Week 2 Human intent as it affects health

My thoughts on human intent and its affects on health is that people have to put forth an effort to maintain good health. We all know basic thing that can help us stay healthy scubas exercising, low stress, and easting well. The environment we live in is just as important as us maintaining our personal  health. If we live in an unhealthy environment it will cause us to become unhealthy. When we restore health to out environment people will become healthier.

Week 3 Would you support the development of a "bionic" person?

I would support the development of a bionic person if its for a good reason. For example if a person was injured in an accident like robocop. I think that a person should be able to live as much of a normal life as possible. If the medical technology is available to help people I think it should be utilized. If I lost an arm in an accident I would be the first one in line to get a replacement. Although we may not need this technology to much longer because research is being conducted on human regeneration.

Would your view change if this were for military purpose?

It depends on the situations if a soldier was injured serving and they needed to become "bionic" to live close to a normal life I would support it. If the military would like to harness this technology to use as a weapon I think it would be a negative thing.  If this technology is use to help people it is a good thing but if it is used as a weapon that is bad.

Week 2 What Conclusions can you draw from Kirlian photography?

I think the concept of Kirlian photography is very interesting. Although I do not fully believe that this technique is 100% valid. I agree with portion of the article that states an objects aura should disappear when an organism dies. Lastly I do find it highly fascinating that this technique has been used in the detection of cancer at a sporadic rate.

Week 2 Acupuncture as effective energy medicine

Acupuncture is effective energy medicine because it focuses on qi. Which is a form of energy. There are many forms of qi in the human body. Acupuncturist place needles in specific points on the body to restore the proper flow of energy.  I think acupuncture is valid and effective form of energy medicine.

Week 1 My thoughts on tonights discussion.

One of the topics that caught my attention in tonight's discussion was about how to decide if people are conscious or not. I found the research interesting because the researcher used electroencephalograms to conduct the research. Electroencephalograms are traditionally one of the main test used to detect epilepsy and other disorder in the brain. The result the researchers found from the experiment varied because some people had little to no response to the test but later appeared to be fully conscious.

Week 1 I Know I'm a "living system" because...

I know that I am living system because I have the ability to move. I am composed of cells. I also met the criteria that defines living vs non living systems. Lastly I have that ability to reproduce.

Week 9 Synthesizing Physics - " As above, so below"?

It is very difficult to synthesize the eastern view and western view of physics. The eastern approach to physics in my opinion is similar to classical physics. The current western view of physics is more relative to modern physics.

Week 9 My E-prime Day

Today seemed good. I attended physics class at 5:30pm. My professor Larry spears appeared cheerful. Larry gave a good lecture. I liked Larry's lecture. I always enjoy attending classes at ACCHS.

Week 8 Descrates has a lot to answer for!

I agree Descrates does have a lot answer for. He is responsible for spawning a lot of bad ideas. I am really glad that reductionism is no longer in existence.  I am happy that science and physics has evolved since then and people have a better understanding of how things work.

Week 8 Our "Energy Efficient" Culture

I think our culture is becoming more energy efficient because we are destroying our planet and using up our natural resources. People are realizing we are destroying the planet and the future generations will need place to live. Most people are wasteful and feel that they need to drive everywhere and aren't aware that packaging of the product they are purchasing is going to end up in land fill.

Week 8 Newton's three Laws and Me.

I agree with Newton's three laws and I feel that they apply to me. For example Newtons first law of motion states an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. If I'm at rest in a chair I will remain there until someone exerts force or energy to move me. The other option I could use my own energy to move myself. If I walking I will continue to walk until something stops me or I stop using my own energy to move myself.

Week 7 Chaos and Consciousness

When I read the article Chaos and Consciousness I agreed with many of the points that the author states. I agree that consciousness is something that we can exercise everyday. Even in a state of chaos if we are aware of what is going we can do things to end the dominant attractor.

Week 7 Fractals as complex systems.

I think that fractals are great because they simplify very complex things. Fractals are simple patterns that can explain something that is complicated. Fractals differ from other figures because of the way they scale. I think that next step in understanding a fractal is to clearly define what a fractal is.

Week 7 Ordered Chaos

Ordered chaos sounds familiar to me. When I think of ordered chaos the first thing I can think of is the butterfly effect. Ordered chaos is difficult to explain but I would describe it as a pattern that is very hard to predict.

Week 6 Connections I can make between Energy and Qi?

Energy and qi are closely related. I would describe energy as a form of qi. qi is energy in its largest form. According to Chinese medicine qi is vital energy and our life force. Honestly it is really hard to describe qi.

Week 6 Resonance in world

I personally like resonance in my world. Without resonance in our world we would not have great things like music. Things such as guitar strings, violin strings, and piano strings are all instruments that come from resonance. All of these instruments have vibrating strings that create resonance. Resonance is the common cause of sound production in most musical instruments

Week 6 Are all vibrations "good"?

In my honest opinion I do not feel that all vibrations are good. The reason that I feel that all vibrations are not good because in the case of an earth quake the vibration could be dangerous for people and potentially cause buildings to fall. Some vibrations can be good for example when I'm upset and I spend time with my daughter the vibrations that she gives off puts me in a better mood.

Week 5 Are there connections between Sacred Geometry and Physics?

