Why do we not live the way we want? A scientific point of view on the purpose of man. Disadvantages of previous theories

We live in three-dimensional world: length, width and depth. Some may object: "But what about the fourth dimension - time?" Indeed, time is also a dimension. But the question of why space is measured in three dimensions is a mystery to scientists. New research explains why we live in a 3D world.

The question of why space is three-dimensional has tormented scientists and philosophers since ancient times. Indeed, why precisely three dimensions, and not ten or, say, 45?

In general, space-time is four-dimensional (or 3+1-dimensional): three dimensions form space, the fourth dimension is time. There are also philosophical and scientific theories about the multidimensionality of time, which suggest that there are actually more dimensions of time than it seems: the arrow of time familiar to us, directed from the past to the future through the present, is just one of the possible axes. This makes possible various science fiction projects, such as time travel, and also creates a new, multivariate cosmology that allows for the existence of parallel universes. However, the existence of additional time dimensions has not yet been scientifically proven.

Let's return to our 3+1-dimensional dimension. We are well aware that the measurement of time is associated with the second law of thermodynamics, which states that in a closed system - such as our universe - entropy (a measure of chaos) always increases. The universal disorder cannot decrease. Therefore, time is always directed forward - and nothing else.

AT new article, published in EPL, the researchers suggested that the second law of thermodynamics could also explain why space is three-dimensional.

“A number of researchers in the field of science and philosophy have addressed the problem of the (3 + 1)-dimensional nature of space-time, justifying the choice of this particular number by its stability and the possibility of supporting life,” said study co-author Julian Gonzalez-Ayala from the National polytechnic institute in Mexico and the University of Salamanca in Spain to Phys.org. “The value of our work lies in the fact that we present reasoning based on a physical model of the dimension of the Universe with a suitable and reasonable space-time scenario. We are the first to state that the number "three" in the dimension of space arises as an optimization of a physical quantity."

Previously, scientists paid attention to the dimension of the Universe in connection with the so-called atropic principle: "We see the Universe like this, because only in such a Universe could an observer, a person, have arisen." The three-dimensionality of space was explained by the possibility of maintaining the Universe in the form in which we observe it. If there were many dimensions in the Universe, according to the Newtonian law of gravity, stable orbits of the planets and even the atomic structure of matter would not be possible: electrons would fall on the nuclei.

AT this study scientists went the other way. They suggested that space is three-dimensional due to a thermodynamic quantity - density free energy Helmholtz. In a universe filled with radiation, this density can be thought of as pressure in space. The pressure depends on the temperature of the universe and on the number of spatial dimensions.

The researchers showed what could happen in the first fractions of a second after big bang called the Planck epoch. At the moment when the Universe began to cool, the Helmholtz density reached its first maximum. Then the age of the Universe was a fraction of a second, and there were exactly three spatial dimensions. The key idea of the study is that three-dimensional space was "frozen" as soon as the Helmholtz density reached its maximum value, which prohibits the transition to other dimensions.

The figure below shows how this happened. Left - free energy densityHelmholtz (e) reaches its maximum value at the temperature T = 0.93, which occurs when the space was three-dimensional (n=3). S and U represent entropy densities and density internal energy, respectively. On the right, it is shown that the transition to multidimensionality does not occur at temperatures below 0.93, which corresponds to three dimensions.

This was due to the second law of thermodynamics, which allows transitions to higher dimensions only when the temperature is above the critical value - not a degree less. The universe is constantly expanding and elementary particles, photons, lose energy - so our world is gradually cooling: Now the temperature of the Universe is much lower than the level that implies a transition from a 3D world to a multidimensional space.

The researchers explain that spatial dimensions are similar to the states of matter, and the transition from one dimension to another resembles phase transition- such as the melting of ice, which is possible only at very high temperatures.

"In the process of cooling early universe and after reaching the first critical temperature, the entropy increment principle for closed systems could prohibit certain dimensional changes,” the researchers comment.

This assumption still leaves room for the higher dimensions that existed during the Planck era, when the universe was even hotter than it was at the critical temperature.

Extra dimensions are present in many cosmological models, primarily in string theory. This study may help explain why some of these models additional dimensions disappeared or remained as tiny as they were in the first fractions of a second after the Big Bang, while 3D space continues to grow throughout the observable universe.

In the future, the researchers plan to improve their model to include additional quantum effects that may have occurred in the first fraction of a second after the Big Bang. In addition, the results of the augmented model can also serve as a guide for researchers working on other cosmological models, such as quantum gravity.

The third dimension - why do we need?

What is the fourth dimension? You might be surprised, but every person goes there every day!

