The Butterfly Effect 2, the movie, was launched these weeks, and I really had to see it, since the first one sure was very good. Impressive movie, as good as the original. I won't enter in details, I'll let the movie to be a surprize for who didn't see it yet. Though, what I want to talk about, is the main theory from which all starts. The butterfly effect, that is a more common referrence to the "famous" chaos theory.
In meteorology, the idea says that the flapping of a butterfly's wing will create a disturbance that in the chaotic motion of the atmosphere will become amplified eventually to change the large scale atmospheric motion, so that the long term behavior becomes impossible to forecast. The small wings of a butterfly can create a tornado on the other side of the world?
For more information I suggest going here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_theory
Since I started talking about the movie, I wanted to start a discussion about this theory, and its connection with shaping time. If we manage to go back in time, and we'll eventually change our past, how much will it matter for our future? And, in what way?
In the movies, every change would have had catastrophic "replies" in the future...
As a few questions, do you believe it's possible to go back in time? Can we change something, and have a different future? Because, some religions might say it's possible, but whatever we'll change, it won't matter in the present/future, because some things are just made to happen that way. Uhh, true? Destiny? Maybe not.
My own opinion would be, that if we can go back and change something, it will of course alter the future, though, what it matters, is that we can shape our every moment. Destiny? Neah.
I miss the "smart" discussions in here, oh, greetings!
It wouldn't be probable that a butterfly would cause a tornado on the other side of the world. I say this for a few reasons.
If the resulting event caused by the action of the sourse were proportionate, then the distance and scale of the reaction would have to be proportionate. What I'm trying to say is that the butterfly fluttering it's wings (If not counteracted by an outside force) would have to follow the principles of logical growth. The force would expand at a set rate lets say x2 for the sake of arguement. If you put that with distance and say 1 was the original force of the fluttering and each graduation after that progressed per every inch (hypothetically), than it would be x2 for 2 inches x3 for 3 and so on and so forth. It would then be logical to say that if the distance was far enough there would be an effect great enough to warrent concern, but probably would not be anywhere near us especially if you take geometry into account in which the spherical nature of the earth would be taken into account. Relying on a straight line to be sustained in order to maintain a constant rate of progression, you would surely bypass earth and continue on. Then there is atmosphere, or lack there of to take into consideration. That would probably hinder it greatly if not stop it for sure.
What I'm getting at is that it is pointless to think about such complex thoughts as there are a seemingly infinate number of variables to consider, and you really can't so why bother?
The fact is, no one knows for sure if it will have any sort of affect. Why trouble yourself about it. Trust me, I think and circles and it isn't fun.
Yeah, so there. I hope you all enjoyed my silly ramblings on the validity of that theory. (With mispellings and all
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Harena A.
