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Practice Notes: The S.S. Phenom

October 19, 2020 by Beth Reninger Leave a Comment

wooden ship

Imagine … A beautiful ship—named the S.S. Phenom—made exclusively of cedar planks. This S.S. Phenom is a medium-sized steamship used primarily to ferry tourists over the balmy waters of the Caribbean Sea, between island beaches renowned as vacation destinations. The ship’s owners are under contract with a local travel agency, and enjoy a lucrative regular schedule of trips between and around …

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Practice Notes: Objectivity & Subjectivity

October 13, 2020 by Beth Reninger Leave a Comment

cup to doughnut topology

I recently shared a couple of love poems written by A.R. Ammons. But this poet is best known for poems which reference scientific laws and theories of various sorts. For instance: Substantial Planes It doesn't matter to me if poems mean nothing: there's no floor to the universe and yet one walks the floor. ~ A.R. Ammons Science & Poetry What I appreciate …

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A Logical Duet

September 17, 2020 by Beth Reninger Leave a Comment

correlation & causation

Every now and again, I find it useful to review logical principles that are central to rational discourse, yet often misunderstood or just botched in the heat of the moment. Here are two all-time favorites … 1. Correlation & Causation Just because two events are correlated doesn’t mean that there is a causal relationship that exists between the two. As pictured above, a hot sunny day may …

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Ways of Knowing

August 18, 2020 by Beth Reninger Leave a Comment

The Thinker the Twitterer cartoon

In a previous post—Mercury Rising—we considered various measuring devices—used by scientists to record information about large, medium-sized and very small phenomena. One device briefly considered was the human body-mind itself. Now, let’s continue our exploration by taking a closer look at the human body-mind as a measuring apparatus. In particular, let’s address the question: what counts as …

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Mercury Rising

August 14, 2020 by Beth Reninger Leave a Comment

thermometer on brick wall with plant

In a previous post—Star Light, Star Bright—I posed the question: What is meant by “observation” in various physics paradigms, and how does this relate (if at all) to Awareness as the final, ultimate perceiver/observer? And, as we saw, what is meant by “an observer” differs quite dramatically, between Newtonian, special relativity, and quantum mechanical paradigms. And this is quite …

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Star Light, Star Bright …

August 5, 2020 by Beth Reninger Leave a Comment

stars pier boat

Most of you will be familiar with the nursery rhyme: Star light, star bright, First star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might, Have this wish I wish tonight. My current wish is a clearer understanding of what is meant by "observation" in various physics paradigms, and how this relates (if at all) to Awareness as the final, ultimate perceiver/observer. Starry Night I'll be returning …

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