Attentive people have always existed, possessing great experience, wisdom, knowledge. They noticed and talked about it, but when society solves the problems of survival in the physical world, it becomes not up to them. However, it should be remembered that you are not only a body, the task of survival is not the only one facing you, otherwise a person would not differ so much from an animal. Evolution never stops, it continues.

Man is not only a physical body, it is something much more. The body is a temporary limitation of the form of expression of your essence, which you have voluntarily accepted for yourself in order to gain a certain experience. You cannot even imagine how majestic and huge you are. The physical body and the world in the third dimension greatly limits your potential. Your essence in this form is not entirely comfortable here. Therefore, the continuous imprisonment of free consciousness in a shell (and, moreover, in extreme conditions) - serious challenge. A serious test and a unique experience that inspires respect for you, for the determination and courage of your essence. But the constant stay in physical body quite difficult, unbearable and even impossible. Without anything, except for the factors necessary in order to survive (water, food, favorable conditions environment) can't a person live?

- Without sleep.

Modern science is not able to give an answer - what is it (on this moment scientists record only states of the brain in a state of sleep). During sleep, while the body is resting, you (your consciousness, which is you) leave the body. And this is another dimension. When you wake up in more do not remember anything or only the last moments of your activity in another dimension, which are quickly forgotten, because this is the world of the third dimension (it is, more precisely, our bodies are arranged in such a way that you can start everything from clean slate, and so that neither the limitless possibilities, nor the vast experience and knowledge base of our essence from other dimensions, could prevent anything from getting the kind of experience we want. These are the rules of the game, to which we agreed of our own free will. After all, playing by the rules is much more interesting than without them.

As you gain experience in the game, everyone goes through the path, the evolution of consciousness, the stages of growing up from infancy to old age, from solving problems of survival to the experience of the sublime, from the illusion of separation to a much greater awareness of oneself as part of the Whole. Only occasionally, in exceptional cases, at especially important, decisive moments of the game, the rules can be violated by those who created this game, an entity can come without restrictions. This has already happened in the history of the Earth and this will happen again.

What we do in dreams is our reality. The memory of what happened in a dream remains with you forever, but when you are in a physical body, restrictions are activated, and experiences that are not relevant to you are blocked. Information that is blocked is difficult to access, but is possible through training, certain techniques, hypnosis. If what happens to you in a dream is important for you to know in order to successfully gain experience, fulfill your goals in incarnation, then as a rule you can remember this dream immediately after waking up, remember it throughout the day or under special circumstances in life.

Have you paid attention to what is happening to you in a dream, what are you capable of there?

At first glance, it may seem that there is complete chaos or vice versa, emptiness. In both cases, this will be your real experience there. And in the first, and in the second case, you will be right. You just reflected, projected yourself into another dimension.

In a dream there is no time and distance, but there are consciousnesses of entities that together create everything. They create through thought and immediately, instantly experience the result of their thought (for example, if you think about a person or place, you can instantly move there). Moreover, you experience more deeply, more vividly, more fully experience emotions from what is happening to you, as you can name or the astral plane, on which we learn emotional sphere. Emotions of entities manifest themselves incomparably with the Earth (even taking into account the fact that emotions are very pronounced on Earth) brightly and in a wider spectrum.

Now let's take a critical look at ourselves. Admit to yourself that sometimes you have a mess in your head: a mess in feelings and chaos in thoughts. Imagine for yourself what will happen if this is not a harmonious consciousness, this chaos is instantly transferred to the fourth dimension, where thought determines your reality, and experienced emotions are even deeper? Agree, not the most best experience. From this disorder we have on the physical plane. That's why we here learn to survive first (but there are always those who teach us Human qualities, without this we would never have survived), and if we manage to survive and not destroy ourselves, then humanity will continue its development, eventually learn to control itself and one day completely complete its evolution on planet Earth.

What can a person who has visited 120 countries of the world say about this!

In order to understand why we, people in the post-Soviet countries, live so badly, you need to visit those countries where people live well. Simply put, you need to look at yourself from the side, because, as they say, from the side you can always see it better ... But not everyone has such a wonderful opportunity to look at themselves from the side.

But one person has already managed to do this more than once: he travels very, very much and has already visited more than 500 different cities and towns in more than 120 countries.

During these trips, the difference in the appearance of cities and countries and the mentality of their inhabitants immediately caught my eye: in some it was cozy, warm and good, while in others it was gloomy, cold and bad... Comparing the philosophy and psychology of the inhabitants different countries and the level of development of these countries, one can easily identify the reasons why we live so badly.

