Post by stepnwolf on Apr 4, 2008 2:14:52 GMT
Ordo ab Chao (Lat.) = Order out of Chaos. This is a motto from ancient Freemasonry, first used in about 1400 AD and subsequently adopted by a degree in the AASR. Until relatively recently efforts at imposing order on the chaos of our sense perceptions have met with little success. With the development of the modern computer, however, we now have the ability to look into chaos square in the face, as it were. If you want to do the looking yourself, you'll need some mathematics. After all, Plutarch quotes Plato as saying, "God geometrizes continually." Mathematics is not my strong suit, but I can see the results of those thinkers who have the skill to peer into chaos. Here are some links for an understanding what science is trying to do.
In physics the effort is toward a "Theory of Everything," which tries to explain everything in the universe with one law. One the way to that end a number of theories have been put forward, the most understandable of which is String Theory. Readers of Besant and Leadbeater will find possible corroboration of the universe as clairvoyants might see it.
Most interesting for me are the fractals, which could not be seen until the invention of the computer. These are figures generated by some serious number-crunching. To view fractals in increasing magnifications is like peering into the infinite. As Einstein describes it, "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science." YouTube has a number of clips which in truth demonstrates the "thumbprint of God". Arthur Clark's series is quite complete and understandable.
Finally, a fractal can be heard when the data for a figure is translated into sound. Here are several examples of fractal music (not for the faint-hearted).
To create order out of chaos, it seems, we must bring in the big guns: the computer, if we are looking for any degree of success
In physics the effort is toward a "Theory of Everything," which tries to explain everything in the universe with one law. One the way to that end a number of theories have been put forward, the most understandable of which is String Theory. Readers of Besant and Leadbeater will find possible corroboration of the universe as clairvoyants might see it.
Most interesting for me are the fractals, which could not be seen until the invention of the computer. These are figures generated by some serious number-crunching. To view fractals in increasing magnifications is like peering into the infinite. As Einstein describes it, "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science." YouTube has a number of clips which in truth demonstrates the "thumbprint of God". Arthur Clark's series is quite complete and understandable.
Finally, a fractal can be heard when the data for a figure is translated into sound. Here are several examples of fractal music (not for the faint-hearted).
To create order out of chaos, it seems, we must bring in the big guns: the computer, if we are looking for any degree of success