Friday, May 23, 2008

Is anything random?

Ok... Long time since I gave you philosophical crap! [:)] Let me talk about something that has been fascinating me for a long time - randomness.

Is there anything really called 'Random'? Scientifically and artificially we could simulate only 'pseudo random' or seemingly random behavior. Extending that to the real world, I often wonder if there is anything called 'Random' at all. The most classic example of a random sequence is atomic vibration. We call them random because we don't see any clear and observable trend in their movement. If quantum physics states that space is an illusion that we assume (see video below), I tend to correlate our daily movements to the subatomic movements. Afterall we could be as small when viewed from a higher altitude and at that altitude, we seem to move in random, without purpose and in an ad-oc fashion but we plan things and we hardly wander around without a purpose. Can it be true that sub-atomic vibrations happen for a purpose or they even plan their steps and communicate with each other; and it's just that the purpose and the equation is not really visible to our eyes? If the answer is yes, is there anything that is really random or it's just that we are yet to invent (or should I say discover) the equation behind these movements? Is the word 'random' abstract as is Mind, Life, Love and God?! There are a lot of mysteries yet to be unravelled, surrounding us!!

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