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No body seems to notice my blogs anymore, compared to what it was like "back to the old times." Anyways I did not just want to use a single blog as my goal was to write about a variety of topics! I still wish I could really come up with some more ideas for my blog, the one called "The most mysterious phenomenon I've ever observed". And generally, what this one blog in particular has been for, (it's goal) is to just attempt to give explanations about many of the posts in that blog itself. These blogs have started- because I had an idea to make people smarter. I just tend to creatively think about this thought as, "helping others obtain more wisdom, or knowledge". That would probably be the best possible way to put it however which way. One thing, or fact, that I have found out about the blog  called "The most mysterious phenomenon I've ever observed", as opposed to my main blog, which is this one, is that while this blog in particular has received the most views by far, so far, the mysterious blog itself has more views per post. And there we go again with the question...
... Wait, What?! Now I know, well what do you know.
Oh what is wrong with my life now? let's download some music. 

A new phenomenon in the middle east

Wait... HUH? Yes, you heard that right-  a  new phenomenon has just taken place in the middle east. This phenomenon consisting of an American warship (aircraft carrier) being fired upon. You can get more information from the link below http://etsandghosts.blogspot.com/2015/12/new-phenomenon-happened-here-iranian.html
And again, keep in mind , that this is something that we Earthlings are doing to ourselves!   

Reincarnation: The Paradox

There's no secret in denying it: Reincarnations, which would include an afterlife, are  paradoxical in nature. Let us consider one such instance. Someone lives for half a thousand years. Every century, that person becomes reincarnated. And for every time he becomes reincarnated, a new century is hailed in, at the same exact moment. Now, something like this could also happen with years; In which the occurrence happens every new year. Back to the original example. In this example, it could be either the beginning of each century, or perhaps the end of it. No matter which it is, during that time, people might consider that all things are becoming new again, (regardless of whether that is really the case). For some strange reason, this kind of phenomenon in particular seems very perplexing to me. Or, at least to the person that is actually doing the reincarnation. Each time His life begins, (starts over) , is also the time when essentially time is ending for everyone else (they are entering a new phase of time). Or, in this particular case, an entire era is ending. The reason I thought about this is that, something compelled me to. Maybe it is the fact that for me, everything started... on the last day. And this thought I just explained about is so compelling, once you were to ponder this, because it's as if the individual's life never actually starts! For the individual himself, it is a century that is just starting. And yet, for everyone else, he might as well have never lived at all. We will, just for the sake of the story, assume that this individual is aware of such things because he has managed to somehow keep all of the knowledge which he has learned throughout his past lives. Who's life was essentially (not literally) short ended by the new century. And once we put ourselves into the mind of this kind of person, we might start getting a new perception on what life means. Or what it means when one were to think about the concept of time. Time might as well be a continuum. Not how we usually think about it. Usually, time is ordered in specific ways. For example, we view time in units. One moment comes, while another moment goes. However, for each individual out there, he or she might have their own perception of time. Just like if one were to ask, is my indigo the same as your indigo?  Likewise, we might also be wondering, is my perception of a second the same as your second? That is perhaps arguable.
So, does time keep ending and beginning, or pausing, every time a new slice of time passes us by? There is no single, satisfactory answer. It just all depends on who one happens to ask.
As a matter of fact, the perception of time is not necessarily always consistent throughout our lives. Drugs have been known to have such influences on people.  And besides the effects that people experience from certain kinds of drugs, time perception still can, on some rare occasions, change dramatically. Once we put ourselves out into a survival situation, for example, we will then be able to experience these effects. That is, if we were to isolate ourselves in the wild for prolonged periods of time.                                                                

Curvaceous World pt. 3: "Digital behavior", As Observed At The Limits of The Cosmos...

Foreword

...We are back at the limits of the Universe. The microscopic universe that is; and it is starting to seem as the world is becoming more "Pixelated", as we continue to peer ever closer at the subatomic side of reality. That is where we can start to notice something as though it were literally coming from a science fiction novel of some sorts. And before we delve into the details of this topic, though, let's ask ourselves this question... "Why in the world does our artificial world most often times differ so much from that of nature?"-
There are just so many differences. One of the most intriguing thoughts I have ever read concerning this aspect of our reality, would be this- "Society has been Innovative (collectively speaking) for centuries upon centuries. And what do we have as a result? We have yet to produce even a single blade of grass." Once I got word of this realization, I was outright "flattered". Note that from what I have inferred that the original quote has to do with society's advancements, possibly our technology. Anyways, another question that also deals with such things would be why it is that we just do not find order in nature. I am drawing another blank here when it comes to this. Could some one lend me some insight? Also, why is it that nature is unable to reproduce what mankind has produced? Or are all of these notions (thoughts) just part of the same form of a paradox, in which we really are part of nature. Or maybe nature is then part of us. Honestly, the first sentence would probably seem to make more sense, to me, at least. That we actually are part of nature! Think about all of the things that we are currently striving to obtain- advancements such as teleportation, as well as time travel, and still others. And yet these kinds of phenomenon are not really known to exist out in the natural world- are they?
    
Up until recently, physicists have not known about the fact that some kinds of particles seem to vanish on their own! Yes, that is right-particles that have the ability to exist here and now, are the same particles that might exist somewhere else a moment later. One may ask, why in the world is this strange? After all, particles are in constant motion everywhere, even when it has to do with ordinary matter that might seem static to us. However, This phenomenon in particular differentiates itself from say, static, or thermal energies, because it is what can essentially be considered as a form of quantum teleportation- this is probably not exactly the kind of teleportation one might usually think about. Because it's not due to  manmade processes, or technology- it's in it's own, natural form! If there were anything at all that could be considered as magic in the world, then this phenomenon would fit right in.
What other exciting discoveries might we make when it comes to the field of scientific advancement? For now, though, all is only a matter of time. However, another question would be, when will WE achieve teleportation? If nature can achieve such "magic" results, or phenomenon, at the microscopic level... then can the same still hold true for large scale phenomenon? Perhaps, the phenomenon is happening everywhere, all around us, on many different scales; and we are not able to notice these things, because we live in what could be considered an "alternate level of reality". Another, hidden, dimension can be out there somewhere, harboring the production of microscopic, as well as large-scale, phenomenon. And again, this phenomenon may be interacting with the world that is right in front of us- our three dimensional -and just like data points on a graph, we would have practically no idea about these kinds of phenomenon. Now, this being said, let me take you to something which I've forgotten to mention in my previous posts. Let's talk a little bit more about the data points on a graph.
The reason we do not notice the curved-like properties of graphs... is because we usually want to connect our data points as simply as possible. And we do this by using lines, instead of curves. And the nature of these graphs, particularly those on which the x-axis consists of time, can show us a glimpse of what it can be like sometimes in the fourth dimension- which is time- although, we cannot see this time directly just by staring at graphs. However, we could be able to get a better idea of what is happening in four-dimensional space if we were to just create a four dimensional graph- and incorporate it into our third dimension! An example of such kinds of graphs would be those showing the solar system, and it's relationship differs between time and velocity. In such a graph, we can notice that as each planet in our solar system moves in an orbit around our sun, it is also the Sun which revolves in space... around the center of the Milky Way. And therefore, it take the planets along with it! And through these four dimensions, we will notice that the celestial bodies don't just create orbits- they also create spiralled paths! And the spirals may look like various shapes- it all depends on what perspective you are looking at it from. From our 3d perspective, we might view these spirals as just simple ellipses. However, if we were to stay here on Earth, then would we even know that they are round orbits? After all, it does look like a more or less straight path. Especially since we observe these such objects moving so slowely. It is as if we were to oberve plants getting taller; you cannot notice these changes with the unaided eye. However, the orbits of celestial bodies may also be viewed like the photons I described earlier, which take similar paths. As a matter of fact, we might not even notice, just by observ at the planets, that they travel in spirals! Because to us, the third dimension still looks pretty much a LOT like the second dimension! Consider a slinky, or spring, for example. Viewed from the side, a spring will look as if it's just made up of waves. Even though it is really actually made up of circles (spirals). And we can still change the position of the spiral. Then we might still not notice that we are looking at a spring. It may seem very difficult to imagine or grasp; however, this perception is just based on our own sense of vision. And our vision, just along with all of our other senses, can be considered subjective. And as I have written in another one of my recent posts, this is the exact same reason for why we still do not know about an overwhelming amount of things! And this is the reason behind why we perceive a slinky as being what it is. Although what it truly looks like is just something from the second dimension: a wavelike structure that is "undulating". In other words, just some waves whose characteristics are changing. Look at it from the side, and the waves have a low frequency, while looking at more from one end than from the side, it appears if though the waves are just higher frequencies, or shorter wavelengths. (More bunched up together).

Today I have been working feverishly on my next post concerning my newly discovered hypothesis. I am still working on it, and should be on to the next topic here pretty soon. So much can be written about! You just need to write whatever you are thinking! And for me, this is how it works:t the more I write, usually the more interesting stuff that comes to mind...! So, I wish to see you back here when i start up writing again. 👽!          

Curvaceous World pt. 2: The Undulating Dimensions, Signatures of a Pixilated World?

