> -----Original Message----- > From: tedd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 6:35 PM > To: PHP General list > Subject: RE: [PHP] Generating Random Numbers with Normal Distribution > > At 3:42 PM -0500 12/12/07, Robert Cummings wrote: > > > Yes, but what if my disorder was random? > > > >How could you prove it is random? Give me an example of something you > >can put into disorder that doesn't use the premise of order? For > >instance throwing a handful of sand into the air is expected to obey > the > >establish laws of physics. These laws of physics suggest order in the > >universe even when we perceive disorder. > > > >Cheers, > >Rob. > > Yes, but now we're getting back to artificial rules of the mind. We > perceive the laws of physics to work a certain way because we have > established rules as to how they should work. But, what happens when > they don't work? Then we change the rules. We are now at string > theory and things still remain disordered. All our efforts to put > order to things still fall short. > > Also, when we do change our rules, nature hasn't changed. Nature > hasn't suddenly changed to our view, but rather we change our > thinking to adapt to observation. And it's in those terms of > observation that order and disorder of things comes about and not in > nature. > > Cheers, > > tedd > > -- > ------- > http://sperling.com http://ancientstones.com http://earthstones.com > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Ok... I guess you have too much free time to run into such a philosophical meditation, lol. Anyway, being an existentialist and empiricist... I won't believe in a random number until I see it, smell it, hear it, taste it and touch it here and now! lol Rob Andrés Robinet | Lead Developer | BESTPLACE CORPORATION 5100 Bayview Drive 206, Royal Lauderdale Landings, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 | TEL 954-607-4207 | FAX 954-337-2695 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | MSN Chat: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | SKYPE: bestplace | Web: http://www.bestplace.biz | Web: http://www.seo-diy.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
