Any coincidence is worth noting .....

If in fact everything is changing, the question of whether there are constants in the natural world is one worth pondering. What I mean by constants are universal rules or laws that are not tied to human perception or experience. How might we begin to examine them ? Is the constant state of flux of our world (moving boxes aside ) governed by laws or some framework or abstraction that is constant ? Is the randomness governed by laws? One might argue that the speed of light might fit this defintion. The principle of covariance says a physical law takes the same mathematical form in all coordinate systems ." Our vantage point in the universe and particular position in space and time would need to somehow be factored out of such an examination. By doing so, we may arrive at some core principles that can more accurately be used to understand a shared experience of the world around us. Einstein's study of the speed of light fits this definition in some regards. He proved that the speed of light remains constant regardless of the relative motion of it's observers. If for example you were in a grey rental Chevy HHR (let's hope not!) driving to the Oregon Coast on Route 26 past a grove of trees at the speed of light and measure a beam of light you happen to be shining out the window --- The beam of light is still traveling at the speed of light relative to the ground. A speed limit of sorts that remains constant in a universe where 'nothing endures but change'.

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