tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723435036895671489.post5554703127221731848..comments2023-07-22T02:24:13.262-07:00Comments on Simple Planet: Complexity CartoonAshvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00692970226443206815noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723435036895671489.post-34325785244598025742010-09-28T17:05:55.052-07:002010-09-28T17:05:55.052-07:00Showed the cartoon to my brother the botanist who ...Showed the cartoon to my brother the botanist who always says "All things are complex. Nothing is simple.", and his comment was, "Or maybe he didn't study history, math, physics, science and so deserved to get smacked."casamurphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18250603658529637662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723435036895671489.post-19513943507719209322010-09-28T08:57:42.581-07:002010-09-28T08:57:42.581-07:00I believe you're right that there are underlyi...I believe you're right that there are underlying truths or rules that are relatively simple, but these simple rules can evolve very complex structures and behaviors between these inter-connected structures.<br /><br />For example, individual birds in a flock independently follow about 3 simple rules of positioning and flight, and that gives rise to complex patterns of collective flight by the flock.Ashvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692970226443206815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723435036895671489.post-37555953669864432732010-09-27T21:57:37.962-07:002010-09-27T21:57:37.962-07:00As I ponder this topic a minute, I conclude that s...As I ponder this topic a minute, I conclude that some basic underlying truths about phenomena ARE rather simple. Here are 2 examples:<br /><br />1) Dependent origination (all things arise as a combination of other things).<br />2) The Simultaneity of Cause and Effect (all cause is a simultaneously a reaction to an effect)...commonly known as the law of karma.casamurphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18250603658529637662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723435036895671489.post-86780325333885527302010-09-27T21:46:44.782-07:002010-09-27T21:46:44.782-07:00Shared this with my brother the botanist who for a...Shared this with my brother the botanist who for as long as I can remember has often muttered to himself, "All things are complex. Nothing is simple."casamurphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18250603658529637662noreply@blogger.com