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Newton Spins in Grave

imahd — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:09:06 +0000

Newton taught us that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. This “third law” of the universe was obviously intended to be applied in the physical sciences. Newton had no idea that the concept would attain such prominence in the informal (pop) social sciences hundreds of years later, nor that it might even be cited as pseudo-scientific justification for blind moral relativism that prejudicially confers equality upon competing narratives while disregarding obvious disparities in their provenance.

Zen lies Abu told Ma

imahd — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:17:43 +0000

The easiest kinds of lies to tell are the ones where you just say the exact opposite of what’s true. It may seem like a lazy approach to deceit, but this simple tactic has proved surprisingly effective over the years. The logical mind can be stymied by a disconnect between diametrically-opposing versions of the same reality. Similar principles are used in Daoist and Zen practices to fool the rational mind into taking a nap.

In 10 Words, or Less… the most logical structure for space-time

imahd — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:33:43 +0000

spatially-hexaxial, with time as the seventh dimension

Dear Physics…

imahd — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:54:55 +0000

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Dear Physics,

Thank you for teaching us how little we know about everything.

Without you, brave science, we would have no idea that most of the universe (almost 96% of it) is made of stuff that’s invisible to–and immeasurable by–our most sensitive and precise technologies… and that the other 4% (or so) is made up of tiny particles (of uncertain construction) that interact with one another (even over great distances) by an undisclosed mechanism operating, apparently, at the same speed as light… which, as you have made clear, is possessed of an existentially ambiguous nature and moves at the rate it does for reasons known to itself alone.

With each passing year, we learn more, only to realise that we know less.

Is it too much to hope that we may eventually understand that we know nothing?

Now that would really be something.

Best regards,

imahd

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P.S. – Maybe the universe frustrates our best efforts to comprehend it because we’re always trying to take it apart in order to understand it…

(just food for thought… no pressure…)

Physics. Alternative definitions…

imahd — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 20:59:53 +0000

Wikipedia:

Physics is the study of matter, motion and energy.

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alt.S.defs:

Physics is the study of natural abiotic dynamics.

Physics is a plot to expose every universal law, true constant, and eternal ratio.

Physics is an ongoing effort to write a technical user’s manual for the universe.

Physics is the contextual study of matter and energy moving in time and space.

Physics is the rationality of actuality.

Physics is the study of inanimate behaviours.

Physics is a science in search of its own meaning.

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unrelated rant:

I think it’s unfair that Space gets three dimensions, while Time gets but one.

What is Space, anyway? A whole lot of nothing! And it’s like that in every direction, as far as the eye can see — or the mind imagine. Even if you fill it up with stuff, without time, nothing will ever happen there. And yet, man, in his ‘wisdom’, has seen fit to confer upon this vast and virtual wasteland the lavish gift of three full axes!

To its credit, though, Time takes no offense, seemingly secure in the knowledge that its unitary comportment is perfectly the match of its partner’s triplicity.

thoughts 5298, 5299 of the humbucker series

imahd — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 06:12:54 +0000

Sometimes, the opposite of practical is not impractical, but theoretical.

Don’t bother arguing with a nihilist, they’re all no’ing.

quantum haiku

imahd — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 02:36:17 +0000

a thought of being
cannot be what being is
within or without