Genesis by Observership (nyb, 2002) I'm going to continue as if someone actually read and took an interest in this topic.. cuz it's hellagood stuff and I'm gonna keeeeep onnn dancin... So.. once you've read and understand that it's pretty much been PROVEN that the mere act of observing something has a direct effect on its behavior, well.. just think about that for a minute.. I mean.. DAMN! That suggests that observation, in itself, is some kind of.. power. Now.. let's go back to John Wheeler's idea about "Genesis by Observership". It's the age old question "If a tree falls in the forest and no one's around to hear it, does it make a sound?" I always thought this was a dumb question. Of course it makes a sound! Or.. atleast that's what I used to think, before the two-split experiment. Observation is a power. Wheeler's idea about Genesis.. basically, he's suggesting that if we were not here to observe it, the universe would not exist. I know what you're thinking, "the universe is billions of years old".. well, in light of that, here are two ideas which support and explain Wheeler's Genesis theory... First off; there is a differing of opinion on who or what can play the role of observer. Some scientists, like Wheeler, hold that ordinary matter and radiation play the dominant roles. Others believe that the role of observer has to be played by a conscious party.. human beings, perhaps animals. Secondly, there's a whole cat in the box experiment which I should explain right now, but I'm too tired from my trip and my brain's not working correctly.. so I'm just gonna jump to the punchline: In a quantum world, everything sort of limbos in all possible outcomes of existence at once, with inifinite quantum histories.. but nothing becomes real until it is observed, and then, depending upon all the specifics of the observation, one particular outcome pops into existence. Now, I'm going to leave all the scientific stuff behind and go straight into all the philosophical questions and ideas that these theories raise... For instance: If you can entertain the idea of genesis through creation, in a very basic sense.. we exist because "God" is observing us. but who is observing God? WE ARE! Perhaps he needs us to exist...? Also.. When we learn to "control" our observations, and how we see things.. to scientifically *predict* specific outcomes.. When we reach the point where we can consciously make deliberate choices that shape our past, present and future.. will we have become.. God? and my final thought to ponder.. There are so many Ancient Observatories scattered throughout the world, (Stone Henge, for example).. what if the actual purpose of these observatories was far more than to keep track of the stars, the earth's rotation and the crops? Could these ancient civilizations have been practicing the manipulation of quantum history? Yes, I am an intuitive genius... revel. to see this thread in action, copy and paste the following: http://pub41.ezboard.com/ftba16994frm3.showMessage?topicID=272.topic