Tonight it will get dark. And that's all I know for sure... :-)
2007-09-30 11:27:33 · 24 answers · asked by Too Cold to Shiver 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
that i get two points upon answering this!
2007-09-30 12:35:59 · answer #1 · answered by Jean Anderson 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is more easily understandable if one considers the actual scale of the components of an atom. If one takes into account the fact that the neutrons, protons and electrons of an atom actually have huge spaces between them it becomes clear that the atoms that make up seemingly solid objects are made up of 99+ percent empty space.
This alone does not seem too important till you add the idea that the atoms that make up seemingly solid objects are more of a loose conglomeration that share a similar attraction but never really touch each other.
At first glance this does not really seem relevant, but closer analysis reveals that this adds a tremendous amount of empty space to solid objects that are already made up of atoms that are 99 percent space. When so-called solid objects are seen in this light it becomes apparent that they can in no way be the seemingly solid objects they appear to be.
We ourselves are not exceptions to this phenomenon.
These seemingly solid objects are more like ghostly images that we interpret as solid objects based on our perceptual conclusions.
From this we must conclude that Perception is some sort of a trick that helps us to take these ghostly images and turn them into a world we can associate and interact with. This clever device seems to be a creation of our intellect that enables us to interact with each other in what appears to be a three dimensional reality.
I hope that helps to answered your question.
Love and blessings Don
2007-09-30 11:37:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
What Don said is a fallacy of thought and ridiculous. First off, what an atom looks like is theory. Second, even though there is space, there is a inconceivably minuscule amount of space.
In answering the question: I know nothing. But I guess that's something eh?
2007-09-30 12:08:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That I know nothing else with absolute certainty except this fact.
2007-09-30 11:31:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
All I know with absolute certainty is that I know -nothing- with absolute certainty.
Doug
2007-09-30 12:24:36 · answer #5 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That I know nothing (else) with absolute certainty.
2007-09-30 11:51:15 · answer #6 · answered by - 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
With absolute certainty, I can say tha the world is uncertain...
2007-09-30 12:08:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Change is the only certainty.
I to get two points but give a star in return
2007-10-01 00:58:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know with absolute certainly that I will poop in the morning just like every morning.
2007-09-30 11:36:42 · answer #9 · answered by April First 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The sun will always rise.
We will all die.
An eclipse of the moon only happens when the moon is full.
There are no dumb questions.
2007-09-30 11:38:03 · answer #10 · answered by missy_msm 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the only thing i know is the fact of my own ignorance ..or something like that by one of the three greek superstars.
2007-10-01 09:48:36 · answer #11 · answered by tony 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