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The Fabric of Reality ...

Okay, so maybe an H+ ion is "perfect". But on the opposite scale, the universe is a filthy place full of dust and scum, as you learn by looking at any serioius astronomy site. You may think the dust bunnies behind the fridge are a nuisance, but they have nothing on the dust clouds running through the spiral arms of the milky way.
 
DrMatt said:
Okay, so maybe an H+ ion is "perfect". But on the opposite scale, the universe is a filthy place full of dust and scum, as you learn by looking at any serioius astronomy site. You may think the dust bunnies behind the fridge are a nuisance, but they have nothing on the dust clouds running through the spiral arms of the milky way.
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Except for the fact that they are all woven from the same fabric. All this does is spell the fact that there is an intention behind the Universe.
 
Iacchus, please don't ignore me. I'm trying to follow you to your ultimate destination.

Perfection does exist and all is but a variation of the same theme. Where to now?
 
Piscivore said:
I'm still not clear on what he means by "perfection", KM.
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Listen Captain Bringdown, you are totally killing my buzz OK?

I just felt like strapping Iacchus to the front of the cart and have him pull me around for awhile. I'm trying to figure out how his mind...uh..."works".

I was hoping for a psychedelic experience: "My God. It's full of stars."

Now you have ruined it...man I'm hungry.
 
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Iacchus said:
Except for the fact that they are all woven from the same fabric. All this does is spell the fact that there is an intention behind the Universe.
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Evidence?


Are women woven from wool or cotton?
 
KingMerv00 said:
Listen Captain Bringdown, you are totally killing my buzz OK?

I just felt like strapping Iacchus to the front of the cart and have him pull me around for awhile. I'm trying to figure out how his mind...uh..."works".

I was hoping for a psychedelic experience: "My God. It's full of stars."

Now you have ruined it...man I'm hungry.
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My bad. :(
 
Iacchus said:
Except for the fact that they are all woven from the same fabric. All this does is spell the fact that there is an intention behind the Universe.
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Are you trying to enter into some sort of competition with Iamme?

Put the shovel down, stop digging.
 
Iacchus said:
So, are atoms, regarding their basic componets -- electrons, protons, neutrons, etc. -- perfect? I mean if you were able to isolate each of these individually from each other, would they all be identical (same size, shape, mass and whatnot) without any imperfections? It's interesting because it seems like we only refer to them with respect to their atomic number (or quantity). Does this imply a state of perfection within each atom then? If not, then what characteristic would you say energy owes its indestructibility to? Or, if such imperfections do exist, is the fabric of reality pretty much contingent upon this "numbers game," and its strict adherence to atom weight?

Am just curious about how uniform reality is at this level, that's all.
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I'd suspect not very. While the rest mass of the individual particles would be the same, their actual mass would vary according to the amount of energy the particle had absorbed, according to E=mc^2 (although as I recall from the other thread, you had a bit of a problem with this concept). Discussing the size & shape of a particle would be difficult without getting into quantum wave functions and wave/particle duality.

"Does this imply a state of perfection within each atom then?"

No, it doesn't. First you would need to define a "perfect atom" or a "perfect subatomic particle". Then you could discuss how close reality comes to your hypothetical ideal.

"Or, if such imperfections do exist, is the fabric of reality pretty much contingent upon this "numbers game," and its strict adherence to atom weight?"

The fabric of reality is a fine-woven silk, with the size of its weave being equal to the Planck length - [SIZE=-1]1.6 x 10^-35 meters.[/SIZE]
 
Genesius said:
Aha! NOW we know what that green plant is in your avatar! And you thought you could disguise it with Xmas lights. . .
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I was one of the few people who did not have my Christmas avatar made by treble head. Therefore it sucks.

I am surprised that you can even tell it was meant to be a plant.
 
"Sheep country, eastern Oz", huh?

Ah yes, Eastern Oz. Where men are men. . .

And sheep are nervous.


<ba-dum-bum >



In a similar vein, what's the difference between a Rolling Stone and a Scotsman?















A Rolling Stone says "Hey, you! Get offa my cloud!"
A Scotsman says "Hey, McCloud! Get offa my ewe!"





:D:p:D


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