So in my last post, I had told about my new theory to explain the universe, which would probably involve extra dimensions. So, last time we left off with the thought that the additional dimension to our world (again, that could include multiple dimensions!) could actually consist of round, or curvaceous, structures. I have a tantalizing example of such structures, evidenced by graphing specific functions, such as quadratic functions, for example. These kinds of functions start appearing once we create scatter plots, for instance. These functions are just any kinds of functions which have the ability to create curvaceous, or curved,  geometries. Most always is the case that, these specific graphs are the ones which compare time to the y-axis. And many times we might not even notice that some graphs create curves, just because of the way that we represent our data in graphs, or plots, or even charts . However, they are still in there. All of the points on a graph could actually be connected by curves. Whether these curves are perfect or not, perhaps depends on whether they interact in different ways. By perfect, I mean as in, circular curves. let's take a graph of temperature versus time for one, maybe multiple, years. Over this time, theoretically speaking, the temperatures on Earth should become (appear) a wavelike pattern, if we were to connect the data points on the graph. Obviously, this is not what we usually notice. Especially if we were to do the graphing with the help of computer software, which might enable us sometimes to zoom in on the data.  This is because of various factors, such as cold fronts, clouds, warm fronts, etc. which govern how the rise and fall of hot and cold throughout the seasons changes. This logic also holds true for anything that can be considered a cycle. However, if such various factors were never at play in the universe, then we might notice that cycles, such as the cycle of seasonal temperatures, changes on a graph to form perfect (or close to perfect) wavelike patterns (cycles.) Now, keeping this in mind, this can indicate that there is an underlying hidden dimension to the Cosmos,; that curved, or string-like shapes make up existence. As these structures are "resonating", they are becoming distorted. And the most likely cause, the main cause, for these fluctuations are due to the very fact that there may be, are possible interactions between each wave. And when these waves interact, the result is akin, more or less, to that of say, audio as waves- which can also become distorted as sound of different qualities (frequencies, hertz, amplitudes) come between each other on a "collision course".
So, with this in mind, she same might even be said about spheres. Why would the spheres also behaving like waves? Because, they are just like waves in the sense that they are geometrically curved.  The physical nature of such spheres themselves could be comparable to the physics that underlies drops of liquid in microgravity. As for the the liquid will be spherical, although it would still be influenced by external influences, or factors. But their surface is never in a uniformly smooth state, as you may find in a marble. So, the cohesive qualities that bind together liquids, could also apply to the spheres that make up the fourth dimension. Just like the droplets of fluid in space (microgravity), the changes in these spheres' geometries would also be influenced by other factors. And it could be any one's guess as to what these influences in the fourth dimension, might just be. All that we can currently know for now, is that the curved qualities of the fourth dimension is constantly changing; And strings in an extra dimension are evidenced by this fact- as these strings are responding by curling. (or curving)
And thinking back about the data points on graphs... then each is a point on a string. And when, for instance, some of the points shift up, like when a heat wave is approaching, this then creates a
"hill" in our data- what can occasionally be thought of as an anomaly. That can then indicate that the string on which it exists has itself moved up. Another way to think about this is that the string has now been "curled".
So, as a change in a cycle starts to initiate, the extra-dimensional strings will respond (behave)accordingly. Obviously, this is also the same kind of logic that can be applied the other way around as well. And given that, the universe could be just that a hologram consisting of numerous, vast amounts of strings. And since the universe might be hologram, then it is still the possibility that we are existing in the midst of a digital hologram. Essentially, a multidimensional "interface", or display. You can think about it as an enormous digital display, in which the pixels are actually the subatomic particles, which move throughout their own strings in order to generate our reality as it is, and how it is working. And unlike a regular TV display, these "pixels" are moving in multiple dimensions, as opposed to your usual two dimensional TV. And as a matter of fact, this might have already been  evidenced thanks to the observed peculiar behavior of certain subatomic particles, of which I've mentioned before.
Still, it will be possible to read more about this, what I've decided to creatively label as " digital phenomenon (of particles) at the quantum scale" in my new, upcoming post in order for other readers to understand more fully what I'm trying to explain. And, as always, stay tuned to: "The Fascinating Universe!".                                    

Curvaceous World pt. 1: Nature of Reality

My theory will the reality is made up of strings: However, I will go further as to say that it would be equally plausible to consider the possibility that the world is very much like the quantum universe. ...In other words, that the nature of the world that we experience in our life is akin to that of quantum physics, although when it comes to our reality, it does differ from the quantum one, obviously if you were to consider the fact that we are talking about major scale differences. All I'm trying to get at is that, the world we live in, at it's smallest fundamental scales, does not necessarily need to be thought of as being composed of strings; it could just as equally be considered a world of waves. And guess what? Once we consider this notion, what we may or may not realize, is that, energy itself is comprised of waves! And matter, on the other hand, is essentially the same form, although it is generally not thought of that way... since matter is thought to be a "fused form of energy"! It is just like energy, except that matter is clumped together, so to speak, and in relation to energy, is static. Anyways, However...              
... is it possible that quantum principles could also rule over our day to day lives? That is, whatever happens at those quantum levels, could also exist at much larger scales, on ones that we can see? Now, this is where it will start getting truly paradoxical. The realization that what we SHOULD be able to see, is invisible. For these "quantum" phenomenon could exist in a way that they really are invisible... why?
Well, here comes the idea about the existence of another dimension. In fact, as I've read Brian Greene's book The Fabric of The Cosmos, it tries to explain how an extra dimension might actually exist. It would most likely appear as being curled up. At some PHENOMENALLY miniature scales. Yet, you see, it is perhaps possible that even our visible universe could be comprised of an additional dimension! How could this even be possible? Well, let me explain. First of all, let us think about the visible world. The one that, to us, is relatively tangible. Alright, now this world of ours wouldn't be as visible if it were not for stereo vision. Yet the third dimension that we are able to see as a result of our binocular vision, is still one that exists at our own level of existence. And if this is so far all of the three known dimensions, why on Earth couldn't the same be held true for a fourth, or possibly, further dimension? The fourth dimension could even "govern" the fabric of reality. It could do this by assuming a few different forms in the other dimensions. We could equally argue back and forth about what exactly these forms are. Again, there are multiple possibilities, although the problem is such that, would we even know what dimension we would be looking at? First comes the form of a wave. Sounds pretty familiar, doesn't it? And this is just what we might see in one of our dimensions. Keep one thing in mind, however. Waves are formed by circular motion! So when someone notices something spinning or rotating, for instance, it may appear to them as just some waves. That object could just as well also be making circular motions! The best possible example might as well come from photons. Although we aren't quite sure yet, photons are thought to be traveling in circular motions, undulating while they take on straight paths. All of these motions, happening at the same time, combine together, to form what we currently know simply as waves. Now, matter itself could be comprised of strings, whose random motions themselves would create waves, as they, too,(the strings) would work in undulating motions. And if this were true, then this might allow for the possibility of the next dimension, which could be comprised of-spheres! Don't get me wrong, however. I might sound as if I'm trying to simply say, "our universe is made up of particles." However, even though this might have sound a little strange, that's not too far from the truth that I'm trying to hypothesize, exists. Let's move away from the atomic scale from now on. The spheres which I'm writing about would not necessarily (always) fit into that measurement scale. Again, the fourth dimension could be comprised of such spheres. And hypothetically speaking, they might even exist at scales many hundreds of times larger than atoms. Even scales which we are accustomed to! And they may exist in our midst-the midst of all of our familiar dimensions. How could this possibly be true, however?
Strings can combine together to form a collective network of circles. And as we know, circles can form spheres. Now, let us think about: "how could such a thing even be possible?!"
Continued in next post                                                                        

Am I making a list? Plus! Some Science Insight, New Theory About Waves!

Oh boy... here we go again, huh!?...
I will be writing next about some books that you might want to purchase for that special someone who enjoys reading, or someone interested in scientific theories, in particular. Let's begin for now, however, discussing something truly perplexing. Let's just call it amazing. It will be a post concerning a new scientific possibility, as is evidenced by many scientists in the field. What am I talking about? Well, it is about the existence of what's known as a hidden dimension. Yes, that's right- a dimension which exists beyond the limits of human perception. After all, if we cannot see such a dimension, then it seems as if we cannot know if such a dimension exists or not. And yet, at the same time, it is still a good argument. It still remains a topic of interest among the scientific community. And as such, it's no wonder why such a subject would catch the attention of so many people, including me as well. Since this subject catches my attention, I have to say this: it is also no wonder that I have some of my own ideas when it comes to another dimension. Ever since I've heard about the notion of such a theory, I've developed my own theory of some sorts to help explain what the nature of reality really means in terms of quantum physics, and science in general.

