Various theories in physics stipulate that an infinitely small string or point vibrates and creates all things physical.
In my mind, if you vibrate a point or string at certain frequencies, you get symmetrical patterns. In the physical world, not everything is symmetrical.
So the vibration must be asymmetrical and still impart constructive information. Sounds like we are in a simulation? Could be. I was undecided before.
Played a part in stopping Trump from almost certain reelection.
Would be looked upon as Divine Intervention by many, if it weren't for all the death and suffering.
Few probably think about what America and the World would be like with Trump in a second term as President.
The conservative party in Korea has been acting like Trump for decades and have become even more emboldened watching Trump spout lies. Pretty sure the situation is the same the world over.
Used to drink very weak coffee, but surprisingly found out it was causing ulcers.
In the beginning (sounds like the Bible), there was no intelligence and it emerged?
Or there was intelligence and it started manifesting in the universe?
Intelligence, emotions and other factors begat cognitive dissonance and cognitive consonance?
Evolution-wise, or over time, there should be more people who are cognitively consonant than cognitively dissonant.
Due to democratic voting, changing a country's policies requires a majority. If the cognitively consonant control media and other private organizations, then a majority is not always needed.
If there were more cognitively consonant people, the world would be a much better and more logical place. Hope we are headed that way.
People today are a mix of contradictions. Were people meant to evolve into being more cognitively consonant?
Why do people and knowledge keep evolving into a "higher" state? Something like entropy? Maybe some effect or a type of energy that people have believed to be a God?
What is the percentage of people globally today who are cognitively consonant? Less than 1%?
It would be very hard to be 100% cognitively consonant.
What is the percentage of people globally today who are around 60% cognitively consonant? 10%?
Don't know and doubt that I will ever even if I took a long time to think about it.
It's illegal to not wear seat belts, smoke in public places, or drive drunk.
You rarely hear people argue about freedom in the above cases.
Wearing masks saves lives. Not doing so in a coronavirus pandemic endangers the person not wearing the mask and those around that person.
The people arguing that it is their right not to wear masks are most likely cognitively dissonant.
Be true or become cognitively dissonant.
Many years ago, someone wrote that quantum entanglement and wave-particle duality are probably examples of non-local dimensions.
Some physicists agree that quantum entanglement could be a non-local effect, The article below is lengthy, but towards the end, it is discussed.
Quanta: The Most Famous Paradox in Physics Nears Its End
Thoughts rule.
Also, people seem to fail to grasp the importance of cognitive dissonance. To me, it shouts that if one is not true, one can become crazy.
Example? Trump, he lies all the time.
Truth and conscience rule.
Are thoughts, truth, conscience, maybe even emotions related or connected to some force like a God?
However, as more than 90% of the population do wear them and since the number of coronavirus cases is very low in Korea, the ones that refuse to wear masks most likely will not become infected with COVID-19.
Korean news media reports on the number of new coronavirus cases in the previous day, related deaths and other information daily.
From that information, Koreans have seen, themselves, that a group of people refusing to wear masks and socially distance can cause hundreds, if not thousands of infections.
Korea has a national medical insurance system, contract tracing, free testing and mobile phones alerts with information on locations visited by those infected coronavirus along with recommendations to be tested to those who may have been in contact with an infected person or just want to check.
If President Moon acted like Trump, then Korea's situation definitely would be much worse.
There are groups in Korea that claim coronavirus is a hoax, refuse to socially distance and such. If Trump had led Korea, these groups would have created even more problems.
Korea has a population of over 50 million. It has had in total 25,775 coronavirus cases and 457 related deaths as of midnight on October 23. The number of new coronavirus infections yesterday was 77, of which 11 cases were from people who were tested after arriving from overseas (free of charge, I think).
If the US had taken the same approach as Korea or Japan and obtained similar results, it would have less than 200,000 coronavirus cases and 4,000 deaths.
A majority of deaths, loss of jobs and other misfortunes in the US due to coronavirus are, in my thinking, due to Trump's misguided efforts to become reelected and those that empower him. What is going on in their minds? Talk about being selfish.
Unintentional murder? Definitely thought about the consequences of playing down the coronavirus and very likely increase in deaths. Intentional murder, but done anyway because they could get away with it? Either way, it's a type of murder.
Holding large rallies? Korea let a mass rally be held a few months ago which resulted in hundreds of new cases. Accordingly, large rallies are not being allowed in Korea for now. People are allowed to go to sports events but at a 30% capacity limit with social distancing and masks required.
Holding large rallies without masks? I doubt that would be allowed, much less held, by any sane leader of a country with a coronavirus epidemic.
It's ironic that many of Trump's supporters wear MAGA hats. Trump has definitely not made America great again in the eyes of the world. Albeit, he stood up to China.
Interestingly, both China and Trump do not seem to be interested in fair play. Ditto for most corporations.
Why do people listen to demagogic politicians instead of reason? Cognitive dissonance?
I remember they used to have smoking sections on airplanes and Koreans weren't allowed to go overseas without government permission. You could get permission if you had government duties (diplomatic, etc.), for business, college education and other limited purposes.
Koreans could go abroad freely a few years after former President Park Chung-hee, often titled dictator by American media and many mindful Koreans, was assassinated.
Did you know that Koreans fought in Vietnam, mostly due to Korea being an American ally and that Americans fought in the Korean War? Some state that it was also to fight communism.
Some things have changed for the better, while some things, like climate change and pollution, have become worse. Wonder what the future will hold?