On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 8:50 PM, Damaeus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nerdy Gnostics will like this. The physical universe is like bitmap > graphics. You only have so many pixels to work with. The quantum > universe is like vector graphics. You can stretch (including the > connotation of multiplication) one pixel infinitely, and change its > color and shading, too.
Ummm... whatever... Actually, I'd say the "quantum" universe is more like bitmapped graphics, since Planck's constant sets a limit on how small quantities (time, energy, length, momentum, etc) can be measured. 'quantum' implies a discrete amount, not an infinitely variable one. It's a silly analogy anyway. As Richard Feynman used to say when someone tried to over-philosophize science: "Just show me the damn numbers!" -- Brett ------------------------------------------------------------ "In the rhythm of music a secret is hidden; If I were to divulge it, it would overturn the world." -- Jelaleddin Rumi
