in the universe," about the same time I did.
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The earth is a small spaceship.
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The equator speeds around at 1000 miles and hour and
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The whole planet speeds around the sun at a speed of a million miles a day.
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The rim speed of rotation of our galaxy is tremendous and
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the speed of the whole galaxy traveling through space is phenomenal.
Non-simultaneity
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Non-simultaneity means that this room, all radiations, all atomic frequencies are non simultaneous.
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There is no logical, composite picture of anything.
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There is no inherent associability.
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Some of the stars you "see" are in your stomach.
All words are attempts to tell experience
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but like universe you can take all words and make coherent sentences.
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There is no ideal moment, no instantenaiety.
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Thought is small field differentiation.
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How fast (much) are the total
patterns tied in local knots so
that they appear static.
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On earth (spaceship) it means
getting supplies.
The Red Shift
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Harlow Shapley is associated
with the red shift.
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Red glow at night is bending
of light.
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We now know we have an
expanding universe because
we discovered the red shift far
away.
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Like the childhood tension
experience where we discover
that tension straightens while
compression curls things up.
What is Generalization in Science?
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Something that always persists.
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In the humanities it doesn't mean much.
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Mathematics is not generalizable, it's only good for local patterns.
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Boolean mathematics is only generalizable with multiplication.
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Math people play decent games but they are not generalizable. Many of them are not legitimate or
natural.
The Law of the Increase of the Random Element
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Entropy to mathematicians.
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It matches the fallout and takes up more space. According to Eddington we get
100,000 tons
of stardust daily and the earth's weight increases.
March 1965 Buckminster Fuller Lecture Notes - Page 3 of 6
photo by Dale Carlson
Design at Southern Illinois University
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