This is such an amazing essay, clear and (for the subject matter) concise, and written in simple no-fuss terminology. I haven't finished it yet, but am really enjoying it, though once the diagrams started I found it a bit offputting as reminded me of school maths and geometry!
Anyway, here's the link
and a quote............."There are three essential points that need to be understood when trying to understand the universe we perceive. The first is that what we see varies with the sensory apparatus used to make the observation. The second is that it is not possible to get past the veil of perception to see things how they are; if there is any particular way that they are. The third is that there is no special or standard or normal means of or conditions of observation that can show us how things really are. If there is any special or single way things are, it is not available to us. One problem with many arguments about our perception of the universe is that they assume we can somehow know how things really are, when this is in fact impossible."
"Sense Perception and Reality", Rochelle Forrester, 2002
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| Relativity by M.C. Escher |
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