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"Gary"
>"Stephen M. Adams"
>> "Gary"
>> >This idea is absurd.
>>
>> So is quantum mechanics. But without quantum tunneling and various
>> other quantum effects, your computer wouldn't be working right now.
>
>Quantum mechanics, like Bohr's theory, are just that,
>theories.
And like relativity. And others. BUT, as theories, they provide
a very useful way to predict events. They are correct, in so far
as they are useful. We know that at the boundry conditions, they
break down. Hence, science continues to search for better answers.
>Whether things actually work that way is not known. Science
>uses the best theories it can to try to explain and build
>things that work. But the theories of science are constantly
>changing, as new information becomes available.
Yes, that's true. A theory is only valuable insofar as it permits
us to predict behavior and build devices that work based on that
theory. BUT, rejection of science because of this is, in my
opinion, an error.
>But I
>believe that the one who determines the weather everywhere
>is God, not some butterfly flapping its wings somewhere.
He holds all things together by his power. But that doesn't mean
that physical laws do not exist, or that things we observe are simply
illusions. God established the natural laws. And in so far as we
can observe them, we see these laws and their effects.
In highly complex systems, ANY change in the state can have a huge
effect. Read about chaos theory and you'll see. See the following:
http://www.imho.com/grae/chaos/chaos.html
As they note, a very, very slight change in the initial value in a
series function will produce a VERY different result.
-Stephen
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