Just a breif exerpt from the documentary I watched...
The strangest and most disturbing fact that scientists uncovered while investigating the atom was a law called "Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle".
In a nutshell, this states that atoms are in more than one place at the same time until a conscious observer looks at them.
Think about this for a moment - if no-one's looking at the atoms that, say, make up your hand, they're effectively spread out across the entire Universe.
Then when someone, maybe even you, looks at your hand, the atoms instantly coalesce into the hand-like shape you're familiar with.
Of course, this is an extreme example. We know that once trillions of atoms bind together to make up everyday objects, like your hand, they stop behaving in a weird spread-out way but no one really knows when and how they switch from one state to the other.
The point is, it seems arbitrary where we draw the line between the strangeness of the atomic realm and the commonsense world of our senses.
If ideas like this make your head hurt, don't worry. Even Albert Einstein, who as a young man pioneered atomic physics, was horrified by the idea that we somehow "invent" the Universe every time we look at it.
He said: "I like to think that the Moon is there even if I am not looking at it."
True Al, but those 'conclussions' often lead to the birth of many more theories that test the powerful creative thinking of scientists.
It seems to me to be an ongoing train of seamless theory, discovery, understanding, which leads to more theory discovery and understanding!
Truly Al, I was amazed. Quantum Mechanics is such an awe inspiring branch of science...terribly powerful and extremely intuitive.
These guys had hunch's and just went for it. Paul Diraq, Richard Feinman, Nils Bohr...staggering intellectual power AND the ability to creatively conceptualize.
I watched a fascinating documentary on the atom...WOW!
Really, we don't know the half of it...and that WAS the conclussion of the Professor o fQuantum Mechanics hosting the show.
Parallel univers's...the theory that atoms only materialise for measurement when focussed upon...that what we see is the result of the energy given off by atoms...quarks...anti matter...simply stunning food for thought and consideration.
An open mind is vital!!!!!
Hell, to have drawn scientific conclussions upon what little we know is simply folly when such things are considered.
Leyla...pretty. I was gonna call one of my daughters Layla...after my first ever girl friend.
Her and her 2 friends came up to my 2 mates and I who were sat down on a bench. Brief negotiations took place between the girls and she got first pick.
So American alturism, which I've always admired by the way, is in fact damaging it's own social structure?
Mmmm...this is interesting.
Do you think America is making an error in seeking to solve problems by it's foriegn policy when it could be focussing more attention to it's own people?
Indy, if people could read more than one sentence, remove themselves from this frighteningly blind national loyalty, and objectify, we'd have had a good time on this thread.
As it is, there's too much paranoia and inferred anti-Americanism.
The OP was clear enough.
Looked like the small minded amongst your fine country was almost looking for any chance to take offence.
"You find the idea that I accept resonsibility for the actions of the government that I participated in choosing unpleasant? Why? I find it much more unpleasant that someone would not accept thier responsibilities for thier actions or lack of action.
I see no reason for counseling, since I accept my share of responsibility. Do YOU? "
So you participated in choosing it, but never voted for it...right?
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RE: IS 'HEAVEN' OTHER PEOPLE?
Just a breif exerpt from the documentary I watched...The strangest and most disturbing fact that scientists uncovered while investigating the atom was a law called "Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle".
In a nutshell, this states that atoms are in more than one place at the same time until a conscious observer looks at them.
Think about this for a moment - if no-one's looking at the atoms that, say, make up your hand, they're effectively spread out across the entire Universe.
Then when someone, maybe even you, looks at your hand, the atoms instantly coalesce into the hand-like shape you're familiar with.
Of course, this is an extreme example. We know that once trillions of atoms bind together to make up everyday objects, like your hand, they stop behaving in a weird spread-out way but no one really knows when and how they switch from one state to the other.
The point is, it seems arbitrary where we draw the line between the strangeness of the atomic realm and the commonsense world of our senses.
If ideas like this make your head hurt, don't worry. Even Albert Einstein, who as a young man pioneered atomic physics, was horrified by the idea that we somehow "invent" the Universe every time we look at it.
He said: "I like to think that the Moon is there even if I am not looking at it."