I have read an analogy of God playing a chess game and humans having occasional looks at the state of the board, and trying to figure out the rules. It is quoted from the late Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard P. Feynman when he was trying to explain the fundamental laws of nature:-
“The Universe is like a huge game of chess and the scientists and mathematicians who are trying to work out the rules only get to look at a little corner of the game. We do not know what the rules of the game are; all we are allowed to do is to watch the playing. Of course, if we watch long enough, we may eventually catch on to a few of the rules. Even if we know every rule, however, what we really can explain in terms of those rules are very limited, because almost all situations are so enormously complicated that we cannot follow the plays of the game using the rules, much less tell what is going to happen next. We must, therefore, limit ourselves to the more basic question of the rules of the game. If we know the rules, we consider that we ‘understand’ the world.”
After reading this analogy, I was thinking is my destiny being part of God’s game? Is my way of life or someone who I met in my life was thought to be decided beforehand by fate? Can I predict my destiny using a particular form of formula?
Just like what Feynman described that initially, we thought there is no such rules exist because the whole universe is just a big lie, it is just repeating to randomly cause thing as it happens as God plays fast and loose, we cannot discern the pattern in the complexities of the game. If there was no rule and theorem, do we need scientists and mathematicians anymore? Maybe we will find our life of destiny is nonsensical and we should wish it to end as soon as possible. Life is just a waste of time.
Of course, if we watch long enough, we may eventually catch on to a few of the rules, or trying to assume what is the beauty of the rules. We believe the rules do exist as we see the universe the way it is because we exist, we are here because of the rules and the narrow range of possibilities for our being here are not coincidental. But once we are able to notice the conserved rule, we may look away, our attention may be deflected by the rich diversity of the universe. Nevertheless, when we look back at the game of this rules are unchanged.
Am I right to assume there are rules guiding me on the way to the destiny now? Then where are the rules now? Maybe I should think again the question: ‘Who am I’?
“The Universe is like a huge game of chess and the scientists and mathematicians who are trying to work out the rules only get to look at a little corner of the game. We do not know what the rules of the game are; all we are allowed to do is to watch the playing. Of course, if we watch long enough, we may eventually catch on to a few of the rules. Even if we know every rule, however, what we really can explain in terms of those rules are very limited, because almost all situations are so enormously complicated that we cannot follow the plays of the game using the rules, much less tell what is going to happen next. We must, therefore, limit ourselves to the more basic question of the rules of the game. If we know the rules, we consider that we ‘understand’ the world.”
After reading this analogy, I was thinking is my destiny being part of God’s game? Is my way of life or someone who I met in my life was thought to be decided beforehand by fate? Can I predict my destiny using a particular form of formula?
Just like what Feynman described that initially, we thought there is no such rules exist because the whole universe is just a big lie, it is just repeating to randomly cause thing as it happens as God plays fast and loose, we cannot discern the pattern in the complexities of the game. If there was no rule and theorem, do we need scientists and mathematicians anymore? Maybe we will find our life of destiny is nonsensical and we should wish it to end as soon as possible. Life is just a waste of time.
Of course, if we watch long enough, we may eventually catch on to a few of the rules, or trying to assume what is the beauty of the rules. We believe the rules do exist as we see the universe the way it is because we exist, we are here because of the rules and the narrow range of possibilities for our being here are not coincidental. But once we are able to notice the conserved rule, we may look away, our attention may be deflected by the rich diversity of the universe. Nevertheless, when we look back at the game of this rules are unchanged.
Am I right to assume there are rules guiding me on the way to the destiny now? Then where are the rules now? Maybe I should think again the question: ‘Who am I’?
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