So, what does my theory state? And we will actually leave it off at this just because I have yet to write about this (the second part to this post). Although, before I begin writing further, I will tell you something. I've read a little bit here and there about scientific books basically every time that I've stopped by in the local Barnes & Noble. One of the several books which I have managed to pick up, is called The Fabric of The Cosmos, written by the award winning Brian Greene. Some other interesting books on science that I've just happened to pick up around that same time, and take them along with me, were the following books...
Akashic Field
The Holographic Universe
Paradox
Now, in the book titled The Fabric of The Cosmos, it is clearly explained by Brian, how the fabric of reality is thought to be made up of multiple dimension, ones which span even further beyond the third. There are also other inexplicable aspects of quantum physics presented in this one book alone, including the theories, or explanations, behind experiments such as the Split Beam Project. It also discusses the notion of time. Time travel in particular is also a very interesting topic, since in that book, it is also discussed, by Brian, the science behind manipulating time. The fact that time happens in truly bizarre ways, especially when we examine it at the quantum level. This would also be part of the smallest scales, in which subatomic particles roam the microscopic universe!

I will write some more about these books for now. The Akashic Field is a moderately long book by my standards. Not too short, but also not too long. Yet, at the same time, I have found that this particular book has been a relatively easy read throughout the whole book. That is exactly why I've ______ the book.
The other book, called Paradox, is just a collection (a list), of paradoxes. It offers the comprehensive explanations behind the various paradoxes in our world. Yet, still, there is one paradox, apart from all of the others, which I myself have come up with and have tried discussing in one of my previous blog posts. This one, in particular, is one that I do not think anyone will ever be able to solve Anyways, if you're wondering what this paradox is, then I may refer you to one of my previous posts: https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g
The other book is also interesting, in that it tells about the principle of the holographic universe. Why is this principle so fascinating among the scientific community? I'm not sure. However, I can tell about why I myself have found this topic so intriguing. The holographic principle itself is a theory that tries to explain our own reality in terms of... holograms! And one might ask, how is such a thing even possible, in a universe such as ours? I mean, it seems often times as if our cosmos, or our reality, shouldn't lend itself to such a theory, because we all live in a reality which is more, well... I guess one of the best words to use in this instance would be "tangible". A reality made up of mass just does not lend itself for whatever reason, to be made up of holograms! I've tried to describe our reality as best as I could possibly go about doing so. And a hologram is just not the thing that we typically associate with something that is "tangible". It is rather "unrealistic" by the standards that many of us set upon our world. The thing that makes a hologram truly inexplicable is this: a hologram cannot be destroyed. Or, at least, the information making up a hologram cannot be destroyed. And once you start multiplying a hologram, you might never stop; however, the hologram that you will end up with is STILL the hologram with which you originally started!
Now, I firmly think that my new theory takes into account the holographic principle. However, amazingly, in creating my theory, I did not even take a moment to think about the holographic principle. And at the end of the day, my theory still takes this theory into account! It's just that my theory makes the hologram theory explains my own, and it is also the same when one were to look at my theory the other way around: that it does a magic job in explaining the hologram! In other words, my theory, as well as the hologram theory, will both go hand-in-hand. They will go together like black and white. They will support each other, just as- well- you get it.
As I've written earlier, I will write more on this in my newest upcoming post on the "Wave-sphere-undulation Theory". That is just a roughly thought out name for such an idea of mine. That being said, see you there, in the next upcoming posts! And I've left something out this time, so I will make sure to include this there. So again, see you there!

Article Follow up

Welcome back! This will be a follow-up on my recently published post about the "The short Day", which occurred December 22 (yesterday). To anyone who may be living "down south" (of the equator), I feel really excited for whatever reason. It's so surreal that someone may be reading this, and, at the same time, might've recently celebrated the approach of summer.  You may be kicking back and enjoying the blistering December sun. And you may just be doing so right at home, when you are back from school, or work. That is also the same time during which is extremely gloomy, and can be downright mundane. It probably won't change for a while. Unlike most places down south, such as Australia, for instance, the leaves here in the state of Michigan have withered a long time ago. That's when the whiteness takes over... That is, the furious lake-effect snow storms. As a population, we definitely live I drastically different environments. Do the leaves wither or cause colorful scenes in the southern hemisphere just as they do here in America? Try to imagine just how fascinating such a discussion would sound to me. I don't know what it is just thinking about two seasons that are separately occurring simultaneously . Right here it may be rainy, wet, and with the sunset already occurring at around five o'clock or so. It's really starting to make me feel as though I'm living nearby the ocean. Like somewhere on the west coast. It's so freaking wet and humidity is off the charts so far. Despite the fact that the areas I'm mostly surrounded by water (the great lakes), I do not think I remember such a spell of humidity and rainy conditions here in December.      
The simple fact that when I go down to the seashore, and I catch a glimpse of the sunrise. Then I just try to imagine that I'm "stuck" on the other side of the ocean, and that there are many people enjoying an equally impressive sunset. I will admit, I am surely going off topic on this one. However, the reason I started to was that while writing this, I'm reminded of what I've thought about in the past! So I now have an idea about what topics to write next. And maybe you are, getting ideas, or will be getting some ideas too, about what I'm about to write next.
So, how is it that we are settling to make a better ending to the day, while many others are already embracing the start of a new day?.... similar posts are on their way. So, in one way or another, please consider this: To be continued ...
                        

An article on philosophy: Mindful Illusions

What are we actually? Well, obviously we are what we know. However, that is arguable. After all, we could be just that- the mind. Take the concept of consciousness, for example. Makes sense. After all, the state of unconsciousness is as if we are only confined to the mind. We virtually don't know about anything else. Our own essence. Does it mean we are contained only in the mind? If we were to never become conscious, then we wouldn't know at all about anything... except perhaps there may be the possibility we would be "aware" of our own mind. Maybe not aware, but we would certainly only be solely in the mind. In some sense, this is essentially the only thing that's a part of us. We may be able to live without this or that, however, this is not the same with our mind. Once that goes, we are left with nothing. Zero. Everything that we sense, is LITERALLY all that is in the mind. That being said, it is a perplexing idea which is being pondered by some, whether this mind of ours is capable of "magic". That is, if we can use our mind to overcome physical pain, not just the emotional aspect of pain. Can we shape our thoughts/mindset to make us think that a stimulus is not exactly how we are currently experiencing it? We would pretty much do this by telling ourselves that something is not "hot", for instance. It might then be "warm". However, in order for such a thing to work, we must first convince ourselves that this world that we are experiencing will now differ from the one that we are usually used to. If we were to imagine consciousness as art, this would be easier. Then we would have a good analogy. We can try to convince someone that a painting is ugly... even though the painting is fabulous. The same kind of idea might even be applied to our five senses. Could such a thing be possible? So in this instance, if our senses indicate that something (a stimulus) is causing pain, that is then akin to an ugly painting. (It'll be easier in this example if we call upon someone else to be our guest.) Now, let's try to convince the guest that the painting is fabulous. Did it work? If not, then let's move on. Our efforts have been idle. If so, then that painful perception is now converted to a happy one. Or any other kind of perception one might think of.
As I might have written before, the mind is one of the greatest mysteries even in this modern era of ours. Unlocking its secrets has been anything but simple. It's proven to be daunting. After all, our brain IS us. And therefore, it is the exact same thing we are using in order for us to know more about, well, the world around us. And also about the human brain itself! There might not be a more paradoxical conundrum in the history of mankind. Or at least this far we have not yet come up to such an issue in our lives. The very fact that knowledge is nonetheless, effectively ineffective, at least as far as we are concerned. This is a common aspect to our existence, Or to our quest for knowledge. Everything we gather about the world is based on how our brain processes this information. In other words, most everything that we now know is subjective, to a greater or lesser extent.

This has been as summary of my thoughts on philosophy. A little bit here and there, and we will still know about the stuff. Some of the questions posted about on Y! Answers are neat, and have inspired me to write more. ~"And what a going, when & what..."~

"A Slice of Time"- An Explanation

Let's look back at a photo that I took... it was the exactly the dead of summer. (link to the photo is listed at the bottom of this page). I would observe what I like to describe as "bands of stars" advancing across the vast expanse of the shoreline at Lake Huron. So, as you look at this photo, let's ponder something for a moment... "how far back in time are we looking?" Well, this is a tantalizing question. Initially, there are two answers: 1) We're looking at the summer of '10 and,
2) "We're looking at the stars"
This definitely would makes sense as the image was taken in 2010, so where looking back at that time. Actually, the truth behind all of this is that we're not necessarily looking at a single slice in time. Well, the light that's coming from all of those celestial bodies is already here, that is, where the image was being taken. Although one could argue that we are looking back at stars, therefore, wouldn't we be looking light years back in time? Well, not necessarily. Again, although we are looking at things that are spaced out by many light years, the light which has travelled for years is already here. Therefore, the light can be thought of as travelling to us in an infinitesimally small amount of time. Since that light is much closer to the camera than some might think. If the light wasn't already here, then this image wouldn't even be possible! (The light isn't light years away at the time of capture. Instead, it is right in front of us). And of course, there is still the argument that is on the contrary. Because this light has travelled for light years, it was once tucked away in some incredibly far away places. Yet what I find most perplexing about all of this is that; while these are points of light which may not exist anymore, this image was still done only about five years ago; One slice of time that took place here on Earth... not there. Another slice of time that actually is made up of various- ranging anywhere from approximately a few tens, to possibly many thousands of light years, away. Many of these objects may have went out, or existed a few years ago... or even thousands of years ago, when that light left on it's journey to reach the Earth, on which we just happen to be to observe it. We virtually have no idea as to what we are looking at; besides stars, what are we looking at? There could be so many other objects out there. These may include planets, comets, asteroids, etc. Think just about how many various planets there could be just in that one region. There could be planets which are just like ours. There could be planets on which, collectively, there is an absolutely enormous variety of environments. While we may be out there someday, in the heat of summer, kicking back to do some stargazing, then keep one thing in mind: there could be other, totally different worlds out there. Ones on which it's daytime, for instance. Or, it could be winter there right now. And if anyone were to be on one or more of those worlds now, they may be just like us, looking back at our region of the galaxy. And maybe, for instance, they are thinking the same as what we are thinking. Anyway...
And then again, how many of those worlds are still in existence? And how many are yet to emerge into existence, from our perspective? This is just the nature of our own universe; the fact that our universe still poses many questions in addition to the answers that it offers. Because the universe only offer us some parts of the truth here and there; and it still leaves an enormous amount of information left behind... information which is left "trapped" in the realms of time and space, collectively. https://www.flickr.com/photos/31391486@N04/5983188386/in/photostream/

