The 'No maths math theory of destiny and stupidity'

Do you believe in destiny? How about a soul? Are they incompatible?

This is a theory of mine but I do not have the math skills available to calculate it even at the basic level, let alone the universal. I am not sure if anyone ever could have but, since I like theories, analogies and philosophy, let's see if I can put them all into a mathematical model.

Warning: there will be no mathematical model.

Imagine you have a digital pool table and you have every possible characteristic available, surface values, material, careening values, weights, frictions etc calculable by the program.

Now, the cue ball is placed precisely, the 15 play balls are racked and ready and the game knows exactly where everything is. You draw back the digital cue, aim at the triangle of balls and release. What happens?

Well, the cue ball hits the balls, they knock against each other, split apart, careen into the walls, bounce again, some hit, some go fast, some slow until they all finally come to a rest. Right? Yes. The digital calculations are made to factor in all that the game has at whatever degree of real-world representation.

At what point does the program know where the balls will stop? At the end of the calculation right? So, it knows at the point the cue is released the force the program will give it, the direction, where it will hit, where the balls will bounce, how they will speed or slow and where they will all come to a rest. That happens at the start.

This means that the destiny of the balls are known from the first movement. It also means that if the force and starting positions are known, any snapshot of the balls as they are in motion can be calculated back to the starting point or forward to the final resting point. Yes? Any snapshot as essentially, with all things remaining equal, there is no other possible position they could be in. Fate?

Now to do this in a real-world environment instead of a digital is much harder as there is variation in all things that we have no way to actually calculate with absolute precision but hypothetically, it is all predictable from the point the cue ball is hit. Yes?

So that means that if all of the calculations are known and precise, the travel and eventual resting fate of the balls is completely known. Again, any snapshot in time during that travel can be calculated backwards or forwards if the starting positions and forces are known.

Now, I think most mathematicians believe that every physical act is calculable, at least in theory if not practice and this is predictable all the way down to sub atomic levels and all the way up to heavenly bodies, right?

But, that makes it much like the billiards game, doesn't it? If you know the starting points and force, everything is completely predictable. Including your disbelief and the realisation that every thought you have and your eventual demise, that of all you know and the very end of existence itself, is already known.

With an impossibly complex mathematical modelling tool, even your continued thoughts about this are predictable, always were and always will be. Every tiny, minuscule atomic movement from the start until the end of time can be calculated mathematically. If so, this means that not only your destiny, but the fate of all movement from the start til there is no more is knowable.

This would raise some interesting questions would it not? Things like free-will would become impossible as would being able to blame a criminal as since the start of time, their destiny was inevitable. With a snapshot of the dinosaurs roaming around, the predictability of the flashcrash this morning was absolute, as were the thoughts surrounding this article. It also means that the price of Steem at Midsummer is already known also. It is going to be 16.45 for anyone counting. (How awesome if that is correct and now on the blockchain)

What of the soul then, love, god? I don't know but many mathematicians seem to be atheist. Perhaps they did the calculations. But, this also means that their achievements in science or math, their brilliance is also not theirs, it was predestined billions of years ago. Why then be proud for we are not responsible for any of it?

If they do believe they are responsible and have control over their actions, this means they are admitting that there is a force that lays outside of the system as it is able to change the pathways of destiny. Are they admitting there really is a God if they do this?

And, much like the billiards game, it definitely points to a very predictable model that will not be dissimilar in appearance to a simulation, would it not? Is it hackable? After all, it means that the cure for cancer is already in the pipeline and if we could model the point it is discovered, we will have it now. Does that count as time travel?

Of course, other questions get raised too. Where did the cue ball come from, if it is an energy enclosed system as many believe it to be, why did it start to move at all? If it was still, it needed a catalyst from outside. When is the next players turn to hit the ball coming?

You may be saying something along the lines of well, 'Technically, this may work but it is irrelevant for it can never be proven and raises questions that have no possible answer.'

Perhaps though there is an answer but wejust haven't travelled far enough along the timeline of reaction to be smart enough to see it. Maybe it is actually very simple. Do you know? Perhaps you are too stupid like me but don't feel bad as there is nothing you can do, it is fate.

All mathematical modelling and theories are based on the timeline and attached to a specific model and perhaps looking for a theory of absolutely everything is quite useless but, what is to be found along the way?

Taraz
[ a Steemit original ]

Hopefully you enjoyed this one and I welcome some comments to join in the discussion. Not that it really matters what you write as technically it is already written and your upvote is already marked on the blockchain, so don't mess with the Spacetime continuum, it is your destiny ;)

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