Sina's Hypothesis August 10, 2005
Posted by Sina in : Daily , trackbackSina’s Hypothesis:
Every event E (an event is a vector) is a function of preceding events. That is: E = F(E1, E2, E3,…) for all preceding events Ei.
Though this statement may not be true, there are some consequences if it is
true – which I think it is. First of all of let’s see what this
statement says. It says that every event E is the result from preceding events. That is to say that nothing is random.
Even rolling dice is not random. It all depends on the shape of the
dice, how you hold the dice, how you throw it, etc. The numbers the
dice roll is already determined the second it leaves your hand. Think
about it: Suppose you tossed one die and a 6 came up. Now, if you could
go back in time and toss that die exactly the same way you did before
(the same force, same spin, etc.) you would expect that you would still
roll a 6, right? No matter how many times you “rewound” and went back
and forth in time, if you tossed the die the exact same way, you would
keep rolling a 6. EXACTLY. If rolling a die were truly ‘random’ then it
should be that each time you went back in time and performed the same
toss you would roll different numbers – like a 2, 4, or 5. You can see
then that rolling dice is not truly ‘random’. It is the same for any
other event. No event is really random. Like the hypothesis says, the
event is determined by the factors that affect it.
So let us see some consequences:
The speed of light c = 299 792 458 m/s = 299 792.458 km/s is the speed limit of the universe; nothing can move faster than c. So for some event E, another event En will not effect E if it has occurred recently enough in time and/or at a far enough
distance. Why? Because the speed limit of the universe is that constant
c. One event cannot affect another even faster than the speed of light.
Confusing?
I know. But think about it. If a star explodes right now one million
light years away from Earth, will it affect the Earth anytime soon? No
way. In a million years yes, but not for a long time. This is because
the star is so far away (one million light years) and since no
light, gas, or anything else can travel faster than c,
it takes a very long time (one million years in this case) for that
exploding star to affect us. The event of that exploding star will not
be experienced on Earth, and thus not affect any events on Earth, for a
million years.
What’s even more insane is this: Since every
event is a function of a preceding event (nothing is random), then
EVERY event can be predicted. And every event after that can be
predicted, and so on. Even more so, ALL events can be predicted given
an initial event. Let me make this clear: everything that has ever happened or will ever happen has already been predetermined! Like a story if you think of it (written by who? God?). I know, it’s confusing. So let’s try that again. The future is solely
determined by the past (nothing is random). But the past has already
happened. So that means everything in the future has already been
determined by what has happened in the past. That is: The future is written, your life is written, everything is already written, AND THERE’S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT.
Crazy huh? Comments/Questions anyone?
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[...] trackback In my 2nd year of university, I was very dumb/naive. Look at this post from August 2005: Sina’s Hypothesis. Wow was I ever [...]
Man, I used to be very dumb
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