Reading a book about cosmology... and the physics involved...

I choose this topic somewhat often although it's so far over my head that for the most part I'm simply pronouncing words in my mind and absorbing nothing. So why do it?

Well, I ask myself that question often.... and I don't have a good answer other than - every so often, not often, a brief moment of clarity and understanding takes place, and it feels good... something akin to that coursing warmth after a sip of good scotch.

This latest fleeting moment of understanding was interesting... hence this post. It became clear to me that trying to envision the workings of quantum physics is not possible.... and I don't just mean for "me", that's obvious... I mean the theorists writing the books can't do it either. They 'see it' thru the mathematical formula, that's it.

Try to visualize 'infinity'... you can't do it. Neither can smart people. Us dunces are on even footing with the great minds in that regard.

Last night I set the book aside for almost an hour trying to contemplate how 'mind' influences physics... (Quantum Waves, The Uncertainty Principle)... a full hour I tried to 'see it'... that's when it hit me... you can't... not even if you tried for 2 hours.

So will I be smarter when I finish this book? hehehehe, that was rhetorical. However, I will 'feel' smarter, (or rather more knowledgeable), even though in actuality I am not. I guess the real question is... what drives me to keep pursuing the topic? Maybe that's the big 'reveal', more than the actual workings of the universe. - JamesJM