Hawking Forum Post 32027


Subject: Re: It is what it is!
Date: September 28, 2000 at 18:42:11
Poster: Samuel A. (Sam) Cox

Hi:

And what a GREAT point! Einstein said, "God is subtle, but not malicious"...but sometimes I get the feeling that duality borders on the malicious! If we can't see all there is; why not? Why must important truths about ourselves and the universe be hidden from our sight?

The ultimate blow is that the world we perceive might even be fundamentally WRONG...upside down and cosmically inaccurate.

We are a flying family. I have experienced vertigo in an airplane and know how dangerous it is. If what we see is at odds in any way with cosmic reality, it raises serious questions!

One thing: In GR what we see IS what we get...there is nothing beyond what we ultimately can observe. Yet GR can create motion sickness just like the Merry-Go-Round! I think we need to remember too that in GR, ultimate reality is found at each frame of reference...respect for each individuals point of view is paramount.

Still though, WE are interested in COSMIC reality, don't ask me why. but we are. Maybe we really seek power...the power to influence, change and improve things...to make life easier if not that much more comprehensible!

Best Wishes, Sam Cox

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