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ElvenDestiny · 09-20-2005, 08:40 AM

When looking at the idea of whether or not randomness exists I look at it this way and in many of my long sleepless nights this is the answer I came up with this type of question.

And for anyone who reads my journal or other posts you will find this also contradicts my own idea with religion lol. (But I believe that’s the point of evening having an idea, to weight it in against all others)

For the sake of argument imagine if you can a room about 20 ft x 20 ft.

(Even though this would probably be physically impossible for a human to do bear with me)
In every possible location on the room’s floor set down a domino, in my thoughts I estimated this would probably take about 10,000 dominos if not more lol.

Now here you have a representation of existence, there is no way anyone would be able to tell exactly where these dominos will drop or if any will be left standing as they go.

Now what you do not have is a governing force to start the cycle, that’s where religion comes in (playing the hand of some type of deity) and you push the first domino.

I believe a lot of people look at this governing force as the big bang theory, as the theory is very much unknown to me cause I haven’t read it, and what I do know of it makes it kind of hard for me to believe that all of existence started because something exploded, but I guess it’s a possibility. (And I maybe mislead with my knowledge of this theory)

Immediately after pushing the first domino the cycle will begin, one domino dropping after another and since there is so many there is no set path, and there is no way to tell what way the force will travel.

This kind of goes along with the idea others have stated that we may never know whether or not true randomness exists because there are too many possibilities to look at and everything is so vast that it would be impossible to look at all these possibilities.

Also you have to factor in that we do have free will, whether or not anyone else agrees I am stating my opinion here and in it we do have free will lol. So at any given moment (since taking into consideration the domino’s represent everything in existence) one of those dominos could step out of the way of the oncoming force and not be knocked down. Of course there is no way for the domino to know the outcome because its randomness by moving he may have done what he exactly tried to prevent and in doing so could have caused his own toppling.

(I’m also picturing someone walking behind the domino’s setting them all back up kind of like an idea of reincarnation or whatever you want. lol) but both of these last two things are a little off topic.

09-20-2005, 08:40 AM	#28 (permalink)
ElvenDestiny Tilted Location: Pittsburgh, Pa	When looking at the idea of whether or not randomness exists I look at it this way and in many of my long sleepless nights this is the answer I came up with this type of question. And for anyone who reads my journal or other posts you will find this also contradicts my own idea with religion lol. (But I believe that’s the point of evening having an idea, to weight it in against all others) For the sake of argument imagine if you can a room about 20 ft x 20 ft. (Even though this would probably be physically impossible for a human to do bear with me) In every possible location on the room’s floor set down a domino, in my thoughts I estimated this would probably take about 10,000 dominos if not more lol. Now here you have a representation of existence, there is no way anyone would be able to tell exactly where these dominos will drop or if any will be left standing as they go. Now what you do not have is a governing force to start the cycle, that’s where religion comes in (playing the hand of some type of deity) and you push the first domino. I believe a lot of people look at this governing force as the big bang theory, as the theory is very much unknown to me cause I haven’t read it, and what I do know of it makes it kind of hard for me to believe that all of existence started because something exploded, but I guess it’s a possibility. (And I maybe mislead with my knowledge of this theory) Immediately after pushing the first domino the cycle will begin, one domino dropping after another and since there is so many there is no set path, and there is no way to tell what way the force will travel. This kind of goes along with the idea others have stated that we may never know whether or not true randomness exists because there are too many possibilities to look at and everything is so vast that it would be impossible to look at all these possibilities. Also you have to factor in that we do have free will, whether or not anyone else agrees I am stating my opinion here and in it we do have free will lol. So at any given moment (since taking into consideration the domino’s represent everything in existence) one of those dominos could step out of the way of the oncoming force and not be knocked down. Of course there is no way for the domino to know the outcome because its randomness by moving he may have done what he exactly tried to prevent and in doing so could have caused his own toppling. (I’m also picturing someone walking behind the domino’s setting them all back up kind of like an idea of reincarnation or whatever you want. lol) but both of these last two things are a little off topic. __________________ A trees touch could be so soft it could steal you from reality. A winds whisper could be so fierce it could steal your life away.