The physical world view between reality and surrealism
WhenIstartedstudyingastrophysicsafterthepoliticalchangeinEastGermany,Iinitiallyhadtoovercomethehurdleof theEnglishlanguagethatistypicalforEastGermanscientists.WeweretrainedinRussian,butwedidn'tseeanyneedfor the English language.Tolearnthislanguageself-taught,Iusedthechildren'sbooksbyJ.K.RowlingonthewizardingstudentHarryPotter.I foundthesebooksverysuitableformyproject.Thevocabularywasabitmanageableatthebeginningandgrewoverthe courseoftheexcitingstory.TheplotdevelopedinsuchawaythatIreadeachbooktotheendandlearnedthevocabulary by heart in the process. So I was able to do without the annoying vocabulary learning entirely. J.K.Rowling'sinventedintheirfamouschildren'sbookseriesabouttheMagican’spupilHarryPotter,theplatformnine three-quartersattheKing’sCrossRailwayStationinLondon.Youjustwouldhavetowalkcourageouslyonplatformnine against the wall, to get from the real world into the fictional world of magicians. Intheworldofscience,suchaclearseparation,forexamplebyawallbetweenphysicsandmetaphysics,wouldalsobe desirable.Unfortunately,inthelastcenturythewallsweredeliberatelytorndownbyanexcessivemathematizationof physicsinordertoreconcilefaithwithscience,asthepriestGeorgeLemaitreandhiscolleaguesdreamedof,andsothe boundaries with all their join forces were fade away. Rowlingsisalsowonderfullysuccessfulinportrayingthehyprisoftheblackmagiciansinrelationtothecommonpeople, the Muggles. Even the word Muggle contains all the arrogance of this guild. LeonardSusskindalsodescribesthishubrisinhisbookTheBlackHoleWar.Theparallelsbetweenthesesectarian structuresthatarebeingdescribedaresoobviousthatIfeltcompelledtoadoptthetermMuggle,especiallysinceanentire generationinternalizedtheadventuresofHarryPotter,whoseparentswerekilledbyablackmagician.Eveninthisdays,it is detrimental to a physicist's career not to submit to their peer group discipline. Itismyconcerntobringtheboundariesbetweentherealandthefictionalworldbackintoconsciousness,since mathematicsasahumanitiescancrosstheseboundarieswithimpunity,whichphysicsasanaturalsciencemustrespect underallcircumstancesifitwantstorepresentreality.Todayevenphysicistswhohavetrainedthemselvesfinditdifficult to distinguish between fantasy and reality. However, nothing is worse than getting lost in a hypothetical world. Wewanttogethelpfromnaturalphilosophy.Thetermmetaphysics,whichmeansasmuchasbehindphysics,comesfrom Aristotleandreferstotheorderofhistreatiseandmeansthethingsofthemindandwhathappenstoit.Toputitina nutshell,onecansaythatmetaphysicsiseverythingthatarisesfromhumanimagination,withouthavingfounda counterpartinreality.Thisalsoincludesnon-falsifiablescientifictheoriessuchasthestandardmodelsofcosmologyand particlephysics.Thesetheoriescannotberefutedbecausetheyareoutsidetheworldofexperienceandarepure speculation.Unfortunately,nodialogueaboutthecontradictionsintheirstandardmodelispossiblewiththeleading astrophysicists,becausedespitemanyattemptsbyvariousexpertsonvariousoccasions,theyrefusetoengageinany dialogue. AnyonewhoisarrogantenoughtowanttofathomthewillofGod,asSt.HawkingputitinhisbookABriefHistoryof Time,cannotholdtechnicaldiscussionswithpeoplewithoutmagicalblood,suchasengineers,eventhoughbasicresearch is financed by society's taxes are to benefit this society and not serve the private amusement. Sothereareastrophysicistsontheonehandandengineersontheother.TheengineersareMugglesinthisgamebecause theydoasolidjobthatiscontrollable,whileastrophysicistsarecurrentlymovingawayfromverifiablefacts.Sincethe beginningofthespaceflightera,somanyfactshavebeengatheredthatthemainstreamthesesofastrophysicistsareno longer tenable. TheMugglebibliothekhassetitselfthegoalofgatheringfactsaboutspaceandreinterpretingthemonthebasisofnatural philosophy.
How the name of the website came about.
The cosmos emerged out of nothing and is an empty space. The void expands and it curls, says the standard cosmology.• E = mc² = 0 = mgh as initial condition• 0 * a = 0 for the extent and• 0 = a * sin b for the corrugationNothing is nothing, no matter what mathematical operation is involved, unless a magician is at work.Enter the secrets of astrophysics and learn how to be deceived.
Mathematics should be the language of God. Until the Reformation, it was Latin.But who understands foreign languages perfectly? So it is not surprising that his self-proclaimed representatives on earth get tangled up in contradictions.
