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To: bruinbirdman
There is a theory of 'causality' in physics and philosophy that basically talks about "the cart before the horse" that speaks to this argument. A definition of this theory is " ...the relationship between an event (the cause) and a second event (the effect), where the second event is a direct consequence of the first."

These guys seem to be in favor of an impersonal universe attempting to kill its own grandfather. Potentially good Science Fiction but it reminds me of an earlier speculation about how astronomic observations may actually decrease the potential lifespan of the universe. Sometimes you think that working on the edges of the known causes the loosening of the bounds of rational thought!

35 posted on 10/13/2009 4:47:18 PM PDT by SES1066 (Cycling to conserve, Conservative to save, Saving to Retire, will Retire to Cycle.)
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To: SES1066

I was under the impression that this machine isn’t even able to approach natural cosmic ray energy. This is a pretty far fetched theory. Then again, it is almost 2012..


40 posted on 10/13/2009 5:00:37 PM PDT by Tolsti2
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