Philosophy

Moon settlement

This piece of writing, produced in 2009 by Rudolph Draaisma, discusses considerations for a first lunar settlement. This essay could fit under the heading of Engineering as well, but this is a text about “Science Vision“, so I chose to…
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What are forces?

Physics is about describing what we observe. It is not about explaining what something is. So far, there is no Theory For Everything. That means that any theory, like Newton’s laws of motion, Einstein’s General Relativity, or Quantum mechanics, have…
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Quantized time

If energy is quantized, then why not other things, like space and time? Could one find compelling arguments for postulating that this is the case? Could an experiment be constructed to prove the quantized nature of things? In the below,…
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The Secret of the Buddha

Rudolph Draaisma had an inquisitive mind and among other things read up on the teachings of the Buddha. Then, being the free thinking spirit as he was, he constructed his own view of it. Enjoy this bit of interesting reading!…
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