Post by neiru2012 on Oct 4, 2007 20:54:50 GMT -5
So I hated college, and I hate my Psychology BA, and I have little faith in the education system. But somehow, 5 years since graduation, Sunshine has given me hope. See, I've always loved Astronomy. I talked about stars and planets and aliens since I was 3. I asked for a telescope as my high school graduation present. I loved reading about science and it's always been a source of spiritual inspiration for me. But I still got the impression from some of my teachers that science is dry, boring, and hostile to spirituality, full of people with closed minds who care more about reputation than truth.
This may very well still be the case, but Sunshine has made me dig into physics again and now I'm finding that the emerging views of reality truly are stranger than fiction. Thanks to people like Michio Kaku, Brian Greene, and of course Albert Einstein, I see that the science community has its share of enthusiastic and respected free thinkers, some of which aren't afraid to dabble in philosophy. But it is probably the interview with Brian Cox by the Sci-Fi Channel that did it for me. His view of science as a fundamentally creative process, both challenging and fun. That scientific discovery and truly revolutionary ideas come from passionate people who are in awe of their world.
There so many exciting thigns going on in physics right now. The Large Hadron Collider being switched on, advancements in the search for extra-solar planets, new ways of measuring and understanding black holes. I really want to be part of all that! So I applied and have now been accepted to University of New Mexico Astrophysics program. I would like to thank Sunshine for that. And one day, I would like to thank Brian Cox for that.
(Now how am I going to pay for it?? )
This may very well still be the case, but Sunshine has made me dig into physics again and now I'm finding that the emerging views of reality truly are stranger than fiction. Thanks to people like Michio Kaku, Brian Greene, and of course Albert Einstein, I see that the science community has its share of enthusiastic and respected free thinkers, some of which aren't afraid to dabble in philosophy. But it is probably the interview with Brian Cox by the Sci-Fi Channel that did it for me. His view of science as a fundamentally creative process, both challenging and fun. That scientific discovery and truly revolutionary ideas come from passionate people who are in awe of their world.
There so many exciting thigns going on in physics right now. The Large Hadron Collider being switched on, advancements in the search for extra-solar planets, new ways of measuring and understanding black holes. I really want to be part of all that! So I applied and have now been accepted to University of New Mexico Astrophysics program. I would like to thank Sunshine for that. And one day, I would like to thank Brian Cox for that.
(Now how am I going to pay for it?? )