Artemy Lebedev is the founder and artistic director of the largest, most famous and expensive design studio in the entire post-Soviet space, whose services are mainly used by large customers. It's called "Artemy Lebedev's Studio".

Bad life - avarice of selfishness

Every person has a so-called "comfort zone". And it absolutely does not depend on where he is. Even a homeless man has a comfort zone, although it is limited to his refrigerator box. For this reason, Artemy Lebedev believes that the difference in living standards, the comfort zone of citizens affects much more than the wealth of the country: for example, Russia is one of the richest countries in the world, but the standard of living in it, to put it mildly, is very weak.

Let's take Europe. For a person living in Europe, the comfort zone extends much further than just his apartment: it captures his landing, his courtyard, his street, his block. And even the center of his city. Despite this, it is noteworthy that the outskirts of European cities, for all this, are just as terrible as ours: panel housing is rather creepy everywhere, so the French mining town is not much different from the dull Donetsk outskirts.

As for the post-Soviet countries, for some reason the comfort zone of most contemporaries ends near their front door. The upholstery that they made for their door will still be included in the comfort zone, but a centimeter from the threshold is no longer there. Most modern inhabitants do not care what is there: a terrible oil paint, a bicycle, or some chest of the fiftieth year, exhibited by neighbors.

Everyone thinks only of their own momentary comfort...

Perhaps that is why we have the same rulers: they only care about themselves and have no idea how the people live. Still, because for this they need to live together with the people and in the same conditions in which the people live.

Simply put, the comfort zone of the post-Soviet authorities in most cases is primarily their personal interests, for the sake of which, to be honest, in all honesty, they became “representatives of the people”, and only then the people, because there will be the next elections We need to do something for them...

Any government acting without the consent of those
whom it rules, - that's exhaustive formula slavery!
Jonathan Swift. Aphorisms and quotes

Thus, the indifference of each of us towards others makes us the slave of others! We irresponsibly put ourselves among others - an irresponsible government comes ... Such is the cunning karma - the law of justice.

It is very important to understand that we are on the same round planet- Earth: we are like one family, where everyone's happiness depends on everyone's contribution to this happiness. Therefore, at the heart of human life is caring and helping others, only in this case there will be prosperity and happiness. Remember at least the second law of thermodynamics - the force of action is equal to the force of reaction.

In relation to our case, it is more clearly stated in Newton's third law: "The actions of two bodies on each other are equal." The only important thing to understand is that the echo comes after some time later. So it is in a person’s life: most of his actions return to him like a boomerang through other people after a while ... The earth is round :)

Because we get what we sow...

Therefore, if a person is indifferent and selfish towards others, then such a person will undergo severe trials in life, which will change his attitude towards others and his vision of life. It is a pity that a person will spend part of his already short life on this lesson ...

Continuation of the article " Why do we live so poorly"in the article" Do you want to live well? "..

Kris.h.Nive
based on an article by Artemy Lebedev

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Why do people live on earth? From time immemorial, the answer to this question has been sought by both great philosophers and common people. But none of them has come to a final conclusion yet, because this problem does not have a single solution. How many philosophical schools, the same number of opinions, and maybe even more.

And yet, some were able to pick up logical answers that could explain the existence of man.

How often do we reflect on and live?

The most carefree time is childhood. During this period, we all run like crazy in our native yards, pretending to be pirates, superheroes, robots. Thousands of amazing ideas may swarm in our head, but there is not a single question about the meaning of life. And why?

And only having crossed the threshold of youth, a person begins to look for an answer to it. Why does a person live? What is his purpose? What is the meaning of my life? - all these questions disturbed the heart of each of us. But some quickly threw them away, switching to more pressing problems, while others, on the contrary, spent their whole lives in search of undeniable truth.

Ancient philosophers and the meaning of life

Aristotle once said: “The knowledge of the soul is the main task philosopher, since this can give answers to many questions ... ”Moreover, he believed that any thinker should look for meaning in everything, since this search is an integral part of ourselves. He taught that it is not enough to accept things as they are, you also need to understand why they are needed in this world.

The German philosopher Georg Hegel was also puzzled by the question of why a person lives in this world. He believed that such a craving for self-knowledge is inherent in us by nature and is our true self. Moreover, he argued: if you understand what role is assigned to a person, then it will be possible to unravel the purpose of other phenomena of the universe.

Also, do not forget about Plato and his thoughts about why a person lives on earth. He was sure: the search for one's destiny is the highest good for a person. In part, it was in these searches that his meaning of life was hidden.

God's plan, or Why do people live on the plan?

It is impossible to talk about the meaning of life and not touch on the topic of religion. After all, all existing beliefs have on this issue. In their sacred texts there are clear guidelines as to how one should spend one's life and what is the highest good for a person.

