28 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Do Not Extrapolate Macro-Philosophy from Quantum Phenomena
People try to infer that the uncertainty principle means we have free will, but the principle only applies to the behavior of electrons.
Folksonomies: philosophy,micro,macro,quantum

28 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Electrons Cannot Simultaneously Have Position and Velocity
If the characteristics cannot be measured, they do not exist; therefore, electrons cannot simultaneously have both position and velocity characteristics.
Folksonomies: philosophy,electrons,attributes

24 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Theoretical Physics is Philosophy
It has made more progress and provided more illumination that traditional philosophy.
Folksonomies: physics,philosophy

19 JAN 2012 by ideonexus The Opposite of a Deep Truth is Also a Deep Truth
Quote from Niels Bohr.
Folksonomies: philosophy,truth

14 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Devil's Definition of "Cartesian"
I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.
Folksonomies: philosophy,humore

12 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Consciousness Cannot Go Through the Same State Twice
The very act of going through a state it has been through before will alter the experience by the previous experience.
Folksonomies: philosophy,consciousness

11 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Newton's Discovery of Gravity as an Example of Induction in Science
He extended the force pulling everything down to the Earth out to the Moon, then to the Sun, and then the planets to see how our solar system really works.
Folksonomies: philosophy,astronomy,induction

03 JAN 2012 by ideonexus How File Structure Affects Our Perception of the World
Files are compact chunks that can be categorized, have versions, and can be matched to applications. But don't we do this with taxonomy in biology? Species are defined, but they are flowing degrees of characteristics that we semi-artificially categorize.
Folksonomies: philosophy,perception,categories,interface

02 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Herschel Sees Spirituality in Science
Everything in nature is interesting and significant.
Folksonomies: naturalism,philosophy

02 JAN 2012 by ideonexus The Realization That the Universe May End
The historical realization that the Universe might die in a "crunch" was followed by the idea that it might rise again like a phoenix.
Folksonomies: history,philosophy,universe,cosmos,time,cosmic crunch