--- Iljitsch van Beijnum <iljitsch@muada.com> wrote:
Einstein taught as that even the simple act of observation influences our surroundings. Wouldn't it make sense to try to leverage this influence such that the future is shaped more to our liking, however small the change may be?
nitpick: it wasn't Einstein, but rather Heisenberg who developed the uncertainty principle. The uncertainty principle only speaks of electrons (or other small wavicles) and describes how it's not possible to know both the position and momentum. If you're not interested in knowing both of those at the same time, the uncertainty principle does not apply. The principle has been analogized to describe larger systems and items, and is a useful but not always completely accurate metaphor. It is entirely possible to observe some things without affecting them. -David Barak -Fully RFC 1925 Compliant __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail