ENG101 Group Quiz Final
ENGL&101 Group Quiz, How to
Think About Weird Things: The
Possibility of the Impossible
Group members:
Kim Blanton
Lindsay Kelly
Yang Fu
Janelle Costa
1)The main distinction between logical possibility and physical possibility is that the notion physical possibility is a concept confined in the definition of logical possibility. In other word, what’s considered as physically possible, must be logically possible. Although not every logically possible things is necessarily physically possible. Graphically, the relationship between logical possibility and physical possibility should look like this: Logical
Possibility
Physical
Possibility
What’s worth noticing is, due to the fact human beings are continually gaining new knowledges, it is possible today’s logical possible or physically possible things is no longer possible in tomorrow. New scientific discoveries based on solid proofs might be world changing or even anti—common sense.
2)The argument “No one can explain how it happened; therefore, it must be a miracle” should not be considered as a good argument. One example could be a family is praying for a miracle for a sick loved one, the doctors do not know why the patient is sick however they treat the patient to the best of their knowledge then patient suddenly becomes better. This could be a miracle just as much as it could be the right treatment. Due to the fact the patient becomes better is physically possible, it is must be logically possible. There must be a logical explanation out there for the incident. Just because even a doctor doesn’t have an explanation doesn’t mean we could automatically call it a miracle because they are continually learning as advances in medical field occur.
3)According to the textbook, it is logically impossible to travel backward in time, although Einstein had a theory of relativity it indicates that it’s theoretically possible to travel faster than the speed of light and go backward in time. In his theory, “tachyons” are able
Think About Weird Things: The
Possibility of the Impossible
Group members:
Kim Blanton
Lindsay Kelly
Yang Fu
Janelle Costa
1)The main distinction between logical possibility and physical possibility is that the notion physical possibility is a concept confined in the definition of logical possibility. In other word, what’s considered as physically possible, must be logically possible. Although not every logically possible things is necessarily physically possible. Graphically, the relationship between logical possibility and physical possibility should look like this: Logical
Possibility
Physical
Possibility
What’s worth noticing is, due to the fact human beings are continually gaining new knowledges, it is possible today’s logical possible or physically possible things is no longer possible in tomorrow. New scientific discoveries based on solid proofs might be world changing or even anti—common sense.
2)The argument “No one can explain how it happened; therefore, it must be a miracle” should not be considered as a good argument. One example could be a family is praying for a miracle for a sick loved one, the doctors do not know why the patient is sick however they treat the patient to the best of their knowledge then patient suddenly becomes better. This could be a miracle just as much as it could be the right treatment. Due to the fact the patient becomes better is physically possible, it is must be logically possible. There must be a logical explanation out there for the incident. Just because even a doctor doesn’t have an explanation doesn’t mean we could automatically call it a miracle because they are continually learning as advances in medical field occur.
3)According to the textbook, it is logically impossible to travel backward in time, although Einstein had a theory of relativity it indicates that it’s theoretically possible to travel faster than the speed of light and go backward in time. In his theory, “tachyons” are able