New! NASA discovers new feature surrounding black hole

https://www.facebook.com/topic/NuSTAR/124246534286363?source=whfrt&position=1&trqid=6229464049855836479

Check out some of the most incredible aurora photography from Canada!

spectacular-northern-lights-photography-by-neil-zeller

Mysterious radio signals... are they natural? Where do they come from?

More information discovered about possible 'alien' radio signals
Also, there has been a very recent and interesting science article release concerning dark matter. THe article addresses the question, "Could the Earth could be surrounded by dark matter?" http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/space/stories/dark-matter-hairs-may-grow-out-earth

The sun...

...is probably much more potent than we have realized up to about now. IT hasn't been until very recently, that scientists have discovered an intriguing aspect of our sun, that being that the sun has the ability to release what are known as "superflares". In fact, in a recent release of the astronomy magazine, Sky and Telescope, this subject is mentioned with some significant detail. Scientific research conducted from around the world has in fact shown, that, the major surges of radiation on Earth in the past could probably not have been caused by celestial objects. These would otherwise include stars which are going through what is known as their "quasar" stage, in which they have gained an incredibly huge amount of mass. (These kinds of stars have been thought to mostly exist only in the relatively early universe, however, whose light is still making its way across our universe, and may very well impact our solar system).
Now, such solar flares definitely pack a punch. So, what exactly do they do with .
So, here is some more (and very recent) information which you can find about this phenomenon of solar flares, specifically the ones that can actually deliver a really good "umph" whenever they slam violently into the Earth's atmosphere: How powerful are "megaflares?"
Now, for the record... and yes, there have been some significant and solar events in recorded history since people have been able to monitor the sun with specialized solar telescopes. As I've written before, one of those events, that has occurred in the 18th century, was caused by a major sunspot. In fact, this was the largest sunspot ever to be seen since. And some time later, after this sunspot formed, an enormous amount of energy slammed into the Earth. This energy was in the form of a CME, also known as a Coronal Mass Ejection. This one in particular had enough energy to cause the power grid to be disrupted. Power lines buckled and failed. The Northern Lights, or Aurora, were seen as far away from the magnetic poles as the Bahamas. The name for this particular flare was the Carrington Flare. This was after the astronomer, who was known for his name as Carrington, had discovered the large sunspot. Interestingly enough, before the sunspot had became visible on the solar surface, there was an interesting solar phenomenon that started happening... during which the sun went through a relatively calm period of solar activity. During this period, the sun became empty of sunspots. And it is theorized that this is the exact phenomenon that has led to the appearance of a major sunspot, and consequently, to the major flare that followed. Why? Well, the most suggests that while solar activity starts dwindling and flatlines, then that doesn't exactly mean that the sun's energy is becoming depleted. It just means that the sun is effectively storing it's own solar energy, and it's just a matter of time until that built up energy is released again, and as is documented, can sometimes cause undesirable consequences on our own planet. For each dose of radiation that comes from the sun, the Earth always reacts to this energy in some way. This phenomenon is known as ionization. And this is how the Earth is able to absorb much, or all, of this energy. After a solar maximum, the Earth's atmosphere will now be thicker, as opposed to the period of time following a solar minimum, during which the atmosphere is left thinner. This can be a disadvantage to all of us here on Earth because we will then receive higher levels of radiation. Because without a specific amount of radiation to ionize the atmosphere, this will then leave our own atmosphere vulnerable to solar events, since it might be significantly thinner now. And during such circumstances, the Earth can be left stripped of it's own atmosphere. Or at least, partially stripped of its atmosphere. And what's to say about the effects that such an event would be able to on other planets. How about Mars? Would we be able to survive on such a planet? After all, Mar's atmosphere is being stripped away. Unlike Earth, Mars does not have it's own spin.
The solar wind, can be very densely packed with energized particles. Anyways, the other feature that makes solar wind potent is the fact that is has the ability to travel at breakneck speeds. In 2004, the solar wind, propelled by CME, has impacted into Earth. This CME has been clocked to be travelling at a whopping one third of the speed of light! So, the question that remains is this: "If a superflare were approaching the Earth, how fast would it be travelling? And... would a speed such as the one attained by the 2004 event have any influence on the flare's potency?

The technology that is going to "take over" the world

I'm here to write just a little bit about the upcoming future of technology. I've been doing some of my own research on this new and evolving "phenomenon" (If you want, you call it a number of different ways, including "technological advancement"). Actually, I've really just been reading about the new kinds of technology being proposed. (So I don't know if you would readily consider something like this as "research"). So, the technology that I am going to write about, that people have come up with recently, would have to do with computers in general, as well as cell phone technology. Specifically, the imaging capabilities that may be employed in smartphones in the very near future. So let's start off by delving into the world of computer technology.
One of the two main developments in computer design systems would be the employment of what is known as "quantum computing". In this kind of system, a computer would not need to operate using binary code, such as the one found in today's modern computers. Instead, it would be able to perform calculations using a single unit of binary code. Such computers have been a great subject of research over recent times. However, this technology is yet to be developed specifically for usage by the public. What kind of an advantage would such computer technology have over our current systems? Well, quantum systems would be able to perform tasks much, much quicker than our current computers are capable of.

The next paradigm shift in electronics?

Another major development concerning computers, as well as electronics, in general would have to do with the idea of moving away from the usage of electrons. In fact, this might very well also  Yes, that's right, there could, in fact, be such a paradigm shift, in which our society is capable of moving away from using electrons to transmit signals. This would potentially be the next best thing since when humans discovered the use of electricity. I've read a recent article concerning photonics on the science website called "Sciencedaily". I really enjoyed the fact that in that one article they write something like, "Electrons are so twentieth century." So, if we could move away from electrons, what kind of signal transmission would this better form of technology incorporate? Well, for that, I have a little hint for you... this new form of technology would now not be called electronics anymore! In fact, we would now be able to incorporate a new term for our electronics- "photonics"! ""So, what advantage would such technology have on our device?", you may ask. Well, the advantage may actually seem obvious to a great deal of people. Also, this new advantage sounds literally as if something you would read or hear about a science fiction story. We would be, in fact, literally dealing with "electronics" that would now enable us to "operate at light speed." That is, the electronic devices themselves would be "operating at light speed". And that's true, even in the very real sense of the phrase. (At the end of this paragraph, I have posted an article in which photonics are explained more clearly, and the article even explains how photonics work). In fact, researchers have very recently made an amazing breakthrough concerning this technology, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. This will allow the development of a new form of material, one which is able to literally modify the characteristics of light, allowing light to enter the material; once the light enters the material, it's wavelength can then be modified by stretching it out. This new form of material can actually take a specific wavelength of light, and transform it into one with longer wavelength, and is what we call a zero-index material. Amazingly enough, the new, longer wavelength which can then be produced has no limitation as to just how long it can be! The breakthrough which you can find more information about, is here: More info After all, the study of photonics can be an incredibly interesting subject, as it involves different, specific wavelengths, of light, each of which has its own different function. Let's think about radio waves as a similar analogy. (The only difference that might come to play is that radio waves come in differing frequencies, rather than ligh, which comes in varying wavelengths.) In this case, each frequency corresponds to a different radio station. And with light, it is more or less the same, whereas a specific function can be achieved by the use of particular (specific) wavelengths of light. In other words, each wavelength of light serves its own function.

The future of internet

So, we may need to wait a while until photonic devices are actually made available to the general public. However, while we are waiting for photonics, there is yet another light-based technology on it's way. This technology may not be quite as advance as photonics. It is still quite interesting, however. And, unlike photonics, we may be able to take advantage of this new form of technology here pretty soon. Much sooner than photonics, that's for sure. We are now beginning to move on to talk about technology that will help us in transmitting and receiving information over the internet. What is this new technology, specifically? Well, it is commonly known as Li-Fi, even if it has not been deployed yet. This is closely related to Wi-Fi. The difference? Wi-Fi uses a signal that comes from a router. Li-Fi is an idea that would employ the use of lights. These lights would flicker on and off at specific frequencies, in order to transmit signals to a computer. Places such as office buildings, for instance, would work best for this kind of internet signaling. This would be because, unlike traditional Wi-Fi, Li-Fi has a couple of benefits:
1. It would be at least approximately one hundred times quicker, and,
2. It has a difficult time getting around walls
Wait, since it has a difficult time getting around walls, why would this make it preferable over Wi-Fi? Well, walls could then act as very effective firewalls. This form of internet transmittance would most likely work best if the source of light being used were to come from LED lights. The advantages, as well as explanation, can also be found on this article:  More about Lifi
Now, if this technology starts becoming widely available, then there may be a new question that one may think of: What will happen to Wi-Fi?

