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芸術的で美味しそうで☆ From: pchirotaro Views: 117 4 ratings Time: 00:29 More in Science & Technology

3月5日、FBMがハードロックカフェ名古屋に参加しました A concert to benefit Haiti 3/5/2010, Hard Rock Cafe Nagoya.

Band Logo Contest!!
Send all submission in jpg format to: ghostofmatsubara13@gmail.com From: ghostofmatsubara Views: 1896 96 ratings Time: 06:04 More in Music

The Pursat Market
Clips of daily life in Pursat, Cambodia. From: fatblueman Views: 392 26 ratings Time: 01:14 More in Travel & Events

The Bamboo Train
Clips of life in Cambodia From: fatblueman Views: 306 32 ratings Time: 02:01 More in People & Blogs

Thailand Vacation (Part 1)
Good food & fun in the sun! From: ghostofmatsubara Views: 2972 110 ratings Time: 10:31 More in Travel & Events

So that deluge of quotes I promised is emerging as more of a trickle, but those of you who are familiar with my blogging habits probably called my bluff as soon as I said it. Anyway, today I reviewing some more quotes from Kaku's book, Parallel Worlds,on the very weirdness of quantum mechanics. For example:

I sometimes ask our Ph.D. students at the university simpler questions, such as, calculate the probability that they will suddenly dissolve and rematerialize on the other side of a brick wall. According to the quantum theory, there is a small but calculable probability that this could take place. Or, for that matter, that we will dissolve in our living room and wind up on Mars. According to the quantum theory, one could in principle suddenly rematerialize on the red planet. Of course, the probability is so small that we would have to wait longer than the lifetime of the universe.

In fact, it is not just that there are many possible worlds, Kaku says that, according to multiverse theory, every possible world exists:

The quantum theory is based on the idea that there is a probability that all possible events, no matter how fantastic or silly, might occur.

I blogged a few posts back about how there are two possible solutions to the big problems of quantum physics: the multi-verse, and the idea that a greater consciousness causes the collapse of the wave form, bringing things into existence. Now as a believer, if perhaps a somewhat unorthodox one, I must admit that the multiverse idea can make me think that some people will do just about anything in order to not believe in a God, even if that "God" is a nebulous sort of consciousness. People who are able to poke fun at belief in a greater consciousness while treating seriously the notion that somewhere there is a universe for absolutely anything you can imagine... well, let's just say that there's room for everyone to be humble and open when it comes to a subject like this.

There is a kind of romantic thought that occurs though. If M-theory were true, then the creative work of fiction writers wouldn't be creative at all. It would simply mean that the creative process is a means of channeling, or perhaps reporting, the events and personalities of other universes. Because if all possible things are realized somewhere, then somewhere, Narnia is playing out exactly as written, and so is the Lord of the Rings, and the Brave New World, and even (pray for these poor ones) 1984. Of course, there is also every possible variation, so somewhere Aslan is saving the Brave New World from Big Brother, Superman is the Queen of Antarctica, and (pray for these poor ones) Sarah Palin is President.

No wait!! The best one is this: somewhere the Old Testament of the Bible played out exactly as it was written. Ha! I need to point out to my atheist m-theory-believing friend that he is more of a biblical literalist than I am! What fun, this multi-verse.

Anyway, more from Kaku:

If this interpretation is correct, then at this very instant your body coexists with the wave functions of dinosaurs engaged in mortal combat. Coexisting in the room you are in is the wave function of a world where the Germans won World War II, where aliens from outer space roam, where you were never born. The worlds of The Man in the High Castle and The Twilight Zone are among the universes existing in your living room. The catch is that we can no longer interact with them, since they have decohered from us. As Alan Guth has said, “There is a universe where Elvis is still alive.”

Kaku points out that most quantum scientists don't focus too much on the wacky implications of their theories, focusing instead on trying to determine, through models and experimentation, just what exactly is going on. They leave the extrapolation to Hollywood and bored bloggers.

Most physicists shrug their shoulders and throw up their hands when confronted with the mind-bending paradoxes of quantum me- chanics. To most practicing scientists, quantum mechanics is a set of cookbook rules that yields the right probabilities with uncanny ac- curacy. As the physicist-turned-priest John Polkinghorne has said, “The average quantum mechanic is no more philosophical than the average motor mechanic.”

Getting a Tattoo in Thailand!!!
On my recent trip to Koh Phangan, Thailand, I experienced the traditional sak yant Thai protection tattoo. Definitely one of the coolest experiences of my life! Check out the TATTOO CLUB in Thong Sala on the island of Koh Phangan, Thailand. You can contact them at tattooclub_kophangan@yahoo.com Or, search "Man TattooClub" on Facebook. From: ghostofmatsubara Views: 3125 109 ratings Time: 33:04 More in Travel & Events

The wood on the way to the train station was completely cleared away today. Don’t know why, but when I saw it, it almost had me in tears. It’s like the last corner of mystery got cleared away with it. Once again everything is clear, defined, obvious, and dead.

The thought recurs to me about how strong a desire there is in every generation to heed the end of the world. We seem to want the end of the world - or at least we want to heed it. Because if this generation isn’t the last generation, then our lives are not quite as important, as climactic, as we had hoped. And we can’t bear the thought that this ride will just keep going on without us on it.

Good bye, Thailand...
Thailand pad Thai From: ghostofmatsubara Views: 1204 57 ratings Time: 01:33 More in Travel & Events

Last sunset in Thailand. (Very sad to go...)
Thailand sunset koh phangan From: ghostofmatsubara Views: 728 31 ratings Time: 02:28 More in Travel & Events

Monkey at the temple in Thong Sala, Thailand
Thailand temple koh phangan From: ghostofmatsubara Views: 444 18 ratings Time: 00:57 More in Travel & Events

Another day in paradise...
Thailand tattoo koh phangan From: ghostofmatsubara Views: 734 45 ratings Time: 03:22 More in Travel & Events

Sunset from the Blue Ocean Garden
thailand koh phangan blue ocean garden From: ghostofmatsubara Views: 579 36 ratings Time: 01:59 More in Travel & Events

Haad Rin's forgotten lighthouse
thailand koh phangan haad rin From: ghostofmatsubara Views: 335 28 ratings Time: 02:45 More in Travel & Events

Thailand's carnivorous plants!
Thailand carnivorous plants From: ghostofmatsubara Views: 1087 38 ratings Time: 01:56 More in Travel & Events

Thai food! All for a dollar!!
Thai food market Thailand From: ghostofmatsubara Views: 1239 26 ratings Time: 00:38 More in Travel & Events

Dragonfruit (Thai market preview)
dragonfruit Thai supermarket Thailand From: ghostofmatsubara Views: 749 19 ratings Time: 00:48 More in People & Blogs

Out to sea in Koh Phangan
Thailand Koh Phangan From: ghostofmatsubara Views: 516 30 ratings Time: 02:02 More in Travel & Events

Halfmoon party
Halfmoon party in Koh Phangan, Thailand. SOUND WARNING!!! From: ghostofmatsubara Views: 585 26 ratings Time: 01:08 More in Travel & Events