The Theory of Nothing

By jeshi99

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These are my thoughts on some philosophical issues that are pertinent to Science Fiction in particular and ma... More

Can there be nothing?
Is the universe finite?
Are there other intelligent species out there?
What would an extraterrestrial look like?
Will we ever go to the stars?
What would it be like to make a first contact?
What the heck is a God particle?
Is there a creator?
What is the creator like?
Do we have souls?
When did the Earth have oceans and continents?
Is there an afterlife?
Is the human race diverse?
What's so special about the sun?
How does resurrection work?
Is there a Heaven and Hell?
Is Santa Claus real?
What's down with gravity?
Is Global Warming real?
What's up with all these Biblical conspiracies?
Are UFO's real?
Is the Earth going to be destroyed by a global calamity?
How do atoms form molecules necessary for life?
Is the Devil real?
What's up with quantum physics?
Could a Star Trek transporter work?
What had to take place in order for us to exist?
Will there be a Zombie Apocalypse?
What will our future be like?
What the heck is the Fermi Paradox?
Why are there so many different species on Earth?
Are animals smarter than we think they are?
Why did the Book of Genesis pick on the serpent?
Did Al Gore invent the Internet?
Is time real or an illusion?
Why do we suffer pain?
What the heck is an aura?
Why are scientists so fascinated with light?
What the heck does 'Spooky action at a distance' mean?
How have plastics changed the world?
How did the vacuum tube change the world?
What the heck is the fragile-X syndrome?
Was Jesus a real person?
How do electrons work?
How did the transistor change the world?
How does a computer work?
How does a digital camera work?
Will dogs go to heaven?
How has the integrated circuit changed the world?
How did humans evolve?
Are vampires possible?
How do viruses work?
Is genetic engineering ethical?
What does random mean?
What is quantum gravity?
How does GPS work?
What would aliens look like?
What is this thing we call Love?
How does God talk to us?
How good is virtual reality?
How fast are we going?
What are dreams made of?
Are werewolves possible?
Is the Bermuda Triangle responsible for paranormal events?
What happened to the Ark of the Covenant?
What about dragons?
What makes chemicals react?
How do videos work?
How do rockets work?
Are we humans destined to be like God?
Will science extend human lifespan?
Could humans evolve to have super powers?
How does an ion thruster rocket work?
Are there more than five senses?
Why do humans resort to war?
Is reality real?
What is the ultimate fate of the universe?
How does carbon dating work?
Could science create a dinosaur?
Will we ever harness fusion?
Why do humans have emotion?
How will we deal with overpopulation?
Could a Star Trek Phaser actually work?
What causes weather?
Why are there so many different languages?
How could a universal translator work?
Is time travel possible?
How were metals created?
Is the Yeti (Big Foot) real?
Are parallel universes real?
What the heck is a moon pigeon?
Is the Loch Ness Monster real?
Could a Frankenstein monster be created?
What is artificial intelligence?
How many dimensions are there?
Will robots take over?
What's going to happen to our sun?
What will happen to our galaxy?
Where is the Illuminati?
How do we hear sounds?
Why do we listen to music?
What's inside the Earth?
Where did the imagery for the Book of Revelation come from?
What is Opus Dei?
Are mermaids real?
How do plants produce oxygen?
What are the consequences of the speed of light?
How do we see colors?
How do muscles work?
What the heck are Buckyballs?
What the heck is a Magnestar?
Why are there so many nebulas out there?
What is so important about absolute zero?
What happens during vigerous chemical reactions?
What is instinct?
How is CGI created?
How are video games created?
What are electron shells?
What is truth?
What is entropy?
How do crystals form?
How is sex determined?
What is the specter of the gun?
Is Mental telepathy possible?
What the heck is existentialism?
What kind of planets would intelligent aliens live on?
Why do the planets rotate and orbit the sun?
What the heck is a quasar?
How are astronomers detecting planets around distant stars?
Could the human brain be expanded?
How did physicists detect the neutrino?
What the heck is dark matter?
What exactly does baptism do?
What the heck is a pulsar?
What the heck is dark energy?
What about déjà vu?
How do antibiotics work?
How did Christianity get spread around so fast?
How do metal detectors work?
What are the elements of computer programming?
How many galaxies are out there?
Is Zayn Malik still in One Direction?
How do we use statistics?
How does logic work?
What good is calculus?
What is glass?
How do LED's and LCD's differ?
What will we ultimately find on Mars?
How do vinyl records, CD's and DVD's work?
What is our place in the universe?
How does radar work?
How does the cellular phone work?
How does magnetism work?
How do printers work?
Are plants sensitive to our emotions?
How did Saturn get rings?
Is a habitable moon like Pandora possible?
How do lenses work?
What the heck is string theory?
How will we understand an alien radio transmission?
What is the astral plane?
How do X-rays work?
What the heck is a VOC?
How does an invisible fence work?
How does a spacesuit work?
How do barcodes work?
How do we measure temperature?
What exactly does supernatural mean?
How does friction work?
What the heck is Brane Theory?
Is the end near?
How do proteins work in our diet?
How does Wi-Fi work?
How does tidal force work?
What do extraterrestrial planets look like?
What about supernovae?
How does ethics work?
What the heck are star clusters?
What's inside a black hole?
What the heck is b-mode polarization?
What about astrology?
What the heck is plate tectonics?
What does the Hadron Collider do?
What is a supermassive black hole?
How does mitosis work?
Brain, what brain?
What is empathy?
How has beer saved humanity?
What about right brain-left brain?
What is superconductivity?
What exactly is an accident?
How does a sunscreen work?
What the heck are nanotubes?
What is a Cepheid variable?
What's up with Marijuana?
What is beauty?
Did ancient aliens help humans?
What's inside Jupiter?
This is the end?

