Leave it to the theoretical physicists to prove that fortune telling is a legitimate science.
Before we talk about recent theories of the universe and predestination, lets give a historical background.
Joseph was an early fortune telling using the dreams of kings to predict the future.
Later the prophets went so far as to predict the end of the world, many of those predictions seeming to have an unhealthy relationship to disasters that we as modern humans now understand (supervolcanoes, super novas, super asteroids, super viruses and all the other earth ending super horsemen of the apocalypse).
Enter the early non-Newtonian physicists. My favorite, Einstein, created to some extent this non-rational or counter intuitive view of the universe and once said that the only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once. This statement out of context may sound confusing, but if we accept time as a non-visible dimension, and we plot everything against it, it has already happened when we finish the plot, assuming that time has a beginning and an end. With any other dimension, we accept at least a beginning (the so call big-bang before which we had something not well defind) and we also have an end (the edge of the universe outisde of which is something which is not well defined). To say that any object, such as a board, does not exist until our ruler goes to the end would be counter-intuitive, so why cannot the same be said of time.
Enter the current physicist and the work of Steven Hawkins. I will not pretend to understand the mathematics of current "hologram" theory for the universe. When I stopped studying physics, we were still on string theory, a largely silly theory that yields interesting results, but was a way to explain what was happening mathematically rather than a model which unified space and time.
The hologram theory allows that everything has already happened and that we are merely a projection on an ever-expanding bubble. Without going deeper into this today, which I may later, today I just want to point out why this incredibly complicated hologram universe (not to be confused with the intersecting laser pictures which are manmade today) allows that we can see the future and predict it because before it is projected, it has already happened, just like a hologram appears to move even though the depiction has long sense been burned into the surface of the glass on which it is re-enacted.
Who controls the hologram, how we can determine how the hologram functions, even though it already exists in its entirety, I will save for a later blog.
Suffice today to say that if everything has happened inside the bubble, or at the source of the projection, there is no reason why remnants of the past (see those who argue they have past lives), present and future (prophets) might not be burned into the image. In a hologram, one of the key elements is that so much data is burned into each pixel that it may be viewed from different angles and at different times. The argument of a hologram universe might, but need not be, the same. That it explains more than the mathematical model of the universe might be a test of the validity of the theory.
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Thursday, August 30, 2012
blogging hurricane issac
There is a reason not to be distracted from the war in china. An important blog entry written yesterday waits to be posted. But just as our government is distracted by elections and often ridiculous moral prejudices so I am distracted by the storm.
Some quick notes: There was a lot of rain. There is a spillway which normally is topped in heavy rains, but all the alternate spillways were overflowing yesterday (when I walked down to it) and the main spillway was completely covered, perhaps the water was a foot over the top. It was too dark by the time the rain let up for the 30 minute walk to get a picture, but maybe I'll get one today
The night before the storm I walked in the breezy evening as it grew dark, with sprays of sprinkles but very little in the way of thick clouds, the moon often showing through. The bands of these storms is very romantic, curved lines of clouds that herald the problems to come.
It makes little sense to watch the weather as these storms make their own histories, but it is interesting to see what is happening around the area. I am all over the coast (From New Orleans to Pensacola) for work; so most of the pictures have specific relevance to me, some more than others as places and people close to me are affected to varying degrees.
There are tornado sirens going off in the distance as this is written given a surreal feel to the morning, but this was of much less effect here than in the places where heavy damage occurred and where the flooding was not restricted to waterways, but took peoples homes. Perhaps there will be more on this later.
Some quick notes: There was a lot of rain. There is a spillway which normally is topped in heavy rains, but all the alternate spillways were overflowing yesterday (when I walked down to it) and the main spillway was completely covered, perhaps the water was a foot over the top. It was too dark by the time the rain let up for the 30 minute walk to get a picture, but maybe I'll get one today
The night before the storm I walked in the breezy evening as it grew dark, with sprays of sprinkles but very little in the way of thick clouds, the moon often showing through. The bands of these storms is very romantic, curved lines of clouds that herald the problems to come.
