©Antti Talvitie, 2016 (revised as noted)
Freud: Wikimedia Commons / Max Halberstad / Public domain
Freud: Wikimedia Commons / Max Halberstad / Public domain
In 1924, Freud thought that the
“the theory of the instincts is the most important but…the least complete
portion of psycho-analysis” (Freud 1905, p 168, fn in 1924). The paper addresses this matter and starts
where Freud broke off his reflections about the origin of life in Beyond the Pleasure Principle: “…that living substance at the time of its
coming to life was torn into small particles, which have ever since endeavoured
to reunite through the sexual instincts.” In this paper, these words are
placed in the context of the Big Bang beginning of the Universe, which is
discussed and then related to concepts and processes in Freud’s theory. Other theories about the origin of life are discussed
briefly. A hypothesis is then made that
Freud’s constructs of life and death instincts are real, a viable fifth force, and
absent from the present standard model of physics. They originated with the Big
Bang. A companion hypothesis is that, after a
supernova, the fifth force’s means of transmission (particles, if particles are
used to transmit it) produced organic elements which when combined with an
energy source, formed living eukaryotic cells by a process “of which we have no
conception” (Freud’s words). Simply, it
is hypothesized that the fifth force ignited the formation of life and
consciousness and their continued evolution. There was (cosmological) physics
before biology. These hypotheses are discussed, and
proposals are made to test them.
The
proposed theory should not be equated with vitalism
as currently understood. It may seem crazy but, to quote Niels Bohr, “Your theory is crazy, but it's not
crazy enough to be true.” The paper dwells on the gap between
psychoanalysis and physics; giving necessary context unnecessary to either
profession. The text may seem choppy at times, but the reason for the potholes
and cracks is the enormous complexity and scope of the subject. So, without
apologies, Bohr’s advice applies: “Never express yourself more clearly than you
are able to think”.
Key
words: Freud, origin of life, the big bang, psychoanalysis, fifth force
©Antti Talvitie December 19, 2021
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