A new advancement of imaging technology in progress for smartphones- soon smartphones may have new imaging capabilities... and more: "paradigm shift" for camera sensors?

Foreword

Smartphones might be increasingly popular among many people, primarily younger people. However, how about photographers, people who are serious about obtaining the highest image quality possible? Are more and more ditching their regular cameras for a smartphone instead?
Well, manufacturers are currently working on a new form of sensor technology to be implemented in future smartphone models. It is likely that this kind of technology may, in the future, very well make smartphones better in such a way, as to take smartphone photography to a whole different level. Before we go on, let's talk about why smartphone photography can be a problem currently in our digital world. After all, usually the smaller a camera is, the smaller the pixels are. And when it comes to smartphones, we are talking about the smallest camera sensors on the market. And with such small sensors we are also talking about some of the most smallest, most densely-packed pixels, as manufacturers try to make phones with more megapixels. That's because Consumers generally demand ever-higher resolutions with the major technological advancements that are being made. However, high resolution is not something that's particularly beneficial in a camera phone. Why? Because higher resolutions come with tradeoffs. Let me reiterate what I said earlier. The more the pixels must be packed densely, the smaller they need to be. And it may seem counterintuitive. Paradoxically enough, however, the truth is that while higher pixel density does result in higher quality, then it does, at the same time, result in lower quality. (By higher quality, what I'm getting at specifically is the resolution) The thing about smaller pixels, though, is that they cannot be able to achieve as much tonal range as, say, a micro four-thirds camera with the same resolution. And another thing about smaller pixels is that they are not able to achieve as high a level of lowlight sensitivity as those cameras with larger pixels. How does this work? The difference is probably much more noticeable in smartphones then say, DSLRs. The reason for this phenomenon is this: pixels can be thought to work effectively as "buckets of light". The larger the bucket is, the more light it can obtain. And so, while the imaging sensors with higher pixel density might be able to gather in more data when it comes to resolution the "per-pixel data", or what I like to just call "per-pixel quality", is smaller. That is, even though the difference when comparing different imaging sensors with differing pixel densities are noticeable or not.

Well, we have now already explored a couple main issues that come about concerning digital camera phone sensor technology, and which, nonetheless, can also be applied to just about every other kind of imaging sensor on the market. And this new form of technology, may just be able to make smartphones compete with other, more expensive cameras with larger sensors. It may even be able to compete with larger sensors that are more advanced, such as, for example, the high sensitivity sensors one might find in modern advanced cameras. Such a new form of sensor would then employ a new form of technology comprised of what is known as "quantum film". This film shares a similarity to today's current modern imaging sensors in that it records color. The thing that would set quantum film apart, however, would be that it uses quantum dots, instead of the traditional color RGB filter array.  This kind of sensor has the ability to achieve higher light sensitivity, as well as higher tonal range. Higher tonal range can otherwise be known as DR. DR is an abbreviation, which is short for dynamic range. And, of course, as I've written previously, these are the exact same things that set apart sensors in cell phones from those in other cameras. And, as might be obvious to some, these are the reasons why today, many people who are serious about photography prefer to stay with a regular camera, rather than a smartphone. The latter which just does not have the ability to gather as much information as a regular camera. So, the question that maybe should come to people's minds, should go something like this: "If such sensor technology becomes available, then what are the worlds of possibilities that such an advancement will be able to bring with it to the world of photography?"
This is the digital age. Which means that, in this world, technology is constantly driven by digital innovation. And thanks to this, such technology might someday not only need to be limited to mobile devices! And with this in mind, it is probably safe to say that such an advancement would allow camera companies to produce cameras with higher resolution, or megapixel counts, all while maintaining a relatively high dynamic range, as well as sensitivity to light.
As I would like to say it, "We will then be able to advance a little bit further into the darkness". I mean, when it comes to lowlight photography especially, we may enter a new world of possibilities. And while doing so, the world of digital photography (and videography) will benefit... because it will enable to achieve more creativity.
So, to sum things up, in the future we are likely to have photonic cameras that may or may not quantum film technology. And, instead of using Wi-Fi, these cameras might be using Li-fi!

This question still pervades our existence... will we ever know the TRUE meaning of reality?

So, there is this one question which has pretty much always been on my mind... well, it is not a single question in particular. For that, I don't even think it can be considered a question per say. Instead, it is a "form" of how you ask a question. Let's take this question for instance. For example, you might be wondering... Why is the earth round? Well, that is because of the effect of gravity. Alright, so... why is there gravity? And whatever the answer you discover is, then ask the same kind of question again, starting with the word "why?" And once you keep adding this single word to each upcoming question, you may soon realize something quite "peculiar". What happens is that, just about any kind of question that might have started out with why, can then go through what is seems like an infinite amount of iterations, just as a highly complex fractal has a numerous amount of iterations in the form of "branching" figures. Although I've tried to write that this kind of a question regards the universe, the truth is, in fact, that this dilemma may also involve common, everyday questions. So, ...
Let's take another question, for instance: "Why is something dark?" (because it absorbs light)
"Why does this "something" absorb light?" (because the photons of light "cannot escape it's grasp")
"Why is it, then, that the photons are trapped?" Some kind of a physical scientist might very well answer such an in-depth question. However, I think that, at this point, most of us or, (at least some of us) would figure out... that for us, we find it gets ever more difficult to try and delve deeper into the why's? of life So, "why are photons trapped?" Well, regardless of the answer, you could effectively ask literally anyone in the world a finite amount of iterations of this question, just by simply inserting the word "Why?" in the beginning of the sentence. And "Walla!" They're totally speechless.
Let's reiterate what I'm trying to get across here:
Step 1. Take an answer to a "why?" question
Step 2. Ask "why"? again.
Step 3. Whatever the answer is, ask "why?" again. Each time you do this, though, you want to make sure that you don't keep repeating the same question over and over again. Instead, make up the new question, starting with the word "why", by taking (or using) the answer from the last question that you have b. Basically, what you are trying to do is to take the last answer and form it into a new question.
And again, if we ask someone this, and remain persistent enough (And sometimes, we must remain patient, depending on whom you might be asking at that time) there comes a point where we only know so much. So this is true, not only for each and every question that begins with "why?", but also for just about each and every question that begins with "how?" Who knows, that may even hold true for other forms of questions. In summary, I think what is happening here in our everyday world (and life) is that we don't think about many things often. However, for each and every answer that someone has come about with, and can come about with, there will always be another question that could be sprung about from that answer. IT should be no wonder then, why, in many cases, we create new question out of existing answers. In fact, if you were to really think about this one, you would find out that this reasoning holds true, not just for answers... it also holds true that for each QUESTION that we may ever ask, there will be another question that comes with it, whether this other question would be a question which we want to or need to answer (whether the question will even be considered). There is a question that will always exist... as long as one either comes up with a new answer...
... OR question!

NASA discovers a new galactic cluster

http://earthsky.org/space/the-cheshire-cat-group-of-galaxies

The sense of smell & others...

Smell is a sense that you're probably most familiar with. Even though it might not be the most used up of all the senses. This is because smell holds a secret in and of itself. Because it can sometimes have the quality of helping to remember memories. Let me go off topic here for a little bit. When it comes to eyesight, colors can combine, creating new ones. And, of course, the reality is that light has many more properties, such as contrast, or values. So, anyways, if we are only able to see a limited amount of colors, then let's ponder something perhaps way more interesting. What about smells? Sounds? Tastes? Could it be that many of the things we hear, for example, don't even "exist", in the same sense that secondary colors don't exist? Well, the thing about human senses is that, each one is different in it's own unique way. Hearing depends on how sound waves behave before, or upon, reaching our ears. So sound is like vision in a way, as sound waves can interact with each other to change the tone of the sound waves. Let's get back to the sense of smell then. Unlike our visual receptors, smell depends on many more sensory receptors, as does taste. However, even though taste and smell receptors are very complex, they still have their limits. If two or more smells were to combine together, you're sensory receptors might fool you into thinking that you're smelling one thing, while you're actually smelling other smells. And it's not totally unlikely that say, a fragrance will combine with an odor, to create another... odor? Or would it now smell like an aromatic fragrance? Or, the third possibility is that you may find yourself indifferent to the smell. So, here's the thing: whenever you're starting to sense something, and you are wondering, "what is that smell?", just remember that you might just be caught up in an "illusion"- not necessarily one that's optical- one that's sensory. It's very likely that with many new tastes, sounds, feelings, and /or smell we will encounter in the future will make us develop new sensory receptors. The interesting thing about some of our senses is that they can't be merely measured by means of comparison. Take smell , for instance. How do we describe an unknown smell to someone? If it were a color, then we could easily just point to a similar color on a color graph. With smell, it's way more difficult. The best we can probably do for now is to come up with a map, in which smells are mapped out, in relation to other smells. Then we can chart that smell by saying that it smells more like this smell than it does another.                                                               

