The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #164333   Message #3930861
Posted By: Donuel
14-Jun-18 - 11:46 AM
Thread Name: BS: Symmetry and beyond
Subject: BS: Symmetry and beyond
Symmetry feels beautiful in all the rare forms we find it. In a face, in snowflakes, math fractals (I see a Buddha on its side in the Mandelbrot) and the near symmetries and broken symmetries in physics.

A touch of asymmetry seems enhance a feeling of beauty.

The near symmetries with enough asymmetry in music have a special beauty. Even ugly politics has some symmetry.

The strange point is that the universe eventually chooses a side. In biology it favors the left hand molecule for all life. In physics matter won out over anti matter. Reality is derived from dualities.

Who chooses between two possibilities? Some say god, some say random conservation of energy still others say QED .
The ability for humans to break symmetries is negligible. It is limited to things like life or death on this planet in its slow march toward high entropy.
I am biased. I have some self interest involved here and choose life.

Before a symmetry breaks the difference is nearly zero. Ah ha!
Nearly is the key. Even an individual can make a difference.
We live a quantum field entangled life. You get to choose even if you do not trust/believe in voting.
People of Mudcat, please choose beauty and life in 2020.
Say no to Putin.


and vote


there is much more to be said of symmetries in politics but others say it better.