Humbled

I was reading on the Chaos Theory and realized that chaos does not arise from simply the infinite forces at work, it does not arise because we are unable to take into consideration all factors in play, it does not exist in the absence of our knowledge it does not arise at all, because it is inherent in the natural world.

Yes, it is inherent in our daily lives.

According to what I am reading, chaos will manifest itself even if there are only three objects orbiting one another in isolation. In other words, we are unable to predict the location of these objects in the future even if there are no other forces at work aside from the gravitational forces of these objects alone.

We are not even taking into consideration quantum uncertainty or the van der waals forces or the relativistic effect of gravity or even the expansion of the universe yet. This is because chaos does not simply arise in real life, it is also a mathematical entity.

It is indeed a humbling experience. Professing to be a child of the Enlightenment, I never expect nature to draw a line to where our understanding can go. If we cannot even predict with precision the future movements of three objects, I suddenly have doubts as to where we can go.

I am humbled, but hopefully not defeated....