“Do we create what we observe through the act of our observations?” (Roebke, 230) When thinking about Roebke’s query I think about everyday life. Ever since I was a young girl I was constantly told, “don’t judge a book by its cover.” Many people go through life observing and only believing what they see. As Roebke has showed us, in regards to physics there is much more to an atom then what is observed. “There was an inherent distinction between atoms unseen and their collective motion, which we witness with out eyes.” (Roebke, 233) This same thought can be applied to writing and everyday life. When a person reads an essay he should keep an open mind. Not only should he take into account the physical words he is reading but he should also take into consideration the meaning behind those words. Many times in literature and music there is a deeper meaning behind the spoken/written words. Not everything on our planet is physical and many times we need to look outside the box at the more abstract and deeper meanings. In regards to Roebke’s query I think that we do create everything based upon our direct and physical oberservations. However, I do not think we should live like that. Behind the cover of that book many pages lie.
Throughout Roebke’s article it was hard for me to follow his thesis mostly because of all the examples and scientists brought up. My mind was not focused on one specific thing but on the many different obstacles he included. Personally, when a article is filled with dates, many examples, and different theories it is hard for me to stay focused. I was also confused on his thesis because in the beginning of his article I interpreted that there is more information to be learned besides from what is observed. However, by the end of the article Roebke states, “To repeat a famous dictum, ‘All information is physical.’” Is he arguing that this statement is true or false?
The two quotes you pulled from the text in the first part of this blog response were perfect and you were very insightful in your analysis of them. It is true that you can't just go off of what you see, but we must learn through keeping an open mind. Scientists would get no where if they only believe things they could see because the human eye only holds a certain level of capability. It is hard to stay focused on a science related topic for people like us who seem to be more communications and history based learners. In class you said you were a math major, but math majors tend to enjoy science more then others... you are a good writer, maybe you should be an english major krystal=)
ReplyDeleteI agree Krystal, I could not focus that much on what he wrote because there was so much information! He had evidence to back up his data for every little thing he said, but whew! It was a lot. I'm a biology major though, uh oh. Your comment helped me write something though and helped me focus on what I should write about, thank you.
ReplyDeleteI'm really enjoying both of your comments. They have been very useful on all of my blogs :) Brooke I actually thought about being an english major because I have been enjoying my english classes but I hate writing, I can't spell and I absolutely hate all the rules of grammar. Numbers are the only thing that make sense to me. I even hate in math when words are used to describe something. I am definitely not a science person though!
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