It’s difficult enough for most humans to grasp the idea that our planet is just one of countless others in our galaxy — and a pretty small one, at that. Then, of course, there’s the concept that our galaxy is just one of billions of others in the universe — sure to compound any confusion considerably. It seems safe to say, however, that neither of those notions can compete on the mind-bending scale, so to speak, with an idea that’s currently being investigated: The U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermilab is working on a device to test the theory that our whole universe is simply a hologram.
Is this really a revelation? Haven't we known for quite some time that we are mostly empty space?
As a Buddhist, I find it amusing that science is confirming what the Buddha taught--that life is an illusion. Physics confirms the precepts of Buddhism.
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The Holographic Universe: Is Our 3D World Just an Illusion?
Posted by: Katherine Noyes July 6, 2011 05:00 AMIt’s difficult enough for most humans to grasp the idea that our planet is just one of countless others in our galaxy — and a pretty small one, at that. Then, of course, there’s the concept that our galaxy is just one of billions of others in the universe — sure to compound any confusion considerably. It seems safe to say, however, that neither of those notions can compete on the mind-bending scale, so to speak, with an idea that’s currently being investigated: The U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermilab is working on a device to test the theory that our whole universe is simply a hologram.
As a Buddhist, I find it amusing that science is confirming what the Buddha taught--that life is an illusion. Physics confirms the precepts of Buddhism.