about how it works, and all that?
2006-07-30 16:59:37 · 13 answers · asked by RyanJP 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Chaos theory is the explanation for any event that is too complex to predict accurately - too many variables, too many unknowns, etc, etc. It isn't really chaotic if all of the factors are known - which, unfortunately, isn't possible in reality. Ironically, that makes the outcome unpredictable, hense, chaotic.
2006-07-30 17:14:13 · answer #1 · answered by LeAnne 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Chaos Theory is the idea that what seems to be a random incident isn't actually random at all.
Take a pile of rocks for instance. If you drop those rocks, they fall, hit the surface below them, and settle into a spot. Some say it isn't predictable, but the chaos theory suggests that they land their specific spots for a reason. The reason is the result of weight, timing, currents, shapes, etc... When all is calculated and every detail is accounted for, the incident becomes a non-random incident.
On a scale of events, it is like connecting dots together with lines where the lines inevitably create a pattern.
2006-07-30 18:50:54 · answer #2 · answered by gejepsen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chaos theory represents the complex interactions between seeminly unrelated events. A simple leaf, floating down from a tree is a prime example. The intuitive logic of the fall is simple, but the mathematics required to predict, exactly, the path of the leaf are staggeringly difficult, having to take into account everything from wind velocity, to nearby movement, to the Earths rotation, and even humidity. Chaos is simply used as a term to represent a mathematical equation which is too complex to be able to computer accurately.
2006-07-30 18:18:06 · answer #3 · answered by hefficide 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Everything is the product of feedback loops.
2. Results are very sensitive to slight changes in starting conditions.
Thats basically it.
Read "Deep Simplicity" by John Gribbin. It explains how animals get their stripes and spots, and how miraculous-looking order arises spontaneously out of chaos.
2006-07-30 21:04:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a theory that out of chaos comes order. So for example, the belief that out of many catastrophic events such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcano eruptions, etc, came all of the order that we see on earth today. Its really a theory that comes out of evolution...if you believe in evolution.
2006-07-30 17:21:32 · answer #5 · answered by Michelle H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe the chaos theory is something like destruction is creation, if you destroy something from that destruction new life will arise.
2006-08-05 12:56:46 · answer #6 · answered by Cindy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well heres a short a butterfly flaps a wing in usa but in japan they have a tiyde wave. see all the worst things go wrong over the leastest deal and it becomes huge. its like if u take just one wrong step on the ground one day u might kill somebody. so be careful lol
hope that helped
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2006-07-30 17:06:51 · answer #7 · answered by so_totally_awesome13 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not know much , but you are adding a bit to it!! i mean to chaos!! and even me and many wate souls who are
answering!!
2006-07-30 17:12:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a warning...it shows that man has become intelligent and aware enough to know the present situation and to predict what's going to happen...time for a change...in politics, in religion, in culture...
2006-07-30 17:21:36 · answer #9 · answered by wildeye_checks 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mother. Seriously, that would be an easy one to find on line.
2006-07-30 17:13:15 · answer #10 · answered by classic1961 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