One of the closest planets

Recently, a new planet has been discovered- "only" 39 light years away. Well hey, that's not bad given how far other planets are away from our solar system- not bad at all. However, it's extremely difficult to think of a planet being so far away. Anyways, this planet is estimated to be 1.6 times the mass of our own Earth, and like Earth, is also rocky. However, this is when just about all of the similarities end- especially when we think about it's surface temperature as well as the incredibly close proximity it has to its own star. In fact, it's orbit would fit exactly thirty times inside the orbit of Mercury! Despite the fact that it orbits so close to its parent star, its temperature is not much hotter than that of Mercury. In fact it's about the same. About 450 degrees Fahrenheit. Yes, that's probably too hot for life to exist. I wonder if this world spins? Anyways, it's parent star is significantly smaller than ours, which is probably one of the main reasons for why the temperature doesn't surge that much. They say water couldn't exist... or could it? Well, I'm not sure. However, I think it might be possible that this planet does contain water vapor on its surface. Why? Because although the inner planets of our solar system don't contain water, that doesn't mean that this particular planet has to be the same. Sure, it's truly hot over there. However, if this is a planet that doesn't spin, then this may leave a very slim sliver that exists between the light side and the dark side. You might think that any water wouldn't stay here in this tiny sliver of perhaps habitable area. Perhaps this is so, because as soon as it moved from the dark side to the light side, or vice versa, then this water would either totally evaporate become totally frozen over.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/alien-venus_56422f23e4b0307f2caf2198?utm_hp_ref=science

Mysterious discovery amidst our own galaxy

A new feature, which is called an "Alien megastructure", a large structure, has been discovered in our own galaxy, nearby a star. Some theorize this may be evidence of an alien civilization. The star has been studied for years so far. If astronomers find that this region is emitting strong radio signals, then astronomers will study the nearby region using the VLA, otherwise known as the Very Large Array.   http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2015/10/nasas-kepler-mission-data-yields-a-bizarre-star-is-it-orbited-by-a-swarm-of-orbiting-et-megastructur.html

October In Science, 2015

This post will be about the most interesting articles that I'm hearing about this month. I will keep updating this post to describe some of the most recent articles. I post the websites to these articles every month, to share with other people who would be interested. What I'm trying to do is to make an archive on my blog of scientific findings, as well as research that's being done in the fields of science. So, let's take a look at what happened this month so far.

Oct:
13cellular response to electric fields.
9: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/10/151008173511.htm
8 neutrinos
7: mysterious-blazing-fast-ripples-racing-around-star-defy-explanation
Electrons & the Aurora
5: New discovery at the world's largest atom smashers.

How the past, present, & future can be perceived.

The word "now" sounds like just a simple, three letter word. Sometimes, however, "now" be perceived as an infinitesimally small slice of time between the future and the past. There is no single answer to how long the present time is. If we were to think more and more about "now", then we would realize that our perception of the present time might be getting ever shorter. And if this is the case, then it now seems that as result, the past and the future would now seem to be longer than may have thought before. In other words, the more we divide time up, the shorter the now gets. In fact no one knows yet what is, and if there is, a fundamental building block of time, unlike matter, which we know is made up of atoms. When I think about what "now" really is, I think that it is made up of this smallest unit of time, although again, there is no single answer to what is considered to be in the now. And after I have pondered this mystery quite a lot, I realize that the future and past are "collapsing in on themselves" in a sense, into that infinitesimally small time frame . So, I start thinking to myself, if this is so, then is there even such thing as the present? Maybe it's just a blend of the past and the present. We probably like to think "now" quite a lot. Yet, does this word mean a single moment in time? If you say "now" one minute, and another minute later, you say it again while referring to the first time you've said it, are you still describing the same moment? Or, perhaps, what could really be happening is that the moment we might all think of as "now" is ever present. It is generally considered that the past and future are all the same. In other words, this means that both exist at the same time.

Theory of parallel universes?

On my next blog post, I will be discussing the possible existence of parallel universes. In fact, I will also give my own explanation so to tell about the paradoxical nature of this kind of theory. That will help you gain further insight into what a parallel universe essentially is. The theory that I am about to propose shortly will "blend" our own universe with another/other parallel universes. In other words, I will explain why there may be virtually no border between parallel universes. By border, I do mean difference, in a way. In fact, I'm talking about something that has the features of both. So keep checking for updates, as well as for new topics.

Here's a great analogy to help explain what I've written preciously about thoughts

I have something great to talk about. I have come up with an analogy to help explain the theory that I was proposing in my last posts. First of all, think of a thought as behaving somewhat like a particle, in which the particle is "connected" to another through the process known as quantum entanglement. Now, if this thought is "connected", or entangled, to something else in the universe, then the two could be affecting each other. And that something could mean either an event and/or an object, which could be just about anything, and which could, perhaps, reside light years away. However, if science has only proven this concept for individual particles, how could this be possible for something that's larger and made up of many particles? well, we don't know. However, I have an idea. All, or some, of the particles that make up an object could each be entangled with other particles. And, maybe, the particles with which they are entangled are the exact particles that are taking part in generating a thought. From here on, you can draw an idea on how our thoughts could be affecting the universe, and/or maybe the reverse is happening as well.

"Cosmic thoughts and consciousness" part 2 of 2

I've heard of a whole bunch of astounding topics that diverge from mainstream science including morphic fields, epistemology, and a couple more of which are mentioned in my blog. The reason I decided to write about them is that since learning about them, I've really gotten interested and wanted to spread the word. In this post, I want to talk about thoughts a little bit more. And, by the way, I want to talk a little bit about consciousness since I didn't quite get much into it in part one. One of the most mystifying questions one may ask about consciousness is, "If there is such a thing about the afterlife, will I have the ability to somehow, access past memories after death?" Well, I'll leave that up to you. However, I will include that I've noticed something interesting about thoughts. And this isn't a fact, it's just something that I like to think about. The human body can die and be destroyed... and what about thoughts? How do you destroy a thought? This kind of a question is right there on the verge of being a thought versus being a belief. In fact, maybe it could be both? As I'm writing about this, I'm reminded of a new question which I had come up with before. How definitive is the boundary between what is intuition and what is something else, such as belief, consciousness, or thought? Maybe that boundary is totally nonexistent? Maybe the reason for why we include, or for that matter remove, such a boundary, is because our own minds fool us into doing so. Reality makes a whole lot of sense, and, at the same time, is mind boggling to think about.

My theory on "cosmic thoughts and consciousness" part 1

So, as we all might know already, the saying goes that actions speak louder than words. How about thoughts? Thoughts are a mysterious thing, as is telesthesia. We all know that thoughts can influence what someone does, and can determine what someone says. And thoughts are only thought to have effects on ourselves, if we decide to keep them to ourselves. However, the reason I'm going to write this post about thoughts is because I am willing to offer a perplexing idea. That idea is actually more of a theory, or a notion, that mere thoughts have more to them than just the ability to affect oneself, or others, for that matter. What if they can also have the ability to shape reality? So, first of all, what I'm trying to get across is not that something can happen as a result of an action which would then, in turn, be the result of a thought. Obviously we as people use thoughts in order to achieve a goal, which is achieved because we decided to act on that thought. So, of course, it doesn't seem as though a thought all by itself should lead to achieving a goal unless there is an act that follows in its footsteps, so to say. Before I continue, keep in mind that this is a truly complicated theory of mine to define. However, I will try to explain it as best I can so that it makes sense. This theory proposes that mere thoughts, which originate from the mind, also have external effects on the environment, with one exception. We will go ahead and skip the part of acting upon those thoughts. So, what this means is that even when your thoughts are kept to yourself, that they are somehow connected to the outside world, which in turn responds to those thoughts. You most certainly cannot achieve something just by thinking about it, if you keep that thought to yourself, and we all know that. Or do we? So, does that thought do much if it's stuck in our head all the time? Well, it probably could influence our actions, ideas, and/or opinions to some degree, depending on what the thought exactly is and if our mind is coming back to it. Those are the internal effects, however. The thought may actually be causing something to happen, or affecting how something is unfolding in the tangible world. In other words, it may be shaping reality. However, there is yet another intriguing possibility. The thought could be having an influence on other people. And nobody, not even yourself, would have any idea that it is happening. In fact, we may never even know if such thoughts of ours are affecting reality. The reason for this is that there is no known possible method for determining any truth behind this mystery; nobody has even an idea on how it could be possible to connect occurences in our own reality to our own thoughts. Is the nonliving world somehow connected to our consciousness? Does our mind, or our consciousness, seem so mysterious, because it has something to do with an additional dimension of reality? Remember the theory I had posted. There is something I still hadn't mentioned about it- another reason for why I find the theory so interesting. I'm just now starting to think about it, as I'm writing this sentence. The reason is that, it reminds me a whole lot about quantum mechanics and theoretical physics, which are basically the same topic. These topics do, in fact, pose some strange questions and, for that matter, reveal some strange answers. Take nonlocality for example- I had talked about this before on my blog. This is the phenomenon known to exist between separate particles, in which the particles may be separated by many light years. Although these can be extremely vast distances, these particles are connected in a way. As one behaves a certain way, the other one will respond accordingly. So, I just decided to tell about this phenomenon because it's exactly what came to mind as I was thinking about my theory. It seems like my theory may have something to do with quantum mechanics, as the things learned from there have much in common with this kind of phenomenon, with the exception that the quantum world has to do with very small particles. If you've read my previous post about time, you may remember how I was reading about physics in order to be able to explain the nature of reality. I think I am on to something. Anyways, I think another subject that would tie in well with the topic of thought would be psychology, and, especially, psychic research. The latter of the two has quite a bit in common with the notion of thought that I came up with.

