Quote:
"If the universe had formed just a tiny bit differently—if gravity were fractionally stronger or
weaker, if the expansion had proceeded just a little more slowly or swiftly—then there might
never have been stable elements to make you and me and the ground we stand on."
Question:
What would things actually be like if indeed gravity was either stronger or weaker than it is in reality? What would have happened if the big bang had happened differently than we know it to have?
Comment:
I chose this quote because it made me question the way things actually are and how it would be if the simplest of things would have worked differently than we know it to have. How different would things be of how would things on earth work if gravity worked differently? Or if the big bang and elements worked differently that they do now? It makes me question our ability to function if the simplest of things were just slightly different. Would we have been able to have adapted if gravity worked different and had a different force?
Friday, December 21, 2012
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Bryson Chapter 1:
QCCQ:
Quote:
"There is of course a great deal we don't know, much of what we think we know we haven't known, or thought we've known, for long."
Comment:
The way I interpret this quote is that there is still a lot that is left unknown. The author is trying to convey that although we think we know things, there is still a larger amount of things that we are not educated about. There are things that we know, or at least think we know but really we know nothing because there is still so much that we have no clue about. The things we may know are forever changing and that causes us to question the little we do know.
Connection:
Many of us think we are educated and that we know a fair amount of things but i feel like this is hinting at the fact that we really don't know much at all. What purpose do we have if we know nothing? I feel like many of us, including myself don't take the time to question things. We should all question the things we already know and all that we do not. There is more to life that what most of us think.
Question:
What does this even mean, do we even know anything at all? This makes me question the things I think I know, not only about atoms and matter, but about everything in general.
Quote:
"There is of course a great deal we don't know, much of what we think we know we haven't known, or thought we've known, for long."
Comment:
The way I interpret this quote is that there is still a lot that is left unknown. The author is trying to convey that although we think we know things, there is still a larger amount of things that we are not educated about. There are things that we know, or at least think we know but really we know nothing because there is still so much that we have no clue about. The things we may know are forever changing and that causes us to question the little we do know.
Connection:
Many of us think we are educated and that we know a fair amount of things but i feel like this is hinting at the fact that we really don't know much at all. What purpose do we have if we know nothing? I feel like many of us, including myself don't take the time to question things. We should all question the things we already know and all that we do not. There is more to life that what most of us think.
Question:
What does this even mean, do we even know anything at all? This makes me question the things I think I know, not only about atoms and matter, but about everything in general.
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