Wednesday, January 18, 2012

from 0 to infinity

     An entity is composed of molecules governed by the laws of nature.  One might wonder about the essence of the laws of nature.  Do they exist to prevent an entity from becoming a free entity? Or do they exist in order to be in harmony with the other entities of the universe?  In the age of liberalism, something that defies the laws of nature is fascinating, but does this something that defy the laws of nature really exist?  Or is it simply just an undiscovered phenomenon not yet articulated by the abstraction of the human mind?  If one would say that something defies the laws of nature, is somebody sure that these laws of nature have been completely defined by the means of abstraction employed under the natural sciences?  Is the scientific thought able to define every phenomena through its limited language so that it deserves the right to be the last stand when it comes to the proclamation of the "natural truth"?  If one believes the notion that there is a higher form of abstraction than what the human mind is capable of, then the scientific thought can never attain the fullness of natural truth because it is a bounded or limited form of abstraction.  It is a form of abstraction that is confined to what phenomena were observed so far.  
     
     However, there is something good in the scientific thought that enabled us to appreciate the essence of the natural law.  It may not be able to discover everything, but it can help us appreciate that the existence of this world is real; and in order to exist in accordance to the "rules of the game", one must appreciate the reality in its simplest form through the so-called "little things" of everyday life.  This talk about abstraction can go on and on like from number 0 to positive infinity.  If it is overwhelming, then one can always turn around and find number 0 again; then proceed to negative infinity.  One can always move that way entangled in the infinite loop, and miss everything in his/her bounded duration of existence in this world.

 

[thoughts to think about, but don't forget that there is something higher than the natural law]