; Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 12:34:25 -0500 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 21-12-04 (Otherworld Fractal [6]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20041221123618.29bff2e6@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- December 21, 2004 (Rating 6) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; WARNING -- I went beyond the topic in today's discussion, as I ; occasionally do. The discussion is rambling and rather philo- ; sophical. Those who have a 'knee-jerk' reaction to philosophy ; or mysticism should move on directly to the image and spare ; their knees. ; ; Depending on where the observer is located, today is either the ; shortest or longest day of the year. For those living on the ; equator however, where all days are 12 hours long, it is just ; another 12-hour day, though it is still one of the two days of ; the year with the lowest maximum sun angle. ; ; On a special astronomical day such as today, fractals are just ; as real or unreal as on any other day. The position of the sun ; has no connection to the world of fractals. This much everyone ; can agree on. But do other universes exist where such a ; connection might be possible? After all, the name of today's ; image is "Otherworld Fractal", and I gave it this name because ; it is unlike anything that might be seen in our familiar version ; of the 'real' world. ; ; In the naive days of my youth, I was certain that there is only ; one real world and that world was the one I had learned to con- ; struct from the images I observed through my senses. Those who ; thought otherwise were confused and superstitious. True, I ; realized that my senses could detect only a tiny part of that ; real world, but there was still only one real outer world, and ; that world was the ultimate reality, which was out there whether ; anyone was around to observe it or not. ; ; That was when I was young and naive. ; ; I am no longer young, though I am still rather naive, (aren't we ; all), but I am not so naive as to believe that anything such as ; an ultimate reality can exist unless one is referring to the ; idea known as God. When one truly knows God, all questions ; about creation and existence become non-questions. When one ; asks why God created the universe, or where God came from, or ; even what happens to people after they die, then that person ; does not truly know the nature of reality. ; ; When one asks, or even wonders about such things, that person is ; displaying his ignorance about both himself and the world he ; assumes he exists in. When one flees from such questions into ; the comfortable and easy-to-comprehend world of Atheism, that ; person is merely showing the arrogance that conceals his fear of ; the unknown. I know this because I was once there. When one ; realizes that God is an idea, yet uses this fact as evidence ; that there is no God, that person is closer to the truth. When ; one realizes that the physical universe is also an idea, that ; person is closer still. . . . ; ; . . . to be continued . . . perhaps . . . ; ; Just imagine it -- all this off-topic stuff came about because I ; had the thought that today's image is a scene that could never ; be observed anywhere in the universe as we know it. But it very ; easily could exist in the world of fractals, especially the ; world created by the formula Z^(1.1)+C. ; ; The rating of a 6 is about what the image is worth. Its overall ; value could be anything, but calculates at a 90. The most ; convenient way to see the otherworldly image is to download it ; from the FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; With a temperature of only 19F -7C, Monday was far too cold here ; at Fractal Central for the dynamic duo to go outside. But they ; spent several hours on their shelf by the window, watching the ; chilled starlings huddle around openings of the neighborhood ; chimneys to keep warm. A surprisingly small serving of tuna was ; needed in the evening to make the duo happy. This morning is ; starting less cold, but still far from warm. We'll see how the ; duo adjusts. ; ; For me it looks like another in the nearly endless string of ; similar days of work before fractals. The next FOTD will appear ; right here in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and be of good ; cheer at this time of year. Save the mysteries for next year. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Otherworld_Fractal { ; time=0:06:40.57--SF6 on a P200 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC2 passes=1 center-mag=-2.14292936172586400/+0.027868278465541\ 99/374.3557/1/7.5/5.92893789619353129e-012 params=1.1/0/-28.3/0 float=y maxiter=500 inside=255 logmap=77 periodicity=10 colors=000K3HL4IM4JN5KO5LP6MQ6NR7OS4PT7QU9RVCSWETX\ GUYJVZLW_OU`QTaSTbVTcXSd_SeaSfcRgfPhhOikNjmMkoKnrJ\ qtIvyIswHqvHntGlsGirFgpFfoEdnEclDakD`jCZhCYgAXfFVd\ KUcPSbURaZP`cO_cNZcLZcKZcIZcHZcFZcEZcBZcCZcDZcEZcF\ ZcFZcGZcHZcIZdIZeJZfKZgLZhLZiMZjNZkOZlPZmPZnQZoRZp\ SZqSZrTZsUZtVZuVZvWZzXZxYZyZZzZZz_Zz`ZzaZzaZzbZzcZ\ zd_zd_ze_zf_zg_zh_zi_zh_zg_zg_zf_ze_zd_zd_zc_zb_za\ _za_z`_z__zZ_zZ_zY_zX_zX_zW_zV_zU_zU_zT_zS_zR_zR`z\ Q_zP`zO`zO`zN`zM`zL`zL`zK`zJ`zJ_zI_zH_zG_zG_zF_zE_\ zD_zD_zC_zB_zA_zA_z9_z8_z7_z7_z6_z5_z3Zz4_z5_z5_z6\ _z7`z7`z8`z8`z9azAazAazBazBbzCbzDbzDbzEczEczFczGcz\ GdzHdzIdzIdzJezJezKezLezLfzMfzMfzNfzOgzOgzPgzPgzQh\ zRhzRhzShzShzShzShzShzShzShzShzShzShzShzShzShzShzS\ hzShzShzShzShzShzShzShzShzShzShzShzShzThzShzShzShz\ ShzShzRhzRhzRhzRhzRhzQhzQhzQhzQhzQhzPhzPhzPhzPhzPh\ zOhzOhzOhzOhzOhzPhzPhzPhz } frm:MandelbrotBC2 { ; by several Fractint users e=p1, a=imag(p2)+100 p=real(p2)+PI q=2*PI*floor(p/(2*PI)) r=real(p2)-q Z=C=Pixel: Z=log(Z) IF(imag(Z)>r) Z=Z+flip(2*PI) ENDIF Z=exp(e*(Z+flip(q)))+C |Z|