So, let's look at the most common denominations.

Christianity. According to the New Testament, all people are born in order to live a righteous life, which will give them a place in paradise. Therefore, their purpose in life is to serve the Lord and also to be merciful to others.
Islam. Muslims are not too far removed from Christians, their faith is also based on the service of God, only this time to Allah. In addition, every true Muslim must spread his faith and fight the "infidels" with all his might.
Buddhism. If you ask a Buddhist: “Why does a person live?”, then he will most likely answer this way: “To become enlightened.” This is the goal pursued by all the followers of the Buddha: to clear your mind and pass into nirvana.
Hinduism. Everyone has a divine spark - Atman, thanks to which a person after death is reborn in a new body. And if in this life he behaved well, then at the next rebirth he will become happier or richer. The highest goal of being is to break the circle of rebirth and indulge in oblivion, which gives pleasure and peace.

Scientific point of view on the purpose of man

It called into question the supremacy of the church. This was due to the fact that humanity received another version explaining the appearance of life on Earth. And if at first only a few agreed with this theory, then as science developed, its adherents became more and more.

But how does science view the question we are discussing? Why does a person live on earth? In general, everything is quite simple. Since man descended from an animal, their goals are similar. And what is the most important for every living organism? That's right, procreation.

That is, from a scientific point of view, the meaning of life is to find a reliable partner, reproduce offspring and take care of him in the future. After all, this is the only way to save the species from extinction and ensure a bright future.

Disadvantages of previous theories

Now we should talk about what are the disadvantages of these concepts. After all, both scientific and religious hypotheses are not able to give an exhaustive answer to the question: “Why do people live on earth?”

Minus scientific theory in what she highlights common goal, which is ideal for the whole look as a whole. But if we consider the problem on the scale of one individual, then the hypothesis loses its universality. After all, it turns out that those who are not able to have children are completely deprived of any meaning in life. Yes and healthy person hardly like to exist with the idea that his only purpose is to pass on his genes to offspring.

The position of religious communities is also not ideal. After all, most religions put above the earth. Moreover, if a person is an atheist or agnostic, then his existence is devoid of any meaning. Many do not like such a dogma, therefore, over the years, church foundations begin to weaken. As a result, a person is again left alone with the question "why do people live on earth."

How to find the truth?

And now what? What to do if the scientific point of view is not suitable, and the church one is too conservative? Where to find the answer to such an important question?

In fact, there is simply no universal solution to the problem. Each person is an individual, therefore, it is unique. Everyone must find their own way, their own meaning and their own values. This is the only way to find harmony within yourself.

However, it is not necessary to always follow the same path. The beauty of life is that there are no established rules and boundaries. Everyone has the right to choose for himself specific ideals, and if they seem false from time to time, they can always be replaced by new ones. For example, many people work half their lives to make a fortune. And when they achieve this, they understand that money is far from the main thing. Then they again begin to search for the meaning of being, capable of making them more beautiful.

The main thing is not to be afraid to think: “Why do I exist and what is my purpose?” After all, if there is a question, then there will definitely be an answer to it.

Why do we often think about the question of what is the meaning of life? What are we living for? How to live to be happy? What do I need to be happy? What happens when I succeed or fail? What will my parents say if I don't live up to their expectations? How to find the strength to get up from your knees after another defeat? Why should we experience defeat and trials, what's the point? Why does everyone say to draw conclusions by observing other people's mistakes? And why do we form these conclusions only when we make mistakes ourselves? Why can't we realize our plans the first time, or even worse - we don't understand what we want? All these weighty and seemingly banal questions arise in the thoughts of every conscious person.

Every day we watch the ups and downs different people, their relatives, friends or outsiders. Even in childhood, we ask parents a lot of strange questions, including: "Mom, what is life? What is its meaning, why does everyone live differently?" And often parents do not quite understand us explain, perhaps because they themselves made a mistake on their own. life path. It is logical that each child is dominated by positive emotions, rainbow dreams, hopes, smiles and fun.

The older we get, the more such pure, frank, childish optimism moves away from us. At school, we begin to face the first manifestations of injustice. When children treat each other differently, criticize for appearance, the financial situation of the parents or not similar views on a particular situation. Also, children are always surprised by the attitude of teachers, their preferences and encouragement by this or that child. First, the future worldview of the child is formed in the family environment. Parents, by their attitude to each other, to children, to life and problems on their way, form a certain model-scheme of the future child. Therefore, children often, having matured, try to imitate their parents, or vice versa, not to repeat the mistakes.

