Week 4

1. E =mc2 affects me in the way that it is a foundation that much of science if based on and limits our understand in someways while simultaneously trying to better understand things. At times putting rules to things can have an effect like blinders on a horse and it gets harder to see outside a narrow view.

2. The four forces = The first three I believe work on a universal level, gravity on the other hand I believe is location bound. To apply all into a smooth flowing formula there are a lot of blanks that i believe still need to be filled in. To try to force fit the four into a formula as it is right now is putting those blinders mentioned above back on.

3. The function of gravity is to give things with mass a home, and in a way a id tag for its place of orgin.

week 3

synchronicity:

If synchronicity is defined as coincidence then I don't believe in it. I feel that it is more our limited understanding of the universe that makes unexplainable things seem magical at times. As in Bell's article there might be an fundamental level of connectedness that all things play part to. If you take this idea and skew our understanding of time then it is possible for things to happen simultaneously or even, in our limited understanding, in the future.

explaining Connectivity:

Once again I like Bell's idea of an fundamental level of connectedness. Based on what I know, things are always happening that prove there is a permanent connection. For example, when hanging out with friends, I have answered a question they asked, and they look over at me and are surprised. When I ask them what or why they're surprised they respond, that they were thinking of asking me that question but didn't say it out loud. Another example would be this woman I know dreamt of a dog and had this odd feeling that it was her dog but in waking life she didn't have a dog. About a month later her friends friend had to move and needed to find a home for their dog, it was the same dog she dreamt about, they now live together(her and the dog that is). As in my answer to the first question I think things are always connected, its just the level of awareness one has, as well as the level of awareness one is able to have, that make things seem strange or not. Because I'm a conspiracy theorist, I believe its the few people in power that go threw a lot of trouble to keep people as disconnected and numb as possible, otherwise the mental hospitals would be overloaded with all the madness that is going on in the world.

week 2

Uncertainty:

I go back and forth with the idea that you control your life(future) and there is a greater plan outside your control. I like what was said in class about how ideas use us as vehicles to bring them into creation but that they (the ideas)in themselves have their own life. My western mind says it can only be one way, then my expanded mind says why not all ways and anyways at once. I believe (at least for the moment) that there are aspects to life that are uncertain and out of our control but there are also aspects that are very much in our control. If you think of life as though your a twig being carried by an ocean wave, you can't control things but you can be present and enjoy the ride.

Causality:

I believe in cause and effect, but if you view things as all connected then its hard to understand this idea. Like in the example given in class you think of someone then the phone rings, if all things are connected then there is no difference as to which came first. It seems as though there is a cause which creates an effect, it just might be that the cause is not fully understood.

Universe weird:

No I think humans are weird for trying to categorizing everything, but that is also part of our nature. I think the universe is beautiful and has a pattern it just might be bigger then our ability to see or comprehend.

first class and reviews -

I loved the dynamic of the first class and lack of math I'm sure relieved a lot of pressure including myself. It is also nice because it gives us all a chance to start working with one another before we start needling each other.

The articles: The first article was a nice fluffy intro to things a good start to a scary topic. It wasn't all that in depth but I felt it was perfect for an intro. The first link to all the simulator project was a lot of fun and very interesting though a little more explanation for what each was about would have been nice. I will go back and explore this link some more. The last to articles where a little more over my head but I did start finally having a little recall occur. The last article, I just kept thinking about black holes and black body radiation and the incoherent or coherent space/step/wave/unknown. In other words it got me thinking but a lot of the information is still over my head, but seeing that top physicist still disagree on the two theories I feel lost in good company. Maybe when I finish the last article some light will shine my way unless it is absorbed in the black space and bypasses me completely.

quiz 1 (9-03-08)

1. It's fluidity and connectedness. It is a way of life and understanding life that seems to make sense to me. As I learn more about Chinese Medicine maybe this will change or grow, figure that out later.
2. love it, love trying to understand things, intimidated and intrigued all at the same time
3. yes, my time is always fluctuating in its speed. Having schedules tends to mess me all up and locks me into pattens, but I priorities these things.