It makes little sense to watch the weather as these storms make their own histories, but it is interesting to see what is happening around the area. I am all over the coast (From New Orleans to Pensacola) for work; so most of the pictures have specific relevance to me, some more than others as places and people close to me are affected to varying degrees.
There are tornado sirens going off in the distance as this is written given a surreal feel to the morning, but this was of much less effect here than in the places where heavy damage occurred and where the flooding was not restricted to waterways, but took peoples homes. Perhaps there will be more on this later.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
politics, triggers and intelligence
One of the problems with quantum movement of economic and military situations is the existence of triggers.
When those are pulled makes a difference in how the disaster plays out.
This blog and the books available at moftheg.com are designed to be triggers, although when and if they will be effective remains to be seen. Uncle Tom's Cabin is evidence that a book can act as a trigger.
Facebook showed where a "system" could trigger political change.
Other triggers effect the iniitation of situations. There was the battle of thermopole which was a timing trigger, the assassination of arch duke ferdinand which was an initiating trigger.
The war with china was triggered by many things. Perhaps one trigger was the opening of china by Nixon. The weakening of the US under Johnson who initiated the big society and the expansion of the US military to increasingly substitute military might for economic might.
This led the way to two far reaching problems. It created a government supported political block and it provided an alternative to minimal wage and piecemeal work which was not only viable but in some ways superior, such as providing free or heavily subsidized health care, housing and food and opening income opportunities in the black market by paying people to have hidden income streams, essentially supplementing criminal income undertakings like gangs, drugs, and the like since those people could work and be paid by the government only for un-reported income.
The war, when it is recognized, must include making difficult choices which will effect this vulnerable block and the shift which will be necessary to create work but also opportunity for this artificial voting block.
What would trigger this change and what triggers eliminating entitlements would leave and the results are the intersection of short term and immediate intelligence. To compete with China we need to understand and prepare for these immediate and long term triggers.
When those are pulled makes a difference in how the disaster plays out.
This blog and the books available at moftheg.com are designed to be triggers, although when and if they will be effective remains to be seen. Uncle Tom's Cabin is evidence that a book can act as a trigger.
Facebook showed where a "system" could trigger political change.
Other triggers effect the iniitation of situations. There was the battle of thermopole which was a timing trigger, the assassination of arch duke ferdinand which was an initiating trigger.
The war with china was triggered by many things. Perhaps one trigger was the opening of china by Nixon. The weakening of the US under Johnson who initiated the big society and the expansion of the US military to increasingly substitute military might for economic might.
This led the way to two far reaching problems. It created a government supported political block and it provided an alternative to minimal wage and piecemeal work which was not only viable but in some ways superior, such as providing free or heavily subsidized health care, housing and food and opening income opportunities in the black market by paying people to have hidden income streams, essentially supplementing criminal income undertakings like gangs, drugs, and the like since those people could work and be paid by the government only for un-reported income.
The war, when it is recognized, must include making difficult choices which will effect this vulnerable block and the shift which will be necessary to create work but also opportunity for this artificial voting block.
What would trigger this change and what triggers eliminating entitlements would leave and the results are the intersection of short term and immediate intelligence. To compete with China we need to understand and prepare for these immediate and long term triggers.
Monday, August 27, 2012
3. Hurricane
This is a post from August 27, 2012. It was never posted, along with well over 100 other posts.
We haven't had a hurricane this year (and I could do with a year without one) so I'm going to get rid of this post, by posting it.
Hurricanes have brought great turmoil and happiness
I have embraced great sadness but I cannot blame the storms.
Today is a hurricane day, or a pre-hurricane day to be precise.
There is a carnival atmosphere to the sky
delightful breeze, beautiful sun, curved bands of cloud.
To the south, a solid band of curved clouds of a tightly curved front
Everyone gets excited before a storm, it is pleasant.
Merchants sell a lot of merchandise
if the storm doesn't hit, it can almost be disappointing.
Storms hold a special place for me
I've shared my life with them
The catastrophic ones have shaped my life
often this has been for worse
but overall i have to say for the better
they have given to me the most important days of my life
directly and indirectly
everyone should be as luck as i am to experience this weather
and the life events they gave
as they blow away the past
bring on the future like a flood
in a relentless tide which I have been unable
and unwilling to deny
We haven't had a hurricane this year (and I could do with a year without one) so I'm going to get rid of this post, by posting it.
