tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170007670756935047.post4140723541527795472..comments2023-11-09T21:41:38.865+00:00Comments on My Medicated Cartoon Life: Wonders of the Universe - order to chaosBitter Animatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617537816971588380noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170007670756935047.post-61041420168478925042011-03-31T12:25:31.419+01:002011-03-31T12:25:31.419+01:00Hrm. IIRC, Brian Cox is a non believer of some typ...Hrm. IIRC, Brian Cox is a non believer of some type. If this type of thing interests you, you really should look into Stephen Hawking, until very recently, he held similar positions to you, until he very publicly changed them. <br /><br />I have also been reliably told by my physicist flatmate that it is possible for something to come out of nothing, but I'm not sure of the exact details. The probabilistic nature of quantum mechanics also supports a non deist argument.Edcanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12029988476525823004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170007670756935047.post-4597705355950434472011-03-10T19:41:40.848+00:002011-03-10T19:41:40.848+00:00Ah, RPJ, I should post more often so I can read yo...Ah, RPJ, I should post more often so I can read your comments! There is a way of getting around region restrictions but I've never done it so I don't know what's involved.<br /><br />I think it's something to do with proxy servers so googling a combination of those might well get you the answer. I know a lot of people do it and I'll probably look into it myself as I get fed up seeing US-only messages.Bitter Animatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617537816971588380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170007670756935047.post-20990322328593253122011-03-08T22:34:18.098+00:002011-03-08T22:34:18.098+00:00PS: Any ideas on how one can circumvent the idioti...PS: Any ideas on how one can circumvent the idiotic region-banning settings of the BBC, in order to watch those programs?Red Pill Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14738203580562140501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170007670756935047.post-36441478234544474122011-03-08T22:32:24.867+00:002011-03-08T22:32:24.867+00:00The arrow of Time only flowing in one direction? T...The arrow of Time only flowing in one direction? That hallowed article of faith is probably one of the reasons why scientist cannot stand the idea of experiments that seem to suggest <a href="http://dailygrail.com/Fresh-Science/2010/9/The-Future-Can-Influence-the-Past" rel="nofollow">the Future CAN influence the past</a>, or "New Age-y" concepts like <a href="http://dailygrail.com/Mind-Mysteries/2010/12/Precognition-Debate" rel="nofollow">precognition</a>. Spooky stuff for sure, but it's no the first time we've had to come in terms with "spooky action at a distance".<br /><br />To me it's beginning to feel (yes, I know, rather "unscientific" but in the end for us humans it's all about experiences) that the fundamental building blocks of the Universe are not Time and Space, or Matter and Energy, but Consciousness and Information.<br /><br />So, if we are co-creators of reality, shouldn't we extrapolate it even further and imagine for a moment, that our actions are contributing to a much more complex and rich field of consciousness —or putting it in other terms, that we are helping God <b>becoming</b>?<br /><br />Always a pleasure to read your posts, dear friend.Red Pill Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14738203580562140501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170007670756935047.post-64339749146013492822011-03-08T20:10:20.123+00:002011-03-08T20:10:20.123+00:00You're right about an empty universe being com...You're right about an empty universe being complete order but it is one without form and it seemed like that was the point. Or at least as far as I understood it. It is formless, amorphous. Whereas we take something that has no real form, like clay, and make something from it. Something ordered, with a form.<br /><br />In terms of the framework, we see time as a simple progression in our daily lives. You astrophysics types seem sure it's not that simple! So perhaps time holds many answers. He talked of the arrow of time. It works in one direction now, for how the universe is as we see it. But when it reaches that end point maybe, as you suggest, it reverses. And it's like the universe is breathing. In and out.<br /><br />But I can't help thinking our consciousness (and quite possibly the consciousnesses of beings like us) may play a massive part of that.<br /><br />Those predictions on the universe don't take into account that we may, at some point, attempt to prevent the outcome. We create. And we try to create order from chaos, like we're the opponents of the laws of physics. Gravity? Bah! We'll make planes. Rain? Bah! We'll make umbrellas. We're not changing the laws of physics. But we're effectively using them against the natural outcome.<br /><br />Given how long it will be before the Sun dies, I would think we'll have long since left this rock. And by the time the universe reaches an end, I would have thought we'd be busy kicking its ass back into shape. Or creating a whole new universe for ourselves. <br /><br />And the cycle continues...Bitter Animatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617537816971588380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170007670756935047.post-4968612489155112462011-03-07T23:57:57.112+00:002011-03-07T23:57:57.112+00:00It's an interesting point. I've never disc...It's an interesting point. I've never discounted the idea of a creator simply because noone knew how the universe came into being. It could have been farted out by a purple elephant for all we know.<br /><br />Something happened though - and I would guess not for the first time. If the universe ends in nothingness then maybe we'll be due another Big Bang. One thing I want to know though is what happens to space and time? I mean the Big Bang didn't just bring matter and energy into existence, it brought the fabric of space-time along with it. What is the future of this framework? Brian talked about the demise of even the most elemental matter, but what about the space and time that that matter existed in?<br /><br />And how is a completely empty universe not complete order? A space in which everywhere is perfectly the same. Sounds pretty ordered to me. Perhaps at some point entropy peaks and ends up decreasing, spinning time backwards. Who knows!!Andy Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04404988861331264759noreply@blogger.com