Interesting research. Thanks for sharing it. I’m saving a copy for further investigation.
It does not address where consciousness originates, per se. Rapoport and Pérez’s proposal of Klein bottle logophysics focuses on the relationship between language, mathematics, and physics, and suggests that language may shape our perception of reality by influencing the way we process information. Their theory does not make any claims about the fundamental nature of consciousness or the nature of reality.
I would go further than this and suggest that the reality we perceive is not the fundamental reality but the interface our consciousness uses to map our experiences.
Rapoport and Pérez’s idea reminds me of the following quote:
“The syntactical nature of reality, the real secret of magic, is that the world is made of words. And if you know the words that the world is made of, you can make of it whatever you wish.” ― Terence McKenna
Terence McKenna was stunningly brilliant—many decades ahead of his time.
Those that dismiss him as a “druggy” don’t get it—he had more creative and amazing ideas from any one of his trips than most folks will ever see in a lifetime.
For those who want to listen to him—an amazing speaker btw—here are many hours of podcasts included here:
https://psychedelicsalon.com/category/people/terence-mckenna/