title: The relativist stance.
abstract: The two mindsets of absolutism and relativism are juxtaposed, and the relational or relativist stance is vindicated. The only 'absolute' entity which undeniably exists, consciousness has the reality of a dream. The escape hatch from this prison is relational, as Descartes and Levinas found out: Unfalsified relational consistency implies exteriority. Exteriority implies infinite power which in turn makes compassion inevitable. Aside from ethics as a royal way to enlightenment, a new technology called 'deep technology' may be accessible. It changes the whole world in a demonstrable fashion by manipulation of the micro frame--that is, the observer-world interface.
authors.affiliation: Division of Theoretical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, F.R. Germany.
authors.forename: O E
authors.initials: OE
authors.lastname: Rössler
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuno
mesh_terms: D007257:Information Theory