I've often wondered that, too. I mean, everyone feels deja vuh every now and then, right? same with dreams. I think both can have meaning to them and may be able to tell us something about the past. Through provoking stuff to think about though, eh? :)
@CalgarSkull Deja vu is not a mystery any more...it turns out that what happens is that there are two separate parts to the visual part of the brain. Electric signals split into a fork after you look at light and the signals hit both parts at the same time. But every now and then one side recognizes a signal before the other side so you feel as if you have seen this "thing" you are looking at before. Ex You see ABCD both parts of the brain see ABC, but one side see's D a fraction of a sec faster
@CalgarSkull This flips you out thinking: "omg I have seen this before" Well there is truth to that, only one half of the visual part received the signal a fraction of a second faster, rather than thinking you saw this thing long ago...
Yeah, interesting stuff, eh? Sometimes I'm never sure what reading quantum physics will inspire me to write. It could be scientific, philosophical, mythological, or even a mixture of metaphysics, cosmology, quantum physics, philosophy all put together. As far as the accuracy goes, I'll leave that for the audience to decide. It's interesting stuff to think about, though. :)
The mike is located behind the lense of the camera. It's a little cheap, but it's the best I have for now. :)
Yeah, you do make a good point. Most things in the quantum world of particles only exist when they are observed. The cat both being asleep and awake simultaneously until it is observed.
Thanks. :) That's one of the best comments I've ever gotten. I keep hoping my poetry doesn't sound like some wacky, crazy philosophy that makes no sense. Thanks for the comment. :)
The only thing I don't like about science in general is the vocab - You were saying the word meson, and if I had read it without hearing it pronounced, I would have said it wrong. Like, in bio class, I missaid the word "peptidoglycan." That was embarrassing...
This I think is also why so many ppl hate organic chemistry. Like me! :)
Awhile ago I was at the library at the university and they had some physics books there that had just pages of formulas and I didn't understand a thing which is why I tend to read more of the mainstream books by Hawking. At least it's in English.
Yeah, quantum physics can be pretty wacky sometimes, eh? :)
I've heard of Chopra before, though I haven't read much of his work. I remember awhile ago my dad got me the book "Life After Death: The Burden of Proof" as a Christmas present and I just couldn't get into reading it.
Chopra just uses the word Quantum to confuse people because Quantum theory is inherently counter intuitive. He is a quack who peddles quantum flapdoodles. He is a scam artist and charlatan.
To me, the book didn't seem scientific enough. It seemed to have a more new age kind of style. At least, that's the sense I got from reading the book. Even though most of my poems I consider to be more philosophy than science, I like to get most of my ideas from books that have a little more scientific integrity. I prefer to read Hawking, Lederman, Thorne, and Smolin over reading Chopra any day. Thanks for the comment. :)
Yea, Chopra is not a physicist. I can't read his mind but I suspect he deliberately misuses quantum theory or just doesn't get it at all. I don't think he appreciates what decoherence is.
"Quantum:A guide for the perplexed" and "Quantum theory cannot hurt you" are two introductory popular science books I would recommend to anyone. I enjoyed them both.
The titles of those books you mention sound interesting. I'm not so much a beginner as I started reading about quantum physics back in the summer of 2005, but any books about quantum physics I do find thought provoking. :) I'll have to see if I can find those books you mention at my local library. Thanks for the recommendation. :)
It's an open question, right now, whether protons can spontaneously decay. Certainly they can be re-processed as in the reaction you describe in the poem, but it is one of the big questions of physics, just now, whether the proton itself is stable indefinitely. Maybe a time will come when the energy density of the Universe is too low, due to expansion, for particle-particle reactions, then, if the proton is stable, the process of reincarnation will stop. Somehow, that is a depressing thought.
Yeah, the question is still open. I think right now as physics stands there can only be speculation and philosophy. There is also the problem of dark matter, as well. Depending on how much is in the universe, the universe could either continue expanding or reverse and start contracting towards a big crunch. It would be a depressing thought if reincarnation, recycling of interstellar dust or whatever people want to call it did stop.
The concept of reincarnation ending is a depressing thought. I personally would prefer a contracting universe, as at least that would allow some matter and energy to be recycled, rather than the alternative of the universe being a cold, dark desolate place with no life in it whatsoever and no hope for any new life to form. Thanks for the comment. :)
I wonder if deja vu has to do with past lives??? No mabye not.
Mabye dreams contain things from past lives? that would be interesting.
CalgarSkull 2 years ago 2
I've often wondered that, too. I mean, everyone feels deja vuh every now and then, right? same with dreams. I think both can have meaning to them and may be able to tell us something about the past. Through provoking stuff to think about though, eh? :)
HaleyMary 2 years ago
It really is! I mean when you think about strange aanf random things you can dream about it is somthing to speculate.
CalgarSkull 2 years ago
@CalgarSkull Deja vu is not a mystery any more...it turns out that what happens is that there are two separate parts to the visual part of the brain. Electric signals split into a fork after you look at light and the signals hit both parts at the same time. But every now and then one side recognizes a signal before the other side so you feel as if you have seen this "thing" you are looking at before. Ex You see ABCD both parts of the brain see ABC, but one side see's D a fraction of a sec faster
Singetally 3 months ago
@CalgarSkull This flips you out thinking: "omg I have seen this before" Well there is truth to that, only one half of the visual part received the signal a fraction of a second faster, rather than thinking you saw this thing long ago...
so yeah, Deja vu has nothing to do with M-theory.
Singetally 3 months ago
is she mona lisa?
