Thursday, September 22, 2016
China Creating Technology Which Will Make Stealth Planes Obsolete
Seems as though China is getting ahead of itself, or at least going beyond technology that has so far been created by the United States. http://www.businessinsider.com/china-says-it-has-a-new-ghostly-quantum-radar-that-can-spot-us-stealth-aircraft-2016-9
Friday, September 16, 2016
Free Will, Or Determinism?
Today I'd like to write about the concept of free will, as well as determinism. What is the difference? Determinism is the idea that everything is already determined to happen in the future. In contrast to determinism, free will is the thought that we can all make decisions based off of what we desire, and that we can make those decisions freely at will. While determinism and free will are controversial, this post will delve into my own opinion about this subject.
I think free will is an illusion. We are not the only factor that influences our decisions. There are also environmental factors such as genetics. I think that the mind makes rather general decisions at first, then filters out the finer decisions that it will determine later. For example, I'm planning on going to the mall in a month. The factors that influence my decision are anything that gets in the way such as time, or a delay, or maybe I have to make an unexpected payment. Obviously, I can still go with my decision, except that it won't necessarily be possible. It wouldn't be possible, were my free will to make everything go as planned. The mind can affect free will because you might forget about a decision, or you might get an emotional breakdown, which means you might need to get emotional support. I think that the mind is reminiscent of free will, which is why I consider free will an illusion.
As for determinism, I think that genetics play a major role. This is why we have people of various philosophies. Some think that there is a supernatural explanation to the world and others think that it's all coincidence. There is no reason to think that any of these philosophies is most favorable, much like there is no reason to think that one society is superior to another. To punish someone with what you think is the wrong philosophy is better than yours, is just like saying that I'm better than you because my hair is a different color. What I'm trying to get across is the fact that genetics make you think what you think, and there is no proof of a need to change your philosophy about everything!
Here is some more information regarding this topic free will http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-free-will-an-illusion/
The TV show, Through The Wormhole, gives a thorough scientific explanation of free will
I think free will is an illusion. We are not the only factor that influences our decisions. There are also environmental factors such as genetics. I think that the mind makes rather general decisions at first, then filters out the finer decisions that it will determine later. For example, I'm planning on going to the mall in a month. The factors that influence my decision are anything that gets in the way such as time, or a delay, or maybe I have to make an unexpected payment. Obviously, I can still go with my decision, except that it won't necessarily be possible. It wouldn't be possible, were my free will to make everything go as planned. The mind can affect free will because you might forget about a decision, or you might get an emotional breakdown, which means you might need to get emotional support. I think that the mind is reminiscent of free will, which is why I consider free will an illusion.
As for determinism, I think that genetics play a major role. This is why we have people of various philosophies. Some think that there is a supernatural explanation to the world and others think that it's all coincidence. There is no reason to think that any of these philosophies is most favorable, much like there is no reason to think that one society is superior to another. To punish someone with what you think is the wrong philosophy is better than yours, is just like saying that I'm better than you because my hair is a different color. What I'm trying to get across is the fact that genetics make you think what you think, and there is no proof of a need to change your philosophy about everything!
Here is some more information regarding this topic free will http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-free-will-an-illusion/
The TV show, Through The Wormhole, gives a thorough scientific explanation of free will
New Camera Technology Can Record Stars
I was just wondering about this technology yesterday, before I actually knew about it. I was wondering, whether or not it would ever be possible to record video under only starlight. Today I find out that new camera technology can record stars. I know that you might want such technology, and I guess it would be able to achieve some interesting discoveries in low light. I don't want a camera that can make video of the night sky; I want to build such a camera! This is exactly the kind of technology which I would use for astronomy, by having the camera be attached to a telescope. Even though this technology seems impressive, it is still in it's most primitive stage. I think it's important to see the night sky in slow motion. So far, we have discovered interesting things which exist in the microscopic world for instance. Telescopes have allowed us to discover things that exist well beyond Earth. Merging astronomy with slow motion, would maybe make us discover things that happen which we don't even know about, in the skies above us. https://www.dpreview.com/news/6951279684/recording-video-of-the-perseid-meteor-shower-with-the-canon-me20f-sh
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Magnetic Air Pollution Affects Our Brain!
I find a newly written scientific article remarkably compelling, because it tells us something about air pollution that is remarkably surprising; that it's affecting not just our lungs..it's also affecting our minds! This pollution consists of magnetic particles! I would have never expected to hear such a story, that magnetic particles are being found in our brains! http://www.sciencealert.com/magnetic-particles-from-pollution-have-been-found-in-human-brains
Friday, September 2, 2016
Is The Sun's Solar Energy About To Increase?
After what might as well have seemed to be a solar minimum for the last several months, the sun may not be silent any more. Currently, there is a major sunspot which has come into view on the Sun. Could this be the next culprit for a major solar storm which could impact Earth? Are we entering into a solar minimum, or does this sunspot mean that we are not quite entering the solar minimum?
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