Fundamental theorem of Calculus and reverse engineering of life.

Disclaimer: This is a philosophical argument. Neither about mathematics nor about reverse Engineering.

Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.

If you have some background in intermediate mathematics, you may have encountered this theorem. It basically explains how the Derivatives of a function, and the integration of a function are the opposite processes.  Let's look at an example for anyone who haven't encountered the theorem. However, understanding this is not essential to read on the rest of the article.

Imagine driving a car: the speedometer tells you about your speed at each moment (the rate of change), while the odometer tells you the total distance you have traveled (the accumulation). The theorem says that if you know the speed at every moment, you can calculate the total distance traveled, and if you know how the total distance changes, you can recover the speed. In simple terms, it creates a bridge between how things change and how much has changed.

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Reverse Engineering.

Reverse engineering is a concept used in, engineering and computer science. When you are given a working piece of equipment, with some background, you are supposed to separate it's pieces apart and tell exactly how they fit and function. And probably use that knowledge to fix it back again into working state and, also to create a replica of your own. You can call this process deciphering. Sometimes these kinds of problems occur in very unexpected places. When archeologists dig up ancient machinery, scientists can use reverse engineering to detect their composition and use. Few examples are given in following.

3 Historical examples of reverse Engineering.

Antikythera Mechanism, a 2,000-year-old device whose intricate system of bronze gears was reconstructed using X-ray imaging and computer modeling, revealing it to be an ancient mechanical computer capable of predicting astronomical events.

Roman concrete, discovering that its unique mixture of lime and volcanic ash makes it stronger over time, inspiring more durable modern building materials.

The Lycurgus Cup was analyzed to understand its color-changing properties, which result from microscopic gold and silver particles embedded in the glass.

Reverse Engineering of life.

Imagine your life, as this fascinating machine. From the day 1 on earth you started functioning, with the crazy efficiency. Gaining information and storing them in memory than any other computer we have built. Adapting to the environment, consuming energy and conserving energy. Not by effort but by design. A machine which is even capable of understanding itself. So, how are we going to do that? Don't you think reverse engineering this incredible human machine is not a fascinating task. Who is capable of doing that, unless you? There is already a process well developed by humans, and it is called mindfulness.

Now imagine for a moment this is possible. Like explained in fundamental theorem of calculus showed there is a reverse engineering process to life. Just like life accumulated from chemical processes of the universe, we are able to reverse this process and disintegrate life back into it's inherent nature. Wouldn't that be a bliss? I am not sure about how you would accept this idea, but as far as life is concerned, I see death as an inevitable obstacle to anything I wish or prepared to do. But not to this alternate route of reverse engineering my own life. As, if someone is able to achieve that, that would be the greatest achievement of all.