Friday, February 17, 2006
Only one a day
Space could be described as the distance between one thing and another, this
entails sadly, the definition of a thing. Problem is when a thing is looked
at closely it always, looks like more than one thing. There seems to be
space within the atom itself.
We live in an atmosphere, people talk of 'space', as though 'space' is
defined as a larger distance between things. Gravity seems to decrease the
distance between atoms. Furthermore it seems to decrease the distance
between electrons and the nucleus.
To define what is, and what is not, requires set theory. We use language to
differentiate and to catagorise, problem is with this is, between one
catagorisation and another we have fuzzy boundaries. I live on an island,
how long is the coastline of Britain? Get out your measuring stick, and
start measuring. The greater the accuracy the coastline of Britain is
measured, the more it increases. Take one bay, measure it with a microscope
you will discover, the higher resolving power of the microscope, the longer
the bay seems to be.
How humans long to live in a tidy universe, where everything does as it is
told.
Peter.
entails sadly, the definition of a thing. Problem is when a thing is looked
at closely it always, looks like more than one thing. There seems to be
space within the atom itself.
We live in an atmosphere, people talk of 'space', as though 'space' is
defined as a larger distance between things. Gravity seems to decrease the
distance between atoms. Furthermore it seems to decrease the distance
between electrons and the nucleus.
To define what is, and what is not, requires set theory. We use language to
differentiate and to catagorise, problem is with this is, between one
catagorisation and another we have fuzzy boundaries. I live on an island,
how long is the coastline of Britain? Get out your measuring stick, and
start measuring. The greater the accuracy the coastline of Britain is
measured, the more it increases. Take one bay, measure it with a microscope
you will discover, the higher resolving power of the microscope, the longer
the bay seems to be.
How humans long to live in a tidy universe, where everything does as it is
told.
Peter.