This is a difficult question for me to answer because I feel that I do not have a good enough understanding of physics to answer this question. But based on the information that I do have I believe there is a connection between math, sacred geometry, and physics are closely related. Fractals have seemed to reveal an abundance of information about physics and our universe. They produce organic shapes that correspond with natural process such as plant growth and how embryos develop.

Week 5 Just what does CP violation really mean?

According to physics a CP (change conjugation Parity symmetry) violation is when postulated CP-symmetry is violated. Scientist assumed that all particles would decay at the same rate whether time ran forward or backwards. Time can't be reversed but scientist could change the charge and parity of the particles. The decay rate changed under these conditions and this was the first CP violation.

Week 5 My symmetrical World

In my opinion I believe that our world is symmetrical. If we examine particles each particle that is known has a supersymmetrical partner. Each particle has a partner that is exactly similar. For example the particle quark has a theoretical partner that is a squark. If we look at the world in general we can see symmetry in nature and many other things.

Week 4 What is the function of gravity?

What is the function of gravity? This is a difficult question to answer because I do not completely understand its function. The most elementary is its role in human walking. Because of gravity humans can walk the ground without losing contact with it. Gravity can be best described as the force the pulls other object in its direction.

Week 4 How would you compare the four forces?

When reading about the four forces and comparing them I noticed that each fundamental force has a unique messenger particle. Gravity is considered to be the weakest of the four fundamental forces. Electromagnetic force is consider to be the second strongest.  The strong nuclear force is the strongest and weak nuclear force ranks third amongst the four forces.

Week 4 How has E = mc2 affected you?

E=mc2 has affected me in many ways because the equation deals with mass and energy. This is important to me because TCM speaks of Qi often. E=mc2 basically states that even the tiniest particle has concentrated amount of energy. This is important because many sick people often have a Qi stagnation. 

Week 3 Based on what you know, how would you explain connectivity?

When I think of connectivity I would explain it as the state of two things being linked to each other or  many things being interlinked. Additional to add the explanation of connectivity I would say that it is a part of entanglement. When two or many things that connected if one thing is affected so are the others.

Week 3 What evidence can you find for synchronicity?

The evidence that I can find for synchronicity is about two weeks ago I was thinking of a friend that I grew up with in Michigan. I was walking the next day and we passed each other on the sidewalk. It was great that we got to reconnect. It turns out that my friend relocated to Oakland about one year ago. We had not seen each other in almost 15 years.

Week Two Is The Universe Weird?

In my opinion I think that the universe is weird. The reason that I find that the universe is weird because I do not think that we have full understanding of it. There are still mysteries in the physics and one of the biggest mysteries is why the universe consist of more matter than antimatter. Mechanics imply that we should have equal amounts of each. At this current time there is no model of physics that can explain this. Although there has been advancements in research in this area it is not completely understood yet.

Week 2 My Comments On Causality

My thoughts on causality is that it is straightforward. I agree that there is a clear relationship between cause and effect. Causality is one of the fundamental laws of physics. It is possible to influence an event that is taking place at the moment but we cannot change an event that has occurred in the past because it is impossible to go back in time.

Week 2 My Reflection On Uncertainty

My thoughts on Heisenberg's uncertainty principle is that there have been many experiments set up to beat the uncertainty principle. It appears that principle is very accurate because it has been highly scrutinized and it still stands up. When I read about the Bohr-Einstein debate I was able to gain a better understanding of the principle. Heisenberg's uncertainty principle states the a atomic-scale physical properties can only be described with a limited degree of accuracy because momentum and position in space. The two properties are independent but have shown to be connected.

Week 1 Discussion

Can we slow time down?

I don't that time can be slowed down. I think it all depends on the person if a person is very busy they will not have very much time or feel that time is speeding up. A person who may have very little responsibility may feel they have an over abundance of time.

What are the culture implications of time?

Different cultures perceive time in a unique way. For example in the west many Americans perceive time as money. In the west it seems that we spend most of our time working or educating ourselves to achieve a financial goal. I think how time is perceived varies in each country and culture. Some cultures may perceive family time as the most important.

What about parallel universes?

In my opinion I do not believe in parallel universes or an alternative reality. I do not agree with the theory that there perhaps is an infinite number of universes. I do think there is a possibility that life exist on other planets. In order for me to agree with the theory of parallel universes there would need to be more conclusive evidence to support this theory.

Week 1 Quiz

What attracts me to Chinese Medicine?

I became involved with Chinese medicine because I have various family members that have numerous health problems. I think there is many good things about Western medicine but it also lacks in many other areas. Additionally I enjoy studying Chinese medicine because I would like to commit my life to helping others.

What of I honestly think of physics, really?

Honestly I would not be taking a physics course if it was not required. I took a physics course in high school but I do not remember much from it except it deals with matter, energy, and motion.

Now that I think about it, have I ever experienced time "slowing down" or "speeding up"?

The most recent time that I have experienced time slowing down and speeding up was when I spent time in sensory deprivation chamber. I entered a tank filled with water and 800 lbs of epsom salt. The water is at the exact same temperature as your body and the epsom salt causes to float on top of the water. While I was in the tank time passed really slow at first but once I started relaxing I lost my sense of time and several hours had passed and I did not notice.