In adulthood, when we begin to soberly observe everything and everyone around us, we think about the above questions. This childish naivete disappears, uncertainty and confusion appear, because of which we often do not know what we want to achieve in life and how to do it. right choice. In spite of strong in spirit people who have already realized themselves in life, made their dreams a reality, we wonder where to get so much patience, willpower and desire to work. After all, it's no secret to anyone that basically the path to success is "covered with prickly thorns", of course, if your parents are not millionaires and don't put you on everything ready. rich and smart people break through the walls of problems and disappointments on the way to a dream. Some reach the goal, while someone gives up and crushes their good intentions and projects into powder, not finding inner strength and support others, focusing on their own fears and prejudices.

So what is the reason for such falls on the path to success?

After regular failures, people begin to analyze each step, looking for an error. Sometimes they think they figured out where they went wrong, and sometimes they push the blame onto someone else (it's just as easy, right?). But why, understanding the reasons for failure, again and again nothing happens?

Often their unbridled impulse to change everything for the better goes out in a month or two or even in a matter of days. The reason could be anything. Starting from uncertainty in the choice, "friendly advice", bad luck, insecurity, lack of motivation or support - ending with a complex disappointment in everything and everyone. In fact, many studies have been conducted by scientists that have found that there is no global cause for falls.

It often seems that some kind of evil force-bad luck constantly holds us back, hinders and criticizes, no matter what we undertake. The reason for everything lies in a more philosophical and spiritual world rather than external factors. No wonder there is a statement: "" All our thoughts materialize ". And if this is really true? Then, in order to achieve our goal and, above all, understand our desires, we need to learn to think in a positive direction, and most importantly, think about what we think (how absurd it would be It all depends on even very small steps and decisions that we take hundreds of times every day. It is these small steps that become the foundation and bricks of our success in life. It is in the sea of such insignificant and simple steps, lie our secret treasures, hiding hope, desires and dreams!

In order to go through an ocean of trials on the way to a dream, often neither willpower nor motivation, support or moral push (the so-called kick or phrases: "Gather your willpower into a fist and don't spread snot") is enough. All these factors usually help to move forward, but often not for long. We fear the sameness and fear change without knowing what it will be. Therefore, our dreams drag us to the bottom if we are not confident in ourselves. Willpower is one of the most important factors on the way to self-development. Very often you can hear the statement that willpower is the ability to force ourselves to do things that we do not like. This statement is undeniably wrong. In fact, the ability to choose your long-awaited occupation among many options is willpower.

People have been training their willpower for centuries, exhausting themselves physically and morally with unnecessary things. Only after such misunderstandings with themselves, they understand the meaning of the concept - willpower. Its meaning lies in voluntary work on oneself and something, without violence. But what should people do who, having chosen the desired lifestyle, cannot once again realize all their plans?

And the question arises: "Why do I not live the way I want?" First of all, it's because we are strongly influenced external factors: the situation in the country, the economy and lack of money, bad luck with love, disappointment in a person, lack of proper education, or even banal envy of successful people. Because of such things, we have forgotten how to listen to ourselves, to our heart and mind. And the ability to understand oneself is the most important for any realization of the plan. It does not matter whether our desires concern the sphere of personal relationships, family, friends, education, work or leisure. All areas are interconnected and without creating the desired model for each of them, we will not feel happy and successful. Therefore, you should always remember the phrase mentioned earlier in this article: ""All our thoughts materialize."

If a dream does not come true after the first, second or tenth attempt, perhaps it is worth considering is this your longed-for dream or the advice of a friend or brother, because it will be better that way? If the desire is really yours and it is sincere and strong, for its realization you put incredible and daily work, and not just visualize it in your thoughts, believe me, it will come true!

Often we do not live the way we want, because we do not believe in own forces and opportunities to succeed. Many people make mistakes or choose, for example, not their profession. But they don't give up. For example, the story of one mathematics teacher, who taught at the university for 15 years, touched his students and became for them driving force. He taught day after day for 15 years to children and students mathematics, which in his heart he could not stand. He was fed up with the constant checking of notebooks, surveys and the University atmosphere. One day he decided to change his profession, as he wanted. He has always been interested in the field information technologies and in his free time independently studied software testing. After studying a lot of theory, he submitted his resume to an IT company, where he subsequently successfully passed an interview and changed jobs. He risked his career and the respect of colleagues and students, but did not change own will and succeeded on his own.

So, even the stories of ordinary and little-known people help us move on. The main thing is to believe in your own strength, work well, do not be afraid of self-development, change in better side and know exactly what we want! Then everyone will live exactly as they want!

"Success is nothing more than a few simple rules daily, and failure is just a few mistakes repeated daily.” Jim Rohn.