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Fractal of the Day
by Jim Muth
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Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: After I found the twin midgets in yesterday's image, I did a bit more exploring in the same area and turned up the scene that appears in today's image. I named the picture "Rising Alleluias" because of the eight elements surrounding the central midget, which appear, at least to me, like overweight people raising their arms in praise. I cannot say what the people are praising. It could be the immense and unlimited worlds of fractals, or the equally great physical universe, or perhaps the religious figure of their choice. It could even be science, which developed the machines that first revealed the worlds of fractals, and which some consider to be almost a religion. I have always considered science to be a lot of fun, but I no longer take it as seriously as I once did. The scientific method works great when it comes to explaining how the physical world operates, but it fails miserably when we ask the really big questions. I find it unsatisfying and frustrating to be told that I am an unlikely accident that came from my ancestor's genes, that I exist for no reason at all other than the trivial reasons we invent because we need reasons for existing, and that I am going nowhere. I find it even more unsatisfying to be told, as I have been, that the discoveries of science have made the existence of God so unlikely that we can safely assume He does not exist. But I find it most unsatisfying to be told that I lack the courage to face reality without the crying towel of superstition. Like religion did many years ago, science has let me down. Religion fed me fairy tales, science tells me that there are no answers to Atheists tell me that I lack courage, or am deluded if I do not believe what they tell me. Neither can offer proof of their views. What is the difference? I rated today's image, which renders in under 7 minutes, at a 7, which gives an overall value of 104. The rendering stage can be eliminated by letting Paul do the rendering and downloading the finished image from his FOTD web site at: Wednesday remained cloudy and chilly here at Fractal Central. The temperature of 39F 4C was a bit too chilly for the cats' ears, and they spent the day wishing. In the evening a treat of tuna eased their frustration. My frustration will ease when the work I have scheduled for today is finished, and that will happen about 4 hours after I start. Then I'll take a trip to one of the infinite worlds of fractals. In 24 hours I'll return with whatever I find there. Until then, take care, and prepare for the best. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com |
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