imagoldfish

Not to be ornery, but

Whatever.

Come off it.

You rule.

And you know this, man.

hm.

When you have 6 protons in an atom you always get a predictable set of properties. It's not random...there has to be a reason. Cause and effect dictates that given an effect (an objects properties), there must be a cause.

There may not be a "true nature". Every object does have a nature of some sort, part of which may be beyond our ability to discern.

[Edited on May 16, 2006 4:12PM]

Hah! No...I don't believe in Intelligent Design. I do believe everything has a reason. I'm not talking about divine purpose or destiny but a cause. There is a reason we see colors. There is a reason light reflects off a mirror. There is cause and effect for everything. In essence I believe in a universal field theory, but I don't think we have the perspective to see all the parts needed to understand it.

Quantum physics allows electrons to travel back and forth in time, and superstring theorizes 11 independent dimensions. It is possible certain effects are due to causes in dimensions other than our own. There may be results we witness from 'causes' that are entirely outside our frame of reference.

I see your point though. My intended question was "How" more than "Why". That really was poor phrasing on my part. In any case, I have never heard about anyone doing experiments to determine how atoms have their properties. This question seems fundamental to understanding the nature of our universe. Knowing how atoms get their properties might allow us to engineer molecules with specific behaviors.

The scientist, by the very nature of his commitment, creates more and more questions, never fewer. Indeed the measure of our intellectual maturity, one philosopher suggests, is our capacity to feel less and less satisfied with our answers to better problems. ~G.W. Allport, Becoming, 1955

so, hows the letter coming? ive started a new one for reasons i explain in writing. also, i had an interesting pdx discussion today, oddly enough. i realized that i dont know much about the city, but i really have a positive view of it.

Yeah, you loves the hipster breakfast joints.

woot.

thanks for the pics, though i have mixed feelings. already started on another letter at tonight, hopefully will be worthwhile.

I think the U.S. should build a big bridge across the country so Mexicans can go to Canada.

Ok. Not really.
Well. Maybe.
Hahaha Kidding!!
.......Sort of.

yeah, its tough to appreciated social lessons and think of words like 'please' when all you really want to do is light a fucking scented candle and relax with a bag of doritos. at least, thats what i assume you needed to lighter for.

Here, this'll help, I promise:




Untill you wake up, at least.

[Edited on Apr 20, 2006 9:16AM]

Well, I just happen to have a triple vanilla, german chocolate, red velvet, lemon coconut cupcakesplosion in my living room right now. You're welcome to eat it right out of the box if you can get here in the next fifteen minutes.

I'd drop that shit in a heartbeat - if he's expecting novels-in-a-night, finals are going to be some ugly shit.

But then again, I have this problem of never reading assigned shit; probably because it's usually so boring I fall asleep. No word on whether this would be different if I were reading, uh, not chemistry textbooks.

The out-of-Jameson thing I believe is the root of all the other problems.

But hey, who am I?

Oh. My.

(Thanks for the comment on the set.)

I did ok. The test was considerably more difficult than my practice material led me to believe.

I was never very close with any of my professors. Any suggestions for alternate references?

I'd tap it.

You ain't bad either. Damn.

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll check it out next time I hit the bookstore.

I googled the book you suggested and it seems the primary focus is understanding the relationship between the mind and brain. Is that accurate?

lookie what i found!

and we'll both be mourning Lem at the Neko show...