We are all connected
 

If you haven't seen this video, you have to watch it. It has several scientists quotes that were made into a song, and it really explains how the universe is really connected. I get the basic idea of what they are saying, but my lack of scientific background keeps me from truly understanding it. One of the really interesting quotes that i got from this was "the beauty of a living thing is not the atoms that are put into it, but the way those atoms are put together". If i had any good knowledge of science i would understand this, but i don't. Anyways, it is a really awesome video that will make you think, and if you feel like commenting then that would be great. I could use some insight.

YouTube - Symphony of Science - 'We Are All Connected' (ft. Sagan, Feynman, deGrasse Tyson & Bill Nye)

Have you seen What the Bleep Do We Know?

i saw it a while back, but i forgot most of it. Of course i've seen like a thousand of these videos so it shouldn't be surprising.

yea i did.. we are all made up of the same stuff= connected... Basically like the ball never touching the ground.. I thought the idea that our brains make things appear as we expect them to be was cool .. as though we have mind over matter, also this ties into the double slit experiment. Cool stuff.

Yeah, i don't get how are brains can figure out something so complex.

I've read this thread a few times and I still can't come to a conclusion what it's speaking about. What do you mean by the universe is connected? It doesn't ring any bells for me.

Every living thing is connected to the Universe atomically. We are made of the same stuff that is in stars, just in a much more organized and special way. These structures are so complex that we should be fortunate the Universe permits evolution of molecular machines such as ourselves.

bingo......

You ever wonder what you are seeing? Or how you are seeing it?

We perceive our vision through waves of light floating about in space, but because of the complex nature and structure of the brain, our brains are able to figure it out correctly. So everything we are seeing is really there. When Carl Sagan said "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself", that is what he means. We are actually conscious FOR the universe!

It's kind of hard to get it to sink in, but once it does it's one of the most amazing things ever. And it really will put into perspective how spectacular the universe really is.

The universe would not exist if it did not exist in the way it does. We don't have to be fortunate of anything. That is just the way everything is.

That can be re-written to be "the beauty of a symphony is not the notes that are put into it, but the way those notes are arranged." Because think about it. In Western Music, there's only 12 notes possible (not counting any notes twice). That's not alot of notes to work with. But how many pieces of music have ever been written in the history of man? WAYYYY too many to count. We'd be here until Armedgadon. Several composers have used the key of C. But you'd agree that Bach's Piano Concerto is completly different from baa baa black sheep(C Version), right? Does it make more sense now?

Scientists trying to be philosopher rarely works well, and this is no exception.

That could also be re-writen as "the beauty of a symphony isn't the pitch of the keynote or what scale it's in (which are the notes that are put into it), but in the way the notes are arranged into a melody."

I think he means the atoms that appear in a living things are the same in nature, but it's how they arranged that makes up a living thing. If you put the same elements that make up a person water, iron, oxygen, amino acids etc etc into a vat mix it up and let it sit overnight, you won't come up with a person the next day, why? Because it's the way the atoms are arranged that makes up a living thing.

true that.

The fact that we exist at all is completely mind blowing. We are studying molecular genetics in my AP biology class right now, and the amount of sheer LUCK (or you know, divine influence) involved is just unbelievable. Honestly, i can't wrap my mind around it...but the fact that i can think about thought...well.

Yeah, it's like ridiculously complex. I wish i was studying it to get an idea just how complex it is. Sounds like fun though.

studying=reading. You watch enough questionable videos on youtube that you obviously have the time.. y not actually try doing some research for yourself? I don't mean this in a rude way. Obviously you google molecular genetics and you're going to get very complicated very fast...but im sure there are some more basic resources that will ease you into the concept if you know where to look. Who knows, you could actually go to the library and read an actual book!

and i know i sound sarcastic, but im being serious. no offense intended at all.

We are all connected - quantum interaction
 

Quantum mechanically, once two particles (wavefunctions) interact, they continue to interact forever. So, if everything began out of a big bang, yes we are all connected at the wavefunction level, well atleast untill a superior theory comes up, we can certainly feel connected.

I didn't watch the video, so I'm wondering if it will specify what part of us is connected to everyone else? Is it like a multi dimensional Human Centipede scenario?

( http://www.musicbanter.com/games-lis...litz-game.html )

Not sure I'm in the mood for deep thoughts about existence this morning but perhaps someone is.

In the often-annoying way of YouTube, after the OP's recommended clip finished, another one started up uninvited. I had no idea that such a strange way of making a song was actually a genre now :-



@ MicShazam: it's about atoms and stuff, about how "we are stardust", to quote that well-known astro-physicist Joni Michell

Hmmm.... Listened to that song. I kinda like it! :laughing:

^ Yeah, they are cleverly done. That last one even has a hook: "A still more glorious dawn awaits." Nice intro from CS too ;)

Indeed so... Thank you for the vid :)

A literal depiction of the MB family structure..