Thursday, October 16, 2008

the ambiguity of science

Science as we are taught in school is a matter of chance or rather probability.
For example, we can calculate the half life of an element, but what we do not know is which atom of the particular element would decay, we can only assign a probability to each atom of the decaying element.

Quantum theory as we know is a matter of chance, we do not know how each individual atom will behave, but we do know that as a whole we will see this result.

We know if we are studying at the half life of radium, we will find that half of the original quantity of radium will decay, but which atoms of radium in that quantity would decay we do not know; Quantum theory does not let us know which atom will decay, but it does state that we will find the original quantity reduced to half at radium half life period.
Quantum theory reasons this behaviour of the individual atoms of radium on chance.

The theory that states that quantum theory is deficient is Bells Theorem.

It would be interesting to note that Quantum theory is know as the most profound discovery of science.
What is even more interesting is Bells Theorem trumps Quantum theory, but not many seem to know about the theory.

Bells Theorem shows that if something is happening here, then it is because of something elsewhere. It states that things do not happen on pure chance but are related. Bells Theorem throws chance and probability out of the window.

Our existence and this universe is not a matter of chance.

What is even more interesting about Bells Theorem is not just that it proves that things are related, but it shows that the manner in which an particle A in region X is related to particle B in region Z, in a way that is beyond our comprehension as on date.

Or rather the mode of communication between particle A in region X and particle B in region Z (that leads us to believe that the particles are related) is faster than the speed of light and is one that we as on date cannot explain.

I mean we can explain how light reaches us or travels, or how sound travels, but we can't explain how the particle A and B in 2 regions of space far apart can be related and display a relation that takes place faster than the speed of light.

I guess Einstein was right, "God does not play dice".

Monday, October 13, 2008

the main course

If you ever happen to go to Korea, dining is one heck of an experience.
People only pay for the main course.

Appetisers, salads, refreshments, side dishes are all on the house.
You can have as much as you want, but you pay for only the main course.

the making of a tragedy

When I come across something that I know I can do with and I think that this is excellent if it can be so, and I'd be very lucky to get this. That is my choice.

But afterwards I still have to convince everything and everybody out there that I am right for this and this has to be so.