Sounds from space?

Recently I wrote in one of my posts that SETI had detected an unknown signal back in 2012. If you'd like to read more about it, here's the link: http://strangesounds.org/2014/03/is-this-the-new-alien-wow-signal-seti-has-recently-detected-a-new-unexplained-strange-sound.html. Now, I'd also like to tell you about ANOTHER unknown signal which has been detected. This time, though, it was detected by astronomers in Australia. For more info, here's the link to that discovery:
http://coolinterestingstuff.com/extragalactic-radio-waves-a-mystery-scientists-say-alien-life-forms-could-be-responsible

"Metaphysics" update, the "sixth sense"

Recently, I wrote a blog post called "Metaphysics" in order to provide some more information about our strange reality. Well, let's talk some more about it. As you may know, in my last post I wrote about the possible relationship between energy and paranormal phenomena. I hinted at the idea that solar energy may influence sightings. However, there is another possible clue which could help to explain such occurences or premonitions. This is the theory of extrasensory perception, or ep. This is the supposed ability of the mind to unconsciously sense details about your surroundings. Your mind might, perhaps, be able to collect this information. The mind can then try to make sense of this information and may then try to put the pieces together. And, on extremely rare occasions, when all of the pieces fit together, the mind can then make a correct assumption, or, sometimes, prediction. Or, better yet, a premonition. So, assuming that this is truly how thoughts work, is this perception responsible for psychic abilities? in other words, is ep the same as intuition? Here's another question involving intuition. Can information travel to the mind literally through thin air? And if so, can this data than be accepted through our minds? and if so, this information had to have some type of its own source. Though the question is, what is the source of such mysterious information? Well, that's anyone's guess, though many people like to think that such information comes from "another dimension". Sounds a little mystifying, doesn't it? However, at the same time it sounds to me like something that perhaps a scientist would think about. Anyways, this "other dimension" is most likely just the name for another realm, or world. Many might think that this means a world which we are disconnected from. However, this is probably not the case given that many people claim that they are psychic or have unexplained thoughts that seem to translate into the real world. So, even though these kinds of thoughts are rare, they do seem to happen to people. So the intuition is likely to be connected between our own world and another realm, one which could just be composed of energy here on Earth. And on that note, perhaps there is some energy here on Earth of which we aren't aware of. Maybe it's plausible that our world is filled with dark energy? And is it then possible that dark energy, all that it is, is a byproduct of antimatter? Could dark energy, or dark matter, be responsible for creating a realm which may be invisible and/or detectable to us?

This is the Grand Canyon. From a weather balloon.

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The most interesting facts and questions involving the world and the universe

This will be about the universe in general, including the Earth. I'll discuss some of the most perplexing mysteries to date, as well as give facts about the universe.

1) The mystery of the aligned nebulas

Astronomers have, over the years, discovered something perplexing about planetary nebulas around the Milky Way's interior. Unlike other kinds of nebula, these nebula seem to all point in one direction. This most likely indicates an unknown force located somewhere at the interior of the Milky Way. This force is thought to cause the magnetic fields of the nebulae to change and be attracted in a way as to cause all the nebulae to point in a single direction. Of course, the other question that remains is, why doesn't the force also effect other kinds of nebulae? Could this be the force responsible for the black hole at the Milky Way center?

2) Dark matter?

This is the theory that came up, perhaps as result of astronomers observing the phenomena of light bending. If light bends around objects, then what is to blame for this phenomena? It happens that dark matter is Dark energy's enemy, just as matter is the enemy of antimatter. Perhaps studying dark matter & energy will help unlock the mystery to number 5.

3) The most recent signal from space

In 2010, researchers at SETI came upon a strange new signal coming from nearby a star. This signal hasn't made any major news for some reason. However, the signal was deemed strange, as the rhythm that it produced doesn't match anything natural. Since this event, astronomers have continued listening to the area of sky from which the signal originates. This way, they still have a chance of figuring if the signal is natural or not.

4) Likelihood of ET

The existence of ET is unimaginably difficult to predict, for two main reasons. 1) There is an unimaginably enormous amount of exoplanets in our nearby galactic neighborhood alone, and

2) There is also a great amount of variables to consider in the search for life. Perhaps one of the most intriguing mysteries of ET is this- What if the life found a planet breathes, say, hydrogen, instead of oxygen or carbon? What would the biological system of this life be like? When exploring whether there is advanced life on other planets, there are a couple of main questions to be addressed, ones that are perplexing in their own right.

1) How long would it take an ET society to advance to our level of intelligence?

2) How many stars in the Milky Way alone? How about other galaxies.?

Alright, first of all, I'm not even going to answer the second question. Why? First of all, we can only give an approx. estimate. And besides, the answer is so large, it's probably pointless to think about, even if we were just thinking about stars in a single galaxy.

The first question is likely several, if not, many times more difficult to answer than one may think. Why? Well, in seeking the answer, this can very easily be oversimplified. The reason is that, there are some serious variables that are more likely than not to be overlooked. Think about life on Earth. On one hand, it may seem unbelievable how intelligent the human species is, considering our current level of technology. Does it still seem so unbelievable, when you consider the fact the humans have existed on Earth for millions of years. So, it took us millions of years to come up with electricity. Without such breakthroughs in technology, a society is more likely than not to just end up living how it initially did. And thinking further upon this, think about what had to take place in order for humans to come about in this world. We wouldn't be here if it wasn't for a major disaster, supposedly a meteor impact, that allowed for new species to come about. So next time you think about an earthlike planet, keep this in mind- Our world wasn't made with people on it, and it sure wasn't made in a way that would ensure, or inhibit, future generations to be intelligent. It's just a natural disaster in the past that stands in our way. One that was unimaginably unlikely to start out with. And the same can be said for other planets.

The variety of planets on which ET could exist is enormous. So, does a habitable planet necessarily need to be Earthlike? Think about Mars. Mars was thought to once harbor life. An argument stating that Mars was Earthlike isn't truly far-fetched, yet, what are such chances of this argument being true? When it comes to figuring out how many planets may have intelligent life, however, the science behind this kind of thought gets exponentially more complicated the more one thinks about it. Let's take this question for example- "How likely is it that planet X has a society that's as advanced as we will be in 2000 years?"  or, "How many planets in our galaxy have society that's as advanced as we will be in 2000 years?"  Is far more complicated than asking "How likely is it that planet X is home to a society with modern day technology? Why? Because for the first question, as opposed to the second, you're narrowing down you search. And the more specific an answer you need, the more variables you'd need to take into consideration. So, the first two questions aren't merely twice as difficult as the third. In fact, they are exponentially more difficult, as you need to realize that as a society advances in terms of technology, they are challenged by difficult circumstances. Really the only way to know fully what this means is to either observe society's advancements over time, or study what kinds of challenges could be in the way for society. Of course, intelligence and life overall depends greatly on the planet's environmental conditions, which could vary in numerous different was. These could include incredible heat, frigid temps, extreme wind, extreme radiation (such as on mars), extreme geologic activity (evidence also found on Mars), etc. Conditions such as these wouldn't be all that volatile for bacteria, however. Given this information, you are probably very safe to think that the universe is teeming with life. And bacteria on other worlds isn't a problem, unless of course our civilization ever comes into contact with it. And there you go, just like that, maybe people could take advantage of these otherworldly pathogens for their own mad purposes?

5) Where did the antimatter go?

Antimatter is among the strangest mysteries of the universe. Antimatter may sound like science fiction, and it actually exists. One of the most perplexing facts is that antimatter particles have been confirmed to exist near the ISS. These high energy particles are called neutrinos, interestingly enough. The question that practically all physicists are asking themselves is, why does the universe end up with an excess amount of matter, as opposed to antimatter. Personally, I think that answering question probably takes a better understanding of the phenomena itself. Although we've known about it since at least the mid 60's, there's still a huge amount of information to be known about antimatter. Scientists have successfully produced these exotic particles in a lab. Such particles have an extremely volatile nature associated with themselves. They behave exactly as one would expect ozone to behave with CFC. One particle of antimatter can destroy greatly vast amounts of ordinary matter. This makes antimatter a potential future source of energy, especially for space travel. The implications might be staggering. A bomb made up of one gram of antimatter could very likely be equivalent to the energy of a thermonuclear weapon, many times over. But these particles would be as difficult to make into fuel as they are powerful, meaning that in the near future we surely shouldn't look to them as a potential energy source. 

