On the Ethos of Rational Science

The Triumph of Achilles  Why aggression is necessary in intellectual discourse "I am warlike by nature. To attack is part of my instincts. To be able to be an enemy, to be an enemy — perhaps that presupposes a strong nature... for a philosopher who is warlike challenges even problems to a duel." - Frederick Nietzsche Nothing is more irritating and stultifying to the progress of philosophical or scientific inquiry than meekness,...

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Quantum's Big Disconnect

Quantum's basic assumption is that the universe is composed of tiny, discrete, spherical particles is patently absurd. The architecture of the particle is completely inconsistent with it's behavior in reality, and to account for this, mathematicians have invented the notion that these particles follow rules, instead of architecture.Gravity, light, magnetism, electricity, chemical bonding, etc. are not enacted simply by virtue of the mechanical form of the objects in question, they are bound to happen by an abstraction- a rule. These rules which...

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The Gestalt Effect in Quantum Physics

Are all models of quantum objects illusions? Whether an intentional illusion or an unconscious cognitive fallacy, it is clear that models of Quantum objects not real objects at all. They are almost always Gestalt reification effects. From the time I first laid eyes on models of the atom in my high school chemistry book, I had an intuitive notion that they weren't realistic. Only recently, however, did I learn the name of the concept they employed:...

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