WhenIstartedstudyingastrophysicsafterthepoliticalchangeinEast Germany,IinitiallyhadtoovercomethehurdleoftheEnglishlanguagethat istypicalforEastGermanscientists.WeweretrainedinRussian,butwe didn't see any need for the English language.Tolearnthislanguageself-taught,Iusedthechildren'sbooksbyJ.K. RowlingonthewizardingstudentHarryPotter.Ifoundthesebooksvery suitableformyproject.Thevocabularywasabitmanageableatthe beginningandgrewoverthecourseoftheexcitingstory.Theplotdeveloped insuchawaythatIreadeachbooktotheendandlearnedthevocabularyby heartintheprocess.SoIwasabletodowithouttheannoyingvocabulary learning entirely. J.K.Rowling'sinventedintheirfamouschildren'sbookseriesaboutthe Magican’spupilHarryPotter,theplatformninethree-quartersattheKing’s CrossRailwayStationinLondon. Youjustwouldhavetowalkcourageously onplatformnineagainstthewall,togetfromtherealworldintothefictional world of magicians. Intheworldofscience,suchaclearseparation,forexamplebyawall betweenphysicsandmetaphysics,wouldalsobedesirable.Unfortunately,in thelastcenturythewallsweredeliberatelytorndownbyanexcessive mathematizationofphysicsinordertoreconcilefaithwithscience,asthe priestGeorgeLemaitreandhiscolleaguesdreamedof,andsotheboundarieswith all their join forces were fade away. Rowlingsisalsowonderfullysuccessfulinportrayingthehyprisoftheblack magiciansinrelationtothecommonpeople,theMuggles.Eventheword Muggle contains all the arrogance of this guild. LeonardSusskindalsodescribesthishubrisinhisbookTheBlackHoleWar. Theparallelsbetweenthesesectarianstructuresthatarebeingdescribedare soobviousthatIfeltcompelledtoadoptthetermMuggle,especiallysince anentiregenerationinternalizedtheadventuresofHarryPotter,whose parentswerekilledbyablackmagician.Eveninthisdays,itisdetrimental to a physicist's career not to submit to their peer group discipline. Itismyconcerntobringtheboundariesbetweentherealandthefictional worldbackintoconsciousness,sincemathematicsasahumanitiescancross theseboundarieswithimpunity,whichphysicsasanaturalsciencemust respectunderallcircumstancesifitwantstorepresentreality.Todayeven physicistswhohavetrainedthemselvesfinditdifficulttodistinguish betweenfantasyandreality.However,nothingisworsethangettinglostina hypothetical world. Wewanttogethelpfromnaturalphilosophy.Thetermmetaphysics,which meansasmuchasbehindphysics,comesfromAristotleandreferstothe orderofhistreatiseandmeansthethingsofthemindandwhathappenstoit. Toputitinanutshell,onecansaythatmetaphysicsiseverythingthat arisesfromhumanimagination,withouthavingfoundacounterpartin reality.Thisalsoincludesnon-falsifiablescientifictheoriessuchasthe standardmodelsofcosmologyandparticlephysics. Thesetheoriescannotbe refutedbecausetheyareoutsidetheworldofexperienceandarepure speculation.Unfortunately,nodialogueaboutthecontradictionsintheirstandard modelispossiblewiththeleadingastrophysicists,becausedespitemany attemptsbyvariousexpertsonvariousoccasions,theyrefusetoengagein any dialogue. AnyonewhoisarrogantenoughtowanttofathomthewillofGod,asSt. HawkingputitinhisbookABriefHistoryofTime,cannotholdtechnical discussionswithpeoplewithoutmagicalblood,suchasengineers,even thoughbasicresearchisfinancedbysociety'staxesaretobenefitthissociety and not serve the private amusement. Sothereareastrophysicistsontheonehandandengineersontheother.The engineersareMugglesinthisgamebecausetheydoasolidjobthatis controllable,whileastrophysicistsarecurrentlymovingawayfromverifiable facts.Sincethebeginningofthespaceflightera,somanyfactshavebeen gathered that the mainstream theses of astrophysicists are no longer tenable. TheMugglebibliothekhassetitselfthegoalofgatheringfactsaboutspace and reinterpreting them on the basis of natural philosophy.
Muggle’s Library
How the name of the website came about.
The cosmos emerged out of nothing and is an empty space. The void expands and it curls, says the standard cosmology.• E = mc² = 0 = mgh as initial condition• 0 * a = 0 for the extent and• 0 = a * sin b for the corrugationNothing is nothing, no matter what mathematical operation is involved, unless a magician is at work.Enter the secrets of astrophysics and learn how to be deceived.
Mathematics should be the language of God. Until the Reformation, it was Latin.But who understands foreign languages perfectly? So it is not surprising that his self-proclaimed representatives on earth get tangled up in contradictions.