Recent content by mercmisfire

thanks, but still confused thanks for your response but it still leaves me somewhat confused. Consider two identical situations, that is, two situations with the same causes in operation; the fact that the outcome in those two situations can be different means one of two things (though...

I have never been the best at probability and statistics -- it has always struck me as somewhat odd but, nonetheless, I can usually grasp it to a greater or lesser degree. One of the assumptions that I have made is that probability works because of some underlying tendecies which are present or...

I have a bad habit of hearing a very basic discussion of something and then acting on that discussion without further investigation -- and that is a habit that I will continue with here :smile: . My question is about time, and whether the uncertainty principle requires it it to be infinitely...

ok, one more time alright, I will give this one final shot. I am going to ask the first and main question in three simple yes/no parts which, if not finalizing my understanding of the reasoning, should at least allow me to proceed with a definite understanding of what is going on : 1) do...

a new paradox (well , really the same old question) well, now I know the answer (thanks for the explanations everyone), that is, I am clear on what everyone is saying, but knowing the answer, I am even more confused (go figure that out). Anyway -- so, the photon experiences time but no motion...

thanks for the reply -- clarification thanks for the reply. Regarding the first point, to clarify what I mean by "changing" --> changing refers to any alteration. For example, in order to move from one point in space to another, the photon must change its position; the problem is that change...

1) If light is timeless/ageless, how does it change. Even more confusing, if light moves so quickly that it lacks time, then, since it cannot have time, it cannot have velocity (since velocity requires time) and cannot change or move, and, if it cannot change, move or have velocity, then it...

oh hell I'm stupid I can be really friggin obtuse sometimes; in my whole lengthy explanation, I ended up saying that the winds move the same direction (the direction that the Earth is spinning) and that that same direction looks different depending on how you are oriented -- what I failed to...

boy, am I about to sound like a dumbass well, considering that most people here seem to think this an absurdly easy question, I may be in for some ridiculing, but here goes : 1) I assume that the Earth itself (the phsyical land mass) moves in only on direction -- if not, then I'm screwed and...

this is a very old riddle I believe that this is a very old riddle and had something to do with socrates proving himself the wisest man in the kingdom (though, I think I may be wrong with socrates : I want to say it was some ancient greek storyteller, but I just can't remember --> it was...

"Laws of Form" by G. Spencer-Brown --> anyone read it ? Someone recommended it to me, but it's out of print and the copies I can find are not exactly cheap. I was wondering if it was worth a read. thanks, -->merc

first of all, I think you somewhat misunderstand the question. I am not saying that something exists which transcends logic -- I am only saying that logic cannot prove that that something does not exist, and so it cannot ever assure its own validity. As for how we would know that the new...

clarification mehaps I need to clarify. Perhaps wrong was not the best word; how about instead saying, "the sense do not accurately represent reality". I don't think you can deny that when you eyes tell you that a 20 story building is smaller than your pinky finger (ie, you are standing far...

how do we know that reason is right ? to take an example from the ancient islamic philosopher al-ghazali (who used it to support a need for God and divine support (though I might not go the same route)), if we lacked reason, we would assume that the senses are correct and accurate; reason shows...

many qsnts : unchanging light, time not time, &more I may be about to make myself look like a total ass, but, please, be merciful (my knowledge of physics and math is slight --> but I want to change that). I have been reading, albeit somewhat topically, about relativity. I have a BUNCH...