Hurricanes have brought great turmoil and happiness
I have embraced great sadness but I cannot blame the storms.
Today is a hurricane day, or a pre-hurricane day to be precise.
There is a carnival atmosphere to the sky
delightful breeze, beautiful sun, curved bands of cloud.
To the south, a solid band of curved clouds of a tightly curved front
Everyone gets excited before a storm, it is pleasant.
Merchants sell a lot of merchandise
if the storm doesn't hit, it can almost be disappointing.
Storms hold a special place for me
I've shared my life with them
The catastrophic ones have shaped my life
often this has been for worse
but overall i have to say for the better
they have given to me the most important days of my life
directly and indirectly
everyone should be as luck as i am to experience this weather
and the life events they gave
as they blow away the past
bring on the future like a flood
in a relentless tide which I have been unable
and unwilling to deny
Sunday, August 26, 2012
1. A love lost poem
Here are some old poems being updated and numbered so I can see how many poems I've written...as it were...to you.
The silver of half moon on the water glows
filling the night with images and memories
I remember the glow of the stars in your eyes
the silver of the sun in your hair
the smooth flow of your skin
The light of the moon, elemental and timeless
like you always a part of who i am
I know if I could follow that gossomer trail
it would lead me to your door
But tomorrow the sun will rise again
yellow light hiding the silver in glare
duty and war will hide the way to you
The silver of half moon on the water glows
filling the night with images and memories
I remember the glow of the stars in your eyes
the silver of the sun in your hair
the smooth flow of your skin
The light of the moon, elemental and timeless
like you always a part of who i am
I know if I could follow that gossomer trail
it would lead me to your door
But tomorrow the sun will rise again
yellow light hiding the silver in glare
duty and war will hide the way to you
Saturday, August 25, 2012
weaponized economy and the dragon winds of china
Chinese language is based on art, philosophy and culture,
thousands of years old.
It was more than sounds strung together. It included four tonal qualities in addition
to the pronunciation. Speaking the language was like playing a musical
instrument; everyone who spoke it was a musician.
Every sentence was a song.
The words of China were beautiful, tornadoes were dragon
winds, and interior decorating was wind and water.
They had the wisdom to adopt the strongest portions of the
American language and ways of business. The
saw what made the US economy successful and they weaponized it.
Next will be musings on the Silver Moonlight over the water
Next will be musings on the Silver Moonlight over the water
Friday, August 24, 2012
2 Candles and love
As I number these poems (which are apparently going to be more than 100 if anyone is counting) and repost them, some comments seem appropriate to some.
Candles and love, the name, without the poem afterwards, conjures up images of candles providing the only light in a bedroom. A beautiful woman rendered even more beautiful by the light of the candles and the feelings of affection, and perhaps lust. I can see the skin, looking more brown than it is in real life in the magical light of burning rope and wax which somehow makes the time more real.
Perhaps it is these type of visions that plague me and have kept me so far from writing the funny little essays I promise myself. And perhaps nothing is so much like fire as love as this poem reflects.
Love is a candle that lights as it burns
when it goes out it leaves darkness
There are many ways to extinguish love
it may be drowned, ignored or run out of fuel
it may burn out of control
consuming everything in its path
it may grow to surround one life
and may never light up another
it can bring all the colors of the spectrum
or leave everything barren all in its wake
Candles and love, the name, without the poem afterwards, conjures up images of candles providing the only light in a bedroom. A beautiful woman rendered even more beautiful by the light of the candles and the feelings of affection, and perhaps lust. I can see the skin, looking more brown than it is in real life in the magical light of burning rope and wax which somehow makes the time more real.
Perhaps it is these type of visions that plague me and have kept me so far from writing the funny little essays I promise myself. And perhaps nothing is so much like fire as love as this poem reflects.
Love is a candle that lights as it burns
when it goes out it leaves darkness
There are many ways to extinguish love
it may be drowned, ignored or run out of fuel
it may burn out of control
consuming everything in its path
it may grow to surround one life
and may never light up another
it can bring all the colors of the spectrum
or leave everything barren all in its wake
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