I didn't say there was an order in the universe.
I suggested that scientists are obliged to assume there is.
Also, that they must assume that they can find it.
What else is there?
And what if it is a musical order? What a delightful thought.
I bet Ray would like that.
But what if it is cacophony? Then we are done. We cannot find an order where there is no order.
But your imagery is delightful.
But, you bring in Emily Dickenson.
(I think you may be confusing the message with the messenger.)
If I were Emily Dickenson, I would experience the world as EmilyDickenson.
How I experience the world is nothing to do with the subject, but I am ever willing to discuss anything.
What mythology of the creation of the universe do I find most attractive?
You are asking me what fairy story I like most. Perhaps Alice in Wonderland fits the bill best.
I know nothing about the creation of the universe and neither does anyone else. Maybe you want me to tell you which guess I prefer.
Is this a game?
Perhaps not. Maybe it's an exercise in curiosity, which is fine.
People are curious. (Could that be an Assumption of psychology?)
I don't agree with Einstein on this point. I recall the past, It happened to me. In expect to be in the future tomorrow. But perhaps he meant we can only live in the now, which is correct.
We only have now.
Lots of good questions, Brian. But don't direct them at me as if I am claiming responsibility for the order in the universe.
Harry
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Brian wrote:
Harry wrote:
"There is an order in the universe."
Perhaps, and it may be musical. C. S. Lewis in his Narnia series has Aslan sing the universe into being. Think of the 'order' Emily Dickinson shared with us :
"We turn not older with years; but newer every day"
Do you experience living as Emily does Harry? If you did would it change your ways of experiencing the world? Einstein said that the past ,the present, and the future are illusions; albeit stubborn ones. Why did Einstein never accept the 'order' that quantum mechanics suggests? Perhaps he was uneasy leaving things to 'chance'. Which mythology of the creation of the world (universe) do you find most attractive, Harry? Even within the myths of science, the big bang theory (hunch) is only one of several that hold the interest of the 'movers and shakers'.
How come many chemo-therapy researchers don;t opt for chemo when they find themselves with cancer? A lack of Faith? Or do they know too much?
Ezra Pound said: "Poetry is news that stays news". Perhaps Art (music, dance, visual art, poetry, literature,) is the 'language' Arthur Cordell is looking for.
Take care,
Brian McAndrews
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Harry Pollard
Henry George School of LA
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Tujunga CA 91042
Tel: (818) 352-4141
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