What the hell is going on?
It is often said in eastern religions and belief systems that the world we see around us is in fact an illusion. By looking at some theories of physics we can see that this is not as far fetched as it may seem. That what we observe is a tiny fraction of what is there and that our own consciousness may in fact be creating it.
Firstly, we can only observe/detect approximately 4% of the universe, 69% is dark energy and 27% is dark matter. So everything ever observed by any instrument, all observable matter (stars, planets, dust, all life), makes up only 4% of the universe. The word 'dark' is used to denote unobservable by any known instrument, its existence is inferred due to missing mass and energy that comes from calculating known observations of how the universe is behaving, which is different than expected.
Secondly from the electromagnetic spectrum, which is all the wavelengths of light, we can only observe the minutest fraction, the narrow band of visible light. From radio waves to gamma waves most of the light that surrounds us is invisible to us. There may even be wavelengths of light we know nothing about stretching beyond the radio and gamma wavelengths.
Thirdly, the observable matter is constructed from atoms. The atom is made up of a nucleus and an electron cloud. 99.94% of the mass of an atom is within the nucleus, but if the nucleus were scaled up to the size of a golf ball the electron cloud would be a radius of one kilometer. So matter is mostly made up of the fuzzy electron cloud. These particles have a dualistic nature in that they are both waves and particles. When not observed or measured, protons, neutrons and electrons act as waves, but when observed they become particles. This is demonstrated by the double slit experiment. So we can see that the very building blocks of matter only become solid when observed by consciousness.
We are essentially blind to most of reality.
It is possible that our mind constructs a consensus reality for us to cope with what is "out there" and filters all this information into a manageable form, but one that our own minds are co-creating with all other consciousness.
This leaves one with the question, what the hell is going on? And why?...
Firstly, we can only observe/detect approximately 4% of the universe, 69% is dark energy and 27% is dark matter. So everything ever observed by any instrument, all observable matter (stars, planets, dust, all life), makes up only 4% of the universe. The word 'dark' is used to denote unobservable by any known instrument, its existence is inferred due to missing mass and energy that comes from calculating known observations of how the universe is behaving, which is different than expected.
Secondly from the electromagnetic spectrum, which is all the wavelengths of light, we can only observe the minutest fraction, the narrow band of visible light. From radio waves to gamma waves most of the light that surrounds us is invisible to us. There may even be wavelengths of light we know nothing about stretching beyond the radio and gamma wavelengths.
Thirdly, the observable matter is constructed from atoms. The atom is made up of a nucleus and an electron cloud. 99.94% of the mass of an atom is within the nucleus, but if the nucleus were scaled up to the size of a golf ball the electron cloud would be a radius of one kilometer. So matter is mostly made up of the fuzzy electron cloud. These particles have a dualistic nature in that they are both waves and particles. When not observed or measured, protons, neutrons and electrons act as waves, but when observed they become particles. This is demonstrated by the double slit experiment. So we can see that the very building blocks of matter only become solid when observed by consciousness.
We are essentially blind to most of reality.
It is possible that our mind constructs a consensus reality for us to cope with what is "out there" and filters all this information into a manageable form, but one that our own minds are co-creating with all other consciousness.
This leaves one with the question, what the hell is going on? And why?...
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