Cosmetic Parakeets.

[fiery_roses]

For someone who always plays the druid or the gypsy or the time and mind mage, I have very little faith in divining the future. The future is a direct result of what we do today, and for the smart ones, today's actions will be governed by what they've already learned from the past. The only way to say what the future might be is to look at your

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[rhykan]

This entry, in it's near-entirety, stolen and pasted onto my Livejournal in a blockquote with credit to the original author. Thank you for a well-written and thoughtful essay on helping others, helping yourself, and standing for what you believe in.

Bless you,
---Karl

[fiery_roses]

I'm very glad you liked the essay. I'm still suprised that you liked it enough to post it in your LJ. That's certainly never happened to me before, and I am chuffed! ^__^

Bless you Karl,
~Peta~

[adalricbrandl]

I agree with you on almost every point you have written. The only thing I disagree with, is the possibility of prediction.

If you break everything down to the smallest possible size, all we are left with is particles, and energy. My theory is this; if you are able to determine, at the exact same moment of time, the position, properties and direction of every single particle in existence, you could see the result ahead of time through the governing laws of physics.

I know that that is an impossibilty, but I think that it's at least worth a monent of thought.

[rhykan]

If you break everything down to the smallest possible size, all we are left with is particles, and energy. My theory is this; if you are able to determine, at the exact same moment of time, the position, properties and direction of every single particle in existence, you could see the result ahead of time through the governing laws of physics.
Unfortunately, Einstein's theory of general relativity, coupled with the "Black Holes Have No Hair" theory refute that claim. Let me explain.

Essentially, the event horizon on a black hole is such that light can enter it but never escape it, since doing so would necessitate going faster than the speed of light away from the center of the black hole, which would defy the laws of physics and general relativity. What this means is that any matter, information, or light that enters a black hole can never escape or return to the universe, and since it doesn't leave behind any trace of it's origin, there's no way to tell one black hole from another, except for by their size. "Black holes have no

[nlxth]

Since matter within a black hole can't escape or in any way affect matter outside it other than gravitationally, I don't think it would affect Adalric's claim. It only makes his idea easier to work, in that we only have to understand the mass and gravitational pull of matter in black holes, rather than anything else about them. If we already know about the matter that can be affected by them, then all that matters is how the gravitational pull acts on it.

Yes, I've taken a few science courses. I just pulled out my old university Astronomy text.

The point is moot, however. Omniscience is sorely lacking in the human race (or, often, common sense). If we could, but we can't, so we won't.

Personally, I like a bit of a challenge. I prepare with my Backpack-O-Stuff, but it's to fend off the unexpected. To overcome something you never saw coming is a great feeling.

*glomps Peta*

The unexpected.

[fiery_roses]

Speaking of the unexpected, I certainly did not see a scientific debate of such technical proportions to follow on from my essay. I love it. (Even though I can only barely follow what you three are talking about.)

*Falls over anime style, laughing gleefully, and tickles Jesse*

Clearly, this proves the unexpected does not always need to be fended off. The good suprises in life are often what makes it worth living. ^__^

[anonymous]

Thankyou Peta.

These are the journal entries I most love to read. They make me think about life and challenge my perceptions of the world and my place in it.

I have very little faith in divining the future. The future is a direct result of what we do today, and for the smart ones, today's actions will be governed by what they've already learned from the past. The only way to say what the future might be is to look at your current actions and use your knowledge of your surroundings and the people in them to guess at the results of said actions. And surely it can only be a guess, for the world is full of chaos and randomness and no matter how many variables you consider in your calculations, you can never consider them all, and so nothing in life will ever turn out exactly the way you expect.This is so true. When I did the divination with Dom, he told me then and there that the cards will only tell us one possible future, based on our current energetics and state of mind, and that its not fixed in stone. If we continue with our

[anonymous]

Sorry, that is me, Laura, learn_to_dream... I'm at uni and forgot I wasn't logged in.

[fiery_roses]

I knew it was you, how many other people do I know dating a guy named Dom who does divinations? ^__^

I am glad you enjoyed the essay, and thank you for your comment.