Month: December 2007
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From Mud, the Lotus
Out of the Mud Comes the Lotus “May all that have life be delivered from suffering” Gautama Buddha “Is it possible to conquer all suffering? Is that conquest even a rational idea?” Marvin Chester The foundational structure of Buddhism is enunciated in THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS: The world is full of suffering (dukkha). Suffering is…
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Measurement Problem
A commonplace computational practice in quantum mechanics generates the most profound conceptual challenge to the theory. The challenge is called the measurement problem. Here are some quotes summarizing the problem. “The quantum measurement parodox.. stated succinctly… In quantum mechanics all possibilities… are left open whereas in … experience a definite outcome always (occurs).” A. J.…
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The Problem of Evil
Is there a “Problem of Evil” when there is no God? i.e. Is there evil in the world? Can any act be said to be evil, the concept being completely subjective? Do people who do evil agree that they are doing evil? Why then do they do it? What does evil mean? David Hume, the…