I guess that is kind of the same thing? Well not really but almost .... it's a different sense, I suppose.
"A new way of understanding an already powerful theory is beginning to take shape, one that could change the way we understand the world around us. Do we create what we observe through the act of observation?"(Roebke pg. 230)
That question really gets me, especially since I really don't understand the philosophy behind it. Solipsism is the philosophical theory that self is all that you know to exist(Webster dictionary)...???
WHAT!!?
That barely makes any sense... well I guess it does, kind of?
Philosophy drives me crazy. Does that mean everything behind my back right now is just blank space an entire universe undiscovered and unused by us because we just haven't created anything there?
Observation I believe is key to learning, but creating? In art observation is key to learning and creating your art. But does the same hold true for the world? Do we observe and then create the world surrounding us. Sure there are tons of theories are using your "energy" to attract opportunities, people. good health, and so on. Even science falls back into spirituality sometimes. And this really seems to be on the border line for me at least.
Roebke's arguement is unclear to me still. And I think in a way his conclusion is passive, leaving the reader unstatisfied. I do however really enjoy the end when he ask a question Dr. Zeilinger cannot answer, and a week later there is a job posting for a collaborative philosopher.
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"Does that mean everything behind my back right now is just blank space an entire universe undiscovered and unused by us because we just haven't created anything there?"
ReplyDelete- If you are taking that approach to philosophy, then no there is still stuff there because God is the ultimate perceiver and keeps the whole world from disappearing by just thinking it is there even when we are not.
This essay was hard to get my head around too.
ReplyDelete" Does that mean everything behind my back right now is just blank space an entire universe undiscovered and unused by us because we just haven't created anything there? "
Well, there are a lot of theories about the question of space and reality. One is that this world isn't real and that we are experiencing virtual reality (to put it not so eloquently). How do you know that the desk your laptop is sitting on is real? Obviously because it's there and you can touch it (That's another theory). But how do you REALLY know? It could be a figment of your imagination. That part of philosophy infuriates me, but other parts are so fun! Have you taken a class in philosophy yet? If you haven't, you should really give it another chance. It's not as bad as you think I promise.