Comments on: Ten Percent of My Life http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/02/29/ten-percent-of-my-life/ Random samplings from a universe of ideas. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:06:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Sandy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/02/29/ten-percent-of-my-life/#comment-37669 Sandy Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:46:56 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/02/29/ten-percent-of-my-life/#comment-37669 http://www.usyd.edu.au/time/price/TAAP.html Huw Price writes about advanced action. http://www.usyd.edu.au/time/price/TAAP.html

Huw Price writes about advanced action.

]]> By: Sandy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/02/29/ten-percent-of-my-life/#comment-37668 Sandy Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:32:02 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/02/29/ten-percent-of-my-life/#comment-37668 At the end of the "God Conundrum" (link above) AngelVamp argues that it is a contradiction to believe that god is both omniscient and omnipotent. But it is not a contradiction because god could both know the future AND have the ability to change the future and then know the new future. This got me thinking that if the universe were BOTH deterministic and non-deterministic then you would see causality going in both directions. So, certain things would have the forward causality that we are used to, but other things would exhibit backward causality such as quantum states being affected by future measurements. It seems like most conversations about whether the universe is deterministic or not don't include the idea that some parts could be one and some parts another. At the end of the “God Conundrum” (link above) AngelVamp argues that it is a contradiction to believe that god is both omniscient and omnipotent. But it is not a contradiction because god could both know the future AND have the ability to change the future and then know the new future. This got me thinking that if the universe were BOTH deterministic and non-deterministic then you would see causality going in both directions. So, certain things would have the forward causality that we are used to, but other things would exhibit backward causality such as quantum states being affected by future measurements. It seems like most conversations about whether the universe is deterministic or not don’t include the idea that some parts could be one and some parts another.

]]> By: citrine http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/02/29/ten-percent-of-my-life/#comment-37666 citrine Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:53:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/02/29/ten-percent-of-my-life/#comment-37666 I'll always remember where the liquids forbidden to carry on in 'planes, fall in the thermodynamic phase diagram. I'll also remember the posts about grad school selection, your photo with Paul Serreno out in the site and of course, your engagement announcement. Congratulations!! I’ll always remember where the liquids forbidden to carry on in ‘planes, fall in the thermodynamic phase diagram. I’ll also remember the posts about grad school selection, your photo with Paul Serreno out in the site and of course, your engagement announcement.

Congratulations!!

]]> By: Dualist http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/02/29/ten-percent-of-my-life/#comment-37667 Dualist Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:21:10 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/02/29/ten-percent-of-my-life/#comment-37667 Congratulations. Congratulations.

]]> By: g-a-b http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/02/29/ten-percent-of-my-life/#comment-37662 g-a-b Sun, 02 Mar 2008 22:10:24 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/02/29/ten-percent-of-my-life/#comment-37662 congratulations! congratulations!

]]> By: LordSphere http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/02/29/ten-percent-of-my-life/#comment-37663 LordSphere Sat, 01 Mar 2008 22:46:02 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/02/29/ten-percent-of-my-life/#comment-37663 Are you dissing my dimension, Little Square? ;) Are you dissing my dimension, Little Square? ;)

]]> By: Lawrence B. Crowell http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/02/29/ten-percent-of-my-life/#comment-37670 Lawrence B. Crowell Sat, 01 Mar 2008 13:33:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/02/29/ten-percent-of-my-life/#comment-37670 Don't knock the third dimension! There are a lot of two dimensional people out there. In many cases they get elected to public office. Lawrence B. Crowell Don’t knock the third dimension! There are a lot of two dimensional people out there. In many cases they get elected to public office.

Lawrence B. Crowell

]]> By: nlightnmnt http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/02/29/ten-percent-of-my-life/#comment-37661 nlightnmnt Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:43:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/02/29/ten-percent-of-my-life/#comment-37661 Hey - my favorite cartoon! Just a thought though: if they're from the <strong>third</strong> dimension wouldn't they have to be static, since for them time does not exist? Hey - my favorite cartoon!

Just a thought though: if they’re from the third dimension wouldn’t they have to be static, since for them time does not exist?

]]> By: Moshe http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/02/29/ten-percent-of-my-life/#comment-37665 Moshe Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:36:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/02/29/ten-percent-of-my-life/#comment-37665 Congratulations Sean, preposterous universe was the first blog I've come across, followed closely by Jacques' musings, actually the list did not expand too much since then...anyways, thanks for all the interesting posts, looking forward to many more. Congratulations Sean, preposterous universe was the first blog I’ve come across, followed closely by Jacques’ musings, actually the list did not expand too much since then…anyways, thanks for all the interesting posts, looking forward to many more.

]]> By: wolfgang http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/02/29/ten-percent-of-my-life/#comment-37664 wolfgang Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:18:47 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/02/29/ten-percent-of-my-life/#comment-37664 Congratulations to the blogiversary! But I would like to add that for some reason I liked the old blog better than the new one. e.g. I remember the 'Hallucinatory Neurophysics' as a really great blog post. I could not explain what made the difference - the author is mostly the same anyways 8-) Congratulations to the blogiversary!

But I would like to add that for some reason I liked the old blog better than the new one. e.g. I remember the ‘Hallucinatory Neurophysics’ as a really great blog post. I could not explain what made the difference - the author is mostly the same anyways 8-)

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