A Matter of CHOICE ..

Do we actually have a choice? Is Choice a real concept or just the fabrication of one’s imagination? These are a couple of questions from the realm of pseudo science that physics very recently attempted to answer. Though the question might sound trivial but the quest for its answer led two of physics greatest theories namely Relativity and Quantum Mechanics lock horns against one another.

Let me cut down on the technical jargon and get to a more Lehman’s point of view. Suppose I give you two fruits. One Apple and One Orange and ask you to choose one of them. The question is not what you would choose here but rather of the existence of a choice. Do you in-fact have a choice? Common sense says that Of course you do have a choice and that’s how you choose. But this conclusion of your common sense would go against the greatest intellect to ever walk the world Sir Albert Einstien. According to him “God doesn’t play dice with the universe”. This means that every thing is governed by quantifiable laws and work according in accordance with it. If this were to be true then it would be theoretically possible to determine the outcome of your choice with accuracy and precision. So if one could already know what he is going to choose, then where is the choice?

Be that as it may, the argument of lack of choice also has its own set of opposition. This time it’s a group of scientist who came up with the theory of quantum mechanics. Well lets say the battle is between Einstien and Hawkins(yes Stephen Hawkins). Quantum mechanics introduces the concept of probability into the laws of physics. Hence now we have a situation that we have the probability of you choosing the apple and the probability of you choosing the orange but the actual choice still remains uncertain. This means you do have choice to make after all.

The logic behind Einstien’s argument is easy to understand but the conclusions that come out of it are quite contrary to our common sense, whereas the logic behind Hawkin’s argument is hard to understand but its conclusions agree with common sense.

Ironically now its matter or your choice to decide which of the two is to be accepted. Both the theories and their creators have withstood the test of time and criticism and both happen to be true. A paradox we might say.

In either case knowledge of existence (not necessarily the actual act) of choice is of prime importance. It has been proved that you can make a man choose what you want him to choose if he is aware of the choice only in his subconscious. For example you had the choice to either read this article or avoid it and I can now predict what you chose because you where aware of that choice only in your subconscious. So now do you think you could have done differently if you knew about this choice……I don’t think so……

In any case….Its just a matter of CHOICE….!!! Don’t u think….