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Why is understanding physics and the general rules of the universe so important in doing philosophy?
Understanding physics and the general rules of the universe is important when doing philosophy because physics explains almost everything; the String Theory, The Uncertainty Principle, The Grand Unified Theory or the Theory of Everything, Quantum Mechanics, etc. The String Theory is the notion that everything is made out of very small loops of matter, very much smaller than anything we can see in atoms. This theory is also where we get the idea of multiple dimensions. The Uncertainty Principle explains, “In the act of observing, what was being observed, changed”. For example, Schrodinger’s cat, it was an experiment of a cat being both alive and dead in a box with a toxin, “only by opening the box or make a measurement is the animal’s fate determined”; By trying to understand the effect of the cat in the toxic box, we alter the outcome. In summary from both readings and the video clips, everything is made out of atoms, which are made out of even tinier particles called protons, neutrons and electrons. Depending on how these particles react with each other, we get different out comes. However, we cannot truly discover the ultimate outcome because maybe there is no one outcome. In order to philosophize, one must utilize all outlets of physics and apply that to our knowledge of the universe, so over time we can continue to grow upon each finding until we find the “truth”.
Why is understanding physics and the general rules of the universe so important in doing philosophy?
Understanding physics and the general rules of the universe is important when doing philosophy because physics explains almost everything; the String Theory, The Uncertainty Principle, The Grand Unified Theory or the Theory of Everything, Quantum Mechanics, etc. The String Theory is the notion that everything is made out of very small loops of matter, very much smaller than anything we can see in atoms. This theory is also where we get the idea of multiple dimensions. The Uncertainty Principle explains, “In the act of observing, what was being observed, changed”. For example, Schrodinger’s cat, it was an experiment of a cat being both alive and dead in a box with a toxin, “only by opening the box or make a measurement is the animal’s fate determined”; By trying to understand the effect of the cat in the toxic box, we alter the outcome. In summary from both readings and the video clips, everything is made out of atoms, which are made out of even tinier particles called protons, neutrons and electrons. Depending on how these particles react with each other, we get different out comes. However, we cannot truly discover the ultimate outcome because maybe there is no one outcome. In order to philosophize, one must utilize all outlets of physics and apply that to our knowledge of the universe, so over time we can continue to grow upon each finding until we find the “truth”.