BAD HARDWARE WEEK

Democritus, was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher (born at Abdera in Thrace around 450 BCE; died in 370 BC).

Here are his some very actual thoughts, some 2400 years later:
"Nothing occurs at random, but everything occurs for a reason and by necessity."

Compare that with many times citated Einstein, some 2300 years later, in his attitude towards quantum mechanics principles:
" God doesn't play dice"

But where? Well , this seems true on macrosopic scale, but not in the nano quantum world.

What Democritus says about the other worlds?
Democritus was among the first to propose that the universe contains many worlds, some of them inhabited:

"In some worlds there is no Sun and Moon, in others they are larger than in our world, and in others more numerous. In some parts there are more worlds, in others fewer (...); in some parts they are arising, in others failing. There are some worlds devoid of living creatures or plants or any moisture."

Lets compare that with the latest findings of Science.
In some worlds there is no Sun and Moon.
Not ignited stars, with not enough mass?

In some worlds they are larger.
Red giant stars are much, much bigger then our Sun.

In others are more numerous.
Compare number of satellites at Jupiter, Saturn, Uran, Mars

There are some worlds devoid of living creatures or plants or any moisture.
Comapare the Moon. No mositure, though still something might be at its poles.
Compare Mars latest robotic findings. No living creatures, or plants and liquid water.

Democritus identified the two types of knowledge:
There are two forms of knowledge: one legitimate, one bastard. To the bastard sort belong all the following: sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch. The legitimate is quite distinct from this. When the bastard form cannot see more minutely, nor hear nor smell nor taste nor perceive through the touch, then another finer form must be employed.
—Democritus, Fragment 11, The Symmetry of Life

Seems that legitimate knowledge blossoms with democracy, and bastard knowledge with teocracy.
Do you know what Catolic church did to Giordano Bruno, philosopher teaching on many worlds
in the year 1600? Burned him alive at the Florence square in Rome!. No democracy in teocracy.
But, the fire purifies, that both sides have to accept.

However paradoxically, Democritus, creator of atomism idea , couldn't accept that his moving miniscule atoms are not each time governed by necessity reasons.

In Democritus' own words, "By convention sweet, by convention bitter, by convention hot, by convention cold, by convention colour: but in reality atoms and void."
But, senses repond: Poor Reason, your final victory means your fall. What you can create at all without us?

Ok, lets try to apply this reasoning on computing. What use of powerful general purpose computing without right data and sensor nets?

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