Title: 7 Scientific Facts That Will Change the Way You View The World. | elephant journal
Headings: 7 Scientific Facts That Will Change the Way You View The World. ~ Tim Illencik
7 Scientific Facts That Will Change the Way You View The World. ~ Tim Illencik
Buddhism attracted me in part because of its appreciation for and compatibility with modern scientific understanding.
We are made of stardust.
You are 99% empty space.
Your brain is one step ahead.
Black holes remember what they consume.
Your mind is a universe.
99% of all the species that ever lived are extinct.
An observer can alter reality.
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Content: In fact, without these extinction events we would not be here now. There’s really not much else that will have as great an impact on your meditation on interdependence and impermanence. An observer can alter reality. Quantum mechanics has revolutionized the world of science and challenged our notion of common sense. The famous double-slit experiment revealed that the basic properties of small particles changed if they were observed (by the human brain or some other means), and indicated the dual nature of matter. Electrons fired at a screen with two slits create a diffraction pattern, which would only occur if the particle passed through both slits. This behavior shows the electron behaving as waves as opposed to solid matter. However, if you use methods of detection to determine which slit the electron travels through (observation), the electron will act as a particle and no diffraction pattern will be created. Bottom line—a small particle will change states if it senses that it is being watched. Some of these facts have the unintended effect of making an individual feel insignificant compared to the relative size and lifespan of the cosmos.