Cook's Physics 101: Science
for Non-Scientific Minds
Oh no, not again!
You may be thinking to yourself, I will
skip this part and move onto the important
stuff, as I surely am way beyond this section.
Hmm...ever wonder why one-hit wonders exist?
Or ever consider why others continue to hash
out great work well into their latter years?
The difference lies not only in genius, but
also the ability to never stop learning, by
continuing to progress with the times and
to humble oneself by returning to the basics
from time to time. Now is that time, as you
are preparing to learn many new things by
surfing this site.
As the great, late Henry David Thoreau once
stressed, "simplify, simplify, simplify!"
Trust me, you will never fully grasp
the study of gravity and zero point energy
at this site, unless you first read over the
simplicity of this refresher course. And if
you are merely an enthusiast just trying to
get some grass-roots info on all this antigravity
/ free energy mumbo-jumbo, then these pages
are an excellent place to start.
On the last page I brought up Ockham's Razor
for a good reason: it is a great way to introduce
/ re-introduce you to the Scientific Method.
The term Mr. William of Ockham used, referring
to what one should not over-multiply, was
"entities." In Physics, this most
often refers to dimensions. Not parallel
dimensions, though that does occasionally
come up in Physics, rather, dimensions in
terms of mass, charge and distance to name
a few. In fact, just by knowing those 3 dimensions,
or perhaps three others such as frequency,
voltage and temperature, one can calculate
all the other parameters of the universe known
to man for a particular experiment--and then
some even unknown to man. But what are these
so-called dimensions anyway? And what happens
when I multiply them, or add them? When is
the multiplication of these dimensions over-kill,
thereby discounting Mr. Ockham's Razor? And
what made him the expert anyway, when no one
even really knows who he was?
Okay, slow down! First let me give you a
few easy, but immensely helpful guidelines
that one should be made aware of as a scientist
or student, even if he or she chooses to disregard
them later...
Mr. Cook of Ohioham's Guidelines to Not
Be Made into a Fool:
1) Never suggest, state or even think
that something is impossible. Does
anyone really remember the names of those
who said that airplanes were an impossibility
or that the world was flat or that sharks
would never attack humans, which were actually
very strong beliefs not too long ago? Never
say never, and never attempt to prove the
negative (only I am allowed to say "never"
'cause it's my site), which leads me to the
next guideline.
2) Never attempt to prove anything.
Proof is about as useless in science as it
was when the Nazi's tried to prove their human
superiority (BTW, I'm a German-Austrian-American).
Scientists only can support their hypotheses
with experimentation, and never really prove
a thing. While proof may be useful in legal
or mathematical matters, it always tends to
lead to embarrassing errors in science--if
not right away, then eventually down the road.
Avoid such efforts like the plague.
3) Accept nothing as fact, but be skeptical
of your skepticism. Stoicism
about scientific matters is the only effective
approach to studying science. Those who are
too easy to accept are generally the ones
who let go the earliest, whether a hypothesis
remains valid or not. And skeptics are most
often forgotten if not humiliated to the point
of infamy first. So many people since the
day's of Hume claim now to be "skeptics,"
as if it makes them appear to others as being
more scientific / "hume-holier"
than thou. Truth is, Hume's philosophies actually
were intended to not only break down religion
and mysticism, but also meaningful science
and mathematics as well (visit the Philosophy
Pages for more on this topic). Test for
yourself without sensation--and wisdom will
surely follow. There is a big difference between
supporting a hypothesis and accepting
it, and no room for doubt in either. And when
in doubt even of this point, refer
back to Guideline 1.
Summary. If you want to remain ahead
of the scientific curve, follow the above
guidelines at all cost (only the Men in Black
or wannabe "men in black" ignore
them, and individuals from both groups are
lonely, unknown misinformers, and just plain
silly).
So don't be made into a fool as you just
begin to fully grasp the nature of gravity
and zero point energy!
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