F6FLT A theory is what we can conclude and synthesize from experiments. Without theory, science would be like “free energy,” an image of nothingness. I would tend to agree but there are exceptions imo. For example, in one of my best experiments with crazy results I had no theory. I was reading psychology about how we are basically programmed to think a certain way, repeat what others do and normalize it. It begged the question of how we could remove ourselves from this pattern of repetition. It reminded me of a quote by Viktor Schauberger where we should do the exact opposite of everyone else if we want to learn something new. Psychology agrees that we are habitual, repetitious and very predictable even if we think were not. This is why any form of true reasoning must include a good sense of self-awareness. This is what first principals and critical thinking are all about in my opinion. To understand we are absolutely biased even if we think were not. My experiment was based on psychology and my reasoning was that we are habitual and repeat what others do. As such if we want a different result we cannot do what others do. In my experiment I sat down with a bunch of transformers and other electrical components with one goal. The goal was to configure them in ways opposite to what I normally do which is in fact very difficult. Right off the bat our mind pulls a blank, where to start?. I found our mind is lazy in this respect and we always look for the easy option. In other words, low voltage, transistor/mosfet switching, closed circuits, resistance limiting the current and mutual induction so I tried to avoid all of these things. In fact it didn't take long and on the tenth experiment or so the circuit did something it's not supposed to do producing a massive EM field which penetrates a Faraday cage. It begs the question what kind of science we practice. Do we repeat what everyone else does knowing our result will always be the same as a form of confirmation bias?. Or do we set out to prove ourselves wrong and do the opposite of what we normally do and think?.
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Comprehend and Copy Nature... Viktor Schauberger
“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.”― Richard P. Feynman
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