Earth’s geographical properties that
were changed due to a volcanic eruption, half-way around the Earth. While
the connectivity of these trails most certainly lead to the collapse, the risk