6) Quantum mechanics 

This field of science is perhaps the most mysterious topic of all. Why? Because it presents a world that is both extremely strange and real at the same time. Quantum motion is basically totally different than anything we notice in our day to day reality. Subatomic particles seem to disappear and reappear at random. Two particles may be related to each,  meaning that they're dependent. What one does may effect what the other one does, no matter how far apart they are. This is what's known famously as nonlocality. The quantum world is much like what one may find in a fantasy world, except at a scale many times smaller. The main reason for the strangeness is that basically the laws of physics

breaks down at such scales. Studying these kinds of phenomena, however, has led to some truly astonishing ideas, such as quantum computing, and it may also lead to new breakthroughs in technology. In what maybe the most remarkable experiment of all, a particle has been successfully suspended, or "frozen" in an attempt to replicate what's known as absolute zero. This has been done using multiple lasers, pointing at a single particle. What makes this so remarkable is the fact that, this does essentially go against the laws of physics. One of the questions that has come to my attention about this experiment is, what happens to other particles that come into contact with this frozen particle? Also, I've been wondering awhile about whether gravity somehow influences the behavior of particles.

What happens to atoms if they're put under ever increasing heat or pressure? Well, they break down into their particles, such as ions. This is the reason for why neutron stars are so astonishingly dense. In fact, if a handful of neutrons from a neutron star were somehow put in your hand, they'd go right through. Remarkably, it 's theorized that neutron stars may not be the densest stars in the universe! There are also the theoretical quark stars, made up of particles many times smaller.

Neutrinos

Neutrinos pack immense power. As they enter the Earth's atmosphere as cosmic rays, they do something which other powerful radiation mostly fails to do. They reach the surface of the Earth! In fact, neutrinos are so powerful they may even have the ability to penetrate the Earth! It's thought that every second, at least three billion or so of these particles go through a person. Other forms of high energy such as Gamma rays are also known to be extremely powerful. However, these cannot fully penetrate the Earth's atmosphere. The reason is that they are made up of small frequencies, which more readily disperse in air. Virtually all high energy radiation that tries to reach Earth get trapped in a region of the atmosphere called the Ionosphere. This is where the aurora originates. It's also far hotter than any other place in the atmosphere, even though the heat is widely dispersed.

7) Are we close to global destruction?

It isn't always far fetched to think that the world will be destroyed "soon". By "soon", I mean the close future, or about 100 to 1000 years from now. Of course, when it comes to global catastrophe, many people's first thought is that we will destroy the world. Instead, let's talk about a couple natural disasters which have the force to destroy probably most of the world, and let's talk about them soon (you can laugh about that later). Taking things seriously though... One of the main natural threats to society is a supervolcano. These volcanoes are so large, in fact, that they can implode upon eruption. This doesn't always mean, however, that they aren't still active. One of the most potent volcanoes in the world is definitely Yellowstone. Upon examining it's past eruptions, it's eruption cycle indicates one eruption approx. every 70,000 years. There is something startling and intriguing about this particular time span. Because it's also the same time that's passed since it's last eruption! Supposedly, there is a massive supervolcano hidden underwater somewhere off the coast of China. It's thought by geologists that this specific volcano might be the largest on Earth. One thing is certain about such a volcano; were it to erupt, a new, enormous landmass could emerge simultaneously. This wouldn't be your average volcano however. It is perhaps possible that a volcano like this could cause significant water pollution, and it would similar effects as a land-based volcano would have. If the volcano erupted relatively close to the water's surface, where large amounts of light can still penetrate, it would be more than likely that we could see sea temperatures drop dramatically. How would ocean temperatures then compare to that of a land-based eruption? Only time will tell.

On another note, the date of the last major meteor impact is also startling. It happens to be about 30,000 years, making it more or less the same time span since the last major impact. In fact, this may have been something more devastating than a meteor- a comet. So, given these two dates, one for Yellowstone's last eruption, and the other for the last major meteor impact, are we approaching a time, somewhere in the near future, when something catastrophic will happen to the Earth? There still is another major threat to the world, though. An event, to be more specific. And this event just happened to occur in the 19th century. If it were to happen today, however, the consequences would be far worse. It's called a radiation, or solar storm. The event was known as the Carrington event. It had to do with a major dose of solar radiation, which crippled power across the entire US. These days, though, the power grid is probably not the most vulnerable thing to these kinds of storms. Instead, the storm would effect Satellites the most. Satellites orbit at such distances from Earth, they would be literally pummeled by radiation. Interestingly, satellites orbit above the ionosphere. Usually when we think of a radiation storm, we think of solar radiation. What we don't think of though, is the phenomena that's known as a gamma ray burst. In my opinion, such phenomena would be fascinating to observe, and probably not healthy to look at though.

Some facts about the universe and our world, and more questions to think about

• The diameter of the Milky way is estimated at about 60,000 light years.
• A flight to Mars using antimatter as fuel is estimated to take only five days.
• The largest stars in the universe compared to our own are like comparing the size of the Sun to the Earth
• The average distance from the Earth to the Sun is over nine million miles
• The sun's outer atmosphere is the hottest part of the sun
• A burst of space radiation may destroy much of the Earth's atmosphere, making us much more vulnerable to solar storms
• The sun can eject solar energy at millions of miles per hour, causing radio blackouts and often times causes low frequency radio disturbances. In addition, solar storms can also cause ground currents, which are not totally uncommon in the arctic.
• The phenomena of Noctilucent clouds is quite a mystery; They are supposedly appearing more and more frequently. Could this be evidence of air pollution?
• The arctic can see some other mysterious phenomena, especially during the spring and fall. During this time, red auroras can be observed, in addition to nacreous clouds.
• In other areas of the world, totally different phenomena can appear. Upper atmospheric lightning, as well as exploding ball lightning, are events that just can't be witness in the arctic. Another even more mysterious event that takes place is similar to ball lightning in that it comes in glowing orbs as well. Unlike lightning, these phenomena appear much more frequently and can be witnessed in deserts. One of the most famous areas for viewing these orbs is Marfa, Texas. Another area where this is supposed to happen, although very rarely is it reported from, is Kilauea National park of Hawaii. A NASA satellite has captured the western half of Australia aglow by unknown lights at night, thought to be related to this phenomena. Some explanations for what the satellite actually observed include forest fires & lightning. However, the lights are much too bright for any of these phenomena. The western half of Australia is probably well too dry for this many storms at one time.
• The size of atoms
• An atom to a nucleus is the same as a football field to a golf ball. The size of a raspberry to the size of the Earth is a good comparison to the size of a hydrogen atom to a grapefruit. The smaller the atoms of a solid, generally the more strong is the solid.

Ever wonder...?

• Will the solar system ever be the "grounds" for a planetary collision?
• Will we ever have the chance to witness two meteors or comets collide?
• How likely is it that comet debris will someday cause catastrophe on Earth? How about other solar system planets?
• Where is the limit of our solar system; where are the farthest reaches of extrasolar planets?
• Why are there straight lines of meteor craters in our solar system?
• Does life exist elsewhere in the solar system, even it is just bacteria?
• If humans came into contact with bacteria of extraterrestrial origin, what kind of antidote would they have to concoct?
• What happens to a nuclear explosion in space?
• How long will SETI keep observing until an ET signal is received; what are the chances of such a signal reaching Earth?
• Will society's advancements some day allow for human existence on planets that are currently deemed uninhabitable?
• If an apocalyptic meteor struck Earth, what life would exist to replace humans?
• Will future space exploration involve sending AI to explore other worlds?
• Will Andromeda actually collide with the Milky Way?; what would this ensue?
• If an ice age happens to coincide with a supervolcanic eruption, is Earth doomed twice over?
• If an ice age, OR super volcanic eruption, were to coincide with that of the sun's Super Giant phase, what would prevail?
• Will Andromeda collide with the Milky Way at the same time that the sun will be a red giant?
• Would a non-rotating world still be a plausible candidate for life?
• What new discoveries will be unveiled the the James Webb Space Telescope?
• Quantum printing for the future of 3d printing? This kind of technology would almost certainly need to be upgraded upon arrival on the market. In terms of speed, that is. What a waste of time it may be if you find out about the new Quantum 3d, and it only prints one million molecule layers each second?
• Will biodegradable, flexible, and/or portable batteries be a thing of the future?
• Will TV ever be foldable?
• Will future technology give people the ability to modify electronics in new ways? Will they be able to quickly and easily design and make their own technology, suited perfectly for their needs?
• Will telepathy sometime be the name of the game for social media?
• Might humans have the ability to some day have an idea immediately and electronically contructed into virtual reality by just merely thinking about it? How about sending that idea to someone telepathically?
• Can ET be something other than biological?
• Will biology and AI merge together to form hybrid tech?
• Will technology enable us to literally manipulate the real world, in every sense of the word?
• In engineering AI, is there actually a clear, defined, line between what will, someday, be AI, and what will otherwise be biological?
• Does AI truly pose a serious threat to society in the future?; Will it help us as much as others can?; Will they replace many jobs?
• I may update this in the future with much more info and questions.