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- From: tao@fine.princeton.edu (Terry Tao)
- Subject: Re: TIME HAS ANGULAR MOMENTUM: BETTER THEORY THAN (A1)-(A4)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan2.073307.22533@Princeton.EDU>
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- Keywords: Acceptance of (T3) and (T1) is inevitable
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- Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 07:33:07 GMT
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- In article <abian.724992804@pv343f.vincent.iastate.edu> abian@iastate.edu (Alexander Abian) writes:
- > 12-21-92
- > Dear Messrs Neill and David (Boucher)
- >
- > In your recent postings you give examples and you question and
- >try to refute (A3) by pointing out that I explain two mutually
- >opposing phenomena invoking the same (A3). Thus invalidating (A3)
- >as a "useless nonexplanation".
- >
- > I strongly disagree with the above . Yes (A3) can explain
- >(and therefore is not useless) two opposing phenomena (1) and (2)
- >below:
-
- Hang on, before we continue, I would like to replace all versions of (A3)
- with my (T3):
-
- (T3) the fundamental principle of any object, from an atom to a whatever,
- can be explained by: GAINING A FEELING OF INSECURITY
-
- Note: the following has been edited by me.
-
- >
- >
- >(1)
- > A person commits suicide. The night before suicide he leaves
- > a note explaining the reasons of his decision. Every line,
- > every word in the note breaths with fear, with insecurity,
- > with desperation and despondency.
- > My explanation for the suicide is experience the insecurity
- > again by writing the letter, and then plunging into the complete
- > unknown of what happens after death - certainly one of the most
- > insecure of experiences.
- >
- >(2)
- > A person to prolong his life subjects himself to numerous
- > food and activity regiments. Restrains himself from the
- > usual indulgences. Adopts a severe spartan stoic type of
- > life. Although loves to smock, but forces himself not to
- > smoke. Although loves to drink, but forces himself not to
- > drink. He suffers from all these restrains. Obviously he is
- > going against his desires in an effort to make him into a highly
- > insecure person and be denied of all pleasures to have a miserable,
- > insecure life.
- >
- > Now, these two opposing ends are caused by the same
- > (T3) i.e. by TO GAIN A FEELING OF INSECURITY !
- >
- > Does the above makes (T3) nonexplaining ? !! No, no, on the contrary
- >it explains and explains it rationally.
- >
- > Is (T3) useless ? !! No, no, on the contrary it is immensely useful.
- >It prevents us from acting as ignoramuses by calling the person in (1) "a
- >self-sacrificing hero" and by calling the person in (2) "a careful and
- >cautious person."
- > In fact, (T3) will hopefully enlighten us and lead us to find a
- >rational and helpful solution to prevent both (1) and (2).
- >
- > It is high time that Physicists accept (T3) as one of the utmost
- >(if not the utmost) primal cause of action of particles et al. Other-
- >wise they will be drowning in the quagmire of inventing hundreds and
- >hundreds nonconvincing explanations for the behavior of particles et al.
- >
- > Of course, the DYNAMISM THRU WHICH (T3) MANIFESTS ITSELF IS:
- >
- >(T1) THE TENDENCY OF PROVOKING THE STATUS QUO, REACTION TO
- > MAINTAINENCE AND THE TENDENCY OF PROVOKING AGAIN THE STATUS QUO.
- >
- >
- > Messers NEILLE and DAVID, because of lack of time, I cannot comment
- >on all your questions and "seeming counterexamples"
- > As far as LASER is concerned, if you follow it long enough , you
- >will find that it also will be diluted in space.
- >
- > Mr. Neille or Mr. David, one of you wanted some references ,
- >I gave 8 names belonging to quite "accredited" scientific institutions.
- >What are your credentials !?
- >
- > I repeat that PHYSICS will not progress radically, unless it accepts
- > besides (T1) and (T3) also (T2), i.e., that TIME HAS ANGULAR MOMENTUM and
- > some energy is irretrievably recycled in moving TIME around and around.
- >
- > With love, Alexander Abian
- >
-
- Also note how all physical phenomena are explained neatly by (T3) and (T1).
-
- For example, a glass of water will dilute a drop of oil because it fears
- the oil as an invader and thus will maximise its insecurity by absorbing
- it, whereas the strong sulfuric acid will nurture its feelings of
- insecurity and unlovedness by destroying everything weaker than it.
-
- Child A will peacefully let a barber cut his hair because it makes him more
- insecure to part with it. Child B will fight and fight because he hates
- his hair and would feel much more security if he got rid of it.
-
- I have no time to demonstrate the countless other examples.
-
-
- Logical challenge to Abian, again: why must (A3) and (A1) be the valid
- axioms and not (T3) and (T1)? again, Abian will probably give the excuse that Churchill
- does not like cats, or more specifically, one authority (Churchill)
- believes in security rather than insecurity, or at least does so on the
- surface.
-
- By the way, Abian: while I admit Churchill never said
-
- "BECAUSE DOGS ARE CATS, WE MUST FIGHT THE ..."
-
- neither did he say
-
- "BECAUSE THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE OF ANY OBJECT, FROM AN ATOM TO A
- CHEESECAKE, CAN BE EXPLAINED BY: GAINING A FEELING OF SECURITY, WE MUST
- FIGHT THE ..."
-
- rather, what he did say was something like:
-
- "If the security of the nation means anything to you, then you should fight
- the invader"
-
- and the analogy with my DOGS are CATS model would be
-
- "If you like four legged animals, you'll like cats"
-
- Which is not unreasonable. Thus my original argument, that Abian's
- theories have the logical equivalence of my proof that Dogs are Cats,
- stands unrefuted.
-
- Terry.
-
- p.s. sorry for ignoring the proverb "Never argue with a fool, etc..". It's
- just that there's no other entertainment here at the moment.
-