Nnfefe 3 years ago
I hear that comparison a lot. I honestly don't see the resemblance, but thank you. :)
HaleyMary 3 years ago
Yes, it is up to us to come up with our own interpretation
CalgarSkull 3 years ago 2
This is pretty interesting. I can see how it could be accurate.
CalgarSkull 3 years ago 2
Yeah, interesting stuff, eh? Sometimes I'm never sure what reading quantum physics will inspire me to write. It could be scientific, philosophical, mythological, or even a mixture of metaphysics, cosmology, quantum physics, philosophy all put together. As far as the accuracy goes, I'll leave that for the audience to decide. It's interesting stuff to think about, though. :)
HaleyMary 3 years ago
And, in the world of quantum reincarnation, life lives on.
caseyjooherown 3 years ago 5
You need to sort your mike out as it crackles a bit too much... :)
The re-incarnation can only exist if it is observed... proper wierd but true in quantum mechanics -- e.g. Schroidingers Cat
LittleFellaDynamics 3 years ago 4
The mike is located behind the lense of the camera. It's a little cheap, but it's the best I have for now. :)
Yeah, you do make a good point. Most things in the quantum world of particles only exist when they are observed. The cat both being asleep and awake simultaneously until it is observed.
Thanks for the comment. :)
HaleyMary 3 years ago
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tavish80 3 years ago
Eww don't talk to her like that you PUKE
CalgarSkull 3 years ago
You are awesome. =) I've never met anyone that can put science into art like this. You've got a great mind. =)
thedarkener 3 years ago 8
Thanks. :) That's one of the best comments I've ever gotten. I keep hoping my poetry doesn't sound like some wacky, crazy philosophy that makes no sense. Thanks for the comment. :)
HaleyMary 3 years ago
The only thing I don't like about science in general is the vocab - You were saying the word meson, and if I had read it without hearing it pronounced, I would have said it wrong. Like, in bio class, I missaid the word "peptidoglycan." That was embarrassing...
This I think is also why so many ppl hate organic chemistry. Like me! :)
Good poem, BTW.
VAUS82 3 years ago 4
I think I would missay the word "peptidoglycan", as well. I'm not even going to guess how to say that word. :P
I don't really like chemistry that much, either. Even though I read physics books, I'll tend to skip over lots of the math.
HaleyMary 3 years ago
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Awhile ago I was at the library at the university and they had some physics books there that had just pages of formulas and I didn't understand a thing which is why I tend to read more of the mainstream books by Hawking. At least it's in English.
Thanks for the comment. :)
HaleyMary 3 years ago
Quantum Reincarnation. If I didn't know better I would think this was a video from quantum quack doctor Deepak Chopra.
Mjhavok 3 years ago 4
Yeah, quantum physics can be pretty wacky sometimes, eh? :)
I've heard of Chopra before, though I haven't read much of his work. I remember awhile ago my dad got me the book "Life After Death: The Burden of Proof" as a Christmas present and I just couldn't get into reading it.
HaleyMary 3 years ago
Chopra just uses the word Quantum to confuse people because Quantum theory is inherently counter intuitive. He is a quack who peddles quantum flapdoodles. He is a scam artist and charlatan.
Mjhavok 3 years ago 4
To me, the book didn't seem scientific enough. It seemed to have a more new age kind of style. At least, that's the sense I got from reading the book. Even though most of my poems I consider to be more philosophy than science, I like to get most of my ideas from books that have a little more scientific integrity. I prefer to read Hawking, Lederman, Thorne, and Smolin over reading Chopra any day. Thanks for the comment. :)
HaleyMary 3 years ago
Yea, Chopra is not a physicist. I can't read his mind but I suspect he deliberately misuses quantum theory or just doesn't get it at all. I don't think he appreciates what decoherence is.
"Quantum:A guide for the perplexed" and "Quantum theory cannot hurt you" are two introductory popular science books I would recommend to anyone. I enjoyed them both.
Mjhavok 3 years ago 4
The titles of those books you mention sound interesting. I'm not so much a beginner as I started reading about quantum physics back in the summer of 2005, but any books about quantum physics I do find thought provoking. :) I'll have to see if I can find those books you mention at my local library. Thanks for the recommendation. :)
HaleyMary 3 years ago
Subatomic particles are like the phoenix bird; they arise from the ashes of the annihilation of other particles.
CousinoMacul 3 years ago 4
Yeah exactly. :) Kind of like a never ending process of recycling, or of death and rebirth. Thanks for the comment. :)
HaleyMary 3 years ago
It's an open question, right now, whether protons can spontaneously decay. Certainly they can be re-processed as in the reaction you describe in the poem, but it is one of the big questions of physics, just now, whether the proton itself is stable indefinitely. Maybe a time will come when the energy density of the Universe is too low, due to expansion, for particle-particle reactions, then, if the proton is stable, the process of reincarnation will stop. Somehow, that is a depressing thought.
mloftustyne 3 years ago 4
Yeah, the question is still open. I think right now as physics stands there can only be speculation and philosophy. There is also the problem of dark matter, as well. Depending on how much is in the universe, the universe could either continue expanding or reverse and start contracting towards a big crunch. It would be a depressing thought if reincarnation, recycling of interstellar dust or whatever people want to call it did stop.
HaleyMary 3 years ago
The concept of reincarnation ending is a depressing thought. I personally would prefer a contracting universe, as at least that would allow some matter and energy to be recycled, rather than the alternative of the universe being a cold, dark desolate place with no life in it whatsoever and no hope for any new life to form. Thanks for the comment. :)
HaleyMary 3 years ago