Butterfly effect is a phrase that describes small variations of the initial condition in a dynamical system may produce large variations in the long term behavior of the system. The concept was first described by a meteorologist, Edward Lorenz, whereby he realised the weather did not always change as predicted – minute variations in the initial values of variables in his weather model would result in grossly divergent weather patterns. Since then, this phenomenon has been adopted by popular short stories about time travel, appeared in scientific conferences to describe dynamic systems, and of course, it landed on the big screen just 2 years ago starring Ashton Kutcher.
I am a big believer of the butterfly effect. It’s not so much a chain reaction, it’s more than that –it’s a sequence of events with amplifying and major impacts each step along the way. Sometimes, we unconsciously do something that we thought was insignificant or isolated yet the resulting outcome can be quite drastic and affect our surroundings a great deal. And without really considering the influence of step one, we can get thrown into very unfamiliar grounds and be forced to act upon it. While the butterfly effect is successful in describing unpredictable weather patterns or complex scientific systems, it is highly operational in human interactions as well. I believe that everything is interconnected one way or another in the world we live in. But when a situation arises, humans can be very self-centred and sometimes underestimate or fail to acknowledge the effect we have on others. And in the end, we may often be left with the feeling – if only…
I am a big believer of the butterfly effect. It’s not so much a chain reaction, it’s more than that –it’s a sequence of events with amplifying and major impacts each step along the way. Sometimes, we unconsciously do something that we thought was insignificant or isolated yet the resulting outcome can be quite drastic and affect our surroundings a great deal. And without really considering the influence of step one, we can get thrown into very unfamiliar grounds and be forced to act upon it. While the butterfly effect is successful in describing unpredictable weather patterns or complex scientific systems, it is highly operational in human interactions as well. I believe that everything is interconnected one way or another in the world we live in. But when a situation arises, humans can be very self-centred and sometimes underestimate or fail to acknowledge the effect we have on others. And in the end, we may often be left with the feeling – if only…
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That's very true. I think most of all people tend to make excuses of what they do, so that they would feel better and ignore their selfish behaviour. Well... that's human behaviour I guess... it would certainly contribute a heavy weight on the butterfly effect.
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