What about magic?

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By jeshi99

What about magic?

A big thanks to MICHAEL599 for this subject. Check out his book ARATIA Book1:The lost prince. It's listed as action and adventure but it deals with fantasy and magic. It's a fantastic story of the power of a magic gem in a mythical land.
Magic is actually considered a paranormal subject, and it has ancient origins. In this case I'm talking about magic as in the use of supernatural powers, not the kind of magic that magicians use, which is a process of using deception to fool people into believing a trick is real. Paranormal magic is the realm of witchcraft and wizardry. Magic is the heart and soul of fantasy stories based on the role-playing game of Dungeons & Dragons. In this case magic becomes power over demons, dragons, shape shifters, wizards, monsters, powerful kings, gods and devils. Magic often involves casting spells and curses, but in many cases it revolves around a talisman.
A talisman is an object that possesses magical powers or properties. In many cases a talisman will be an amulet, which is an object that has powers to protect the owner from danger. These are also like charms, which are small magical objects worn on a chain or bracelet that prevents bad luck. These magical things take many forms, including necklaces, bracelets, rings, jewels, crucifixes, scapulars, seals, scrolls and even symbols.
In many cases wizards make use of these magical objects, throwing in spells for good measure. Many movies have featured this sort of wizardry, including the Harry Potter series, The Lord of the Rings series, and The Wizard of Oz. Most of these stories involve fantasy locations, but not all. Many involve witches, who are essentially female wizards.
There are no real wizards like those of yore, but there are modern witches. Witchcraft employs the practice of magic to cast curses or spells to get people to do things against their will. The practice is ancient and is mentioned in the Old Testament. Witchcraft has always been detested by most religions as being influenced by the devil. In fact modern witchcraft is often associated with Satanism, which is the worship of Satan. In today's world witchcraft is considered a pagan tradition. I'm not so sure that the label is valid, but it seems that witches are lumped into other pagan practices. There are many branches of witchcraft: Gardnerian, Alexandrian, Neo-Wicca, Eclectic, Stregheria, and Cochrane's Craft, which is a traditional witchcraft organization. As you can see from this, witchcraft is still very popular.
Where did all of this come from? That's a good question, but the answer is that it is the way early humans tried to rationalize what they considered to be supernatural powers in nature. A lot of these ideas came from paganism, such as that practiced by the Druids, the Sumerians, the Egyptians, and many other ancient peoples who believed that they could use the power of their minds to affect the physical world. They believed in sympathetic magic in which certain actions were thought to cause certain effects. They also believed that magic effects were contagious. In other words, two objects, one being magic, brought into contact could affect each other. This is often associated with a so-called magic touch with a wand or talisman. Then, there is the idea that certain words could cause magical actions. Often these words were in an ancient language and often considers sacred. The bottom line is that magic was the usual explanation for a lot of physical and chemical phenomena that we now explain with science.
Animism, an early primitive religion, proposes that spirits rule everything, including inanimate objects. Spirits were thought to have supernatural powers. Sharman, witch doctors, and such practice magic based on this spirit possession concept. As time went on, these magical powers were transferred to talisman, amulets and charms, and wizards and witches took over the practice of magic. The thing to remember about this is that all ancient cultures had some form of this magical practice, and it's only been in recent modern times that the practice has been muted, except in novels and movies and in modern witchcraft.
Rituals are often associated with magical practices and in many cases these rituals involved symbols and sacred words that the ancients thought had magical powers. And, there is the ancient belief that magic could be used as a weapon. All of these ideas are great fodder for adventurous stories in lands that only we humans can imagine. There is a quaint mythology connected with magic and sorcery. It feeds our inner desire for the world to be much more than it is. I believe that this is the reason it was so popular with the ancients and why it's still popular today.

Thanks for reading.

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