What is your opinion about...?

Question

the butterfly effect?

In response to imaginedesirecreate:

The idea that a butterfly's wings might create tiny changes in the atmosphere that could create a change in effect on the other side of the planet, made me ponder the opinions of others about the same.

Thank you for asking in more detail.

Peace and Good Will 2 Man

Answer 1

The idea helps stimulate your mind and prepare you for the shock of quantum uncertainty. It's why deterministic weather prediction is impossible. A few water molecules drifting left instead of right could mean the storm front passes you by instead of drenching you. Even on the physical level, the universe is complex, and its details unpredictable in practice. Einstein had great difficulty accepting this idea, so the idea of quantum uncertainty was repulsive to him. He clung to the idea of a deterministic universe for all, or nearly all, of his life.

Answer 2

I first became aware of the concept from a story written by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) titled the Mysterious Stranger. Then there is the theory of "Cause and Effect" that implicates the butterfly theory as being valid. Why do you ask?

Answer 3

It is widely exaggerated. The "concept" is sound, but the actual effects are overblown.

Dumb movie.

Answer 4

Its a screwed up movie. I liked it but I felt disturbed after watching it.

Answer 5

I could tell you, but then you'd die.

Answer 6

hmmmm great movie.....