If you have a container of pure water (the container is best made of transparent glass or plastic so you can especially appreciate what happens) and add a container of ink to it, over time, the ink will gradually disperse throughout the water. Eventually the fluid in the transparent container will be a uniform colour. Physicists call this state "chaos".
Lt. Murnau is asking for his life to become completely unchaotic (the physicists may have an equally undescriptive word for this state, but I don't know it) with all the good, clear, fresh and pure stuff in one container, and all the dark blue heavy bad stuff in another.
Lt. Murnau's Dilemma is similar in effect to Zeno's Paradox, and will therefore be just as effective.
Leave him in peace as he grapples with this fundamental issue.
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Date: 2003-12-19 08:18 pm (UTC)Lt. Murnau is asking for his life to become completely unchaotic (the physicists may have an equally undescriptive word for this state, but I don't know it) with all the good, clear, fresh and pure stuff in one container, and all the dark blue heavy bad stuff in another.
Lt. Murnau's Dilemma is similar in effect to Zeno's Paradox, and will therefore be just as effective.
Leave him in peace as he grapples with this fundamental issue.