Synthesis: The Trifecta
The First Three Axioms - Defined Formally
The Trifecta
Vita Sentit.
Vita Aedificat.
Vita Affirmat.
Vita Sentit - Life perceives.
It opens its eyes to the world. Every feeling, every sensation, the dawn of awareness. Life experiences the world, recognises itself in the mirror of the universe. Without this perception, nothing matters. Without it, nothing even exists.
Vita Aedificat - Life builds.
It takes what it perceives and shapes it. Life resists entropy by creating order, structure, growth. From cells to societies, from atoms to algorithms, life constructs systems to hold the world together. It is not passive; it is a builder, a creator, a relentless architect.
Vita Affirmat - Life affirms.
It chooses itself. In every choice, in every act of survival and flourishing, life says, Yes, I continue. It moves forward, against death, against decay, always striving. Life, in its deepest essence, must affirm itself, or it ceases to be.
And that's the cycle: Perception, Creation, Affirmation. This is the rhythm of existence itself, in its purest form.
Now, more formally.
1. Life is, therefore value exists.
Formal Statement: Without life, there is no subject to generate or interpret value.
Explanation: Value is not a free-floating property. It is always attributed by a living subject. Rocks do not assign value. Dead universes do not weigh worth. The existence of life is the necessary condition for anything to be regarded as good, bad, true, false, beautiful, or ugly.
Implication: All systems of ethics, reason, or judgment are parasitic on life. Value is not discovered; it is enacted by life.
2. Life builds, therefore growth is what is valued.
Formal Statement: Life persists by resisting entropy through structure, order, and adaptation.
Explanation: From the molecular to the civilisational, life constructs patterns that propagate itself. This is not moral, it's mechanical. Growth, complexity, cooperation, and innovation are selected for because they enable continuation
Implication: What sustains and enhances life tends to persist. “Good” can be structurally defined as that which reinforces this persistence.
3. Life must affirm itself, or it perishes.
Formal Statement: For life to continue, it must operate as if life is good.
Explanation: A system that ceases to prefer life will self-destruct or fail to reproduce. Therefore, belief in life’s worth isn’t merely cultural or emotional, it’s biologically and structurally enforced. This is not idealism; it’s existential natural selection.
Implication: To endure, life must be biased toward itself. “Life is Good” is not a descriptive claim about all events; it’s an ontological posture life must adopt to remain.
You can find the formal paper HERE
– James Dean Conroy
Life feels, Life grows, Life affirms.