The "blur" and the "noise"

If there is any, even the smallest

 inaccuracy in the power of the Natural Law,
any ambiguity in determining what
it describes,

if what it orders is not very clear,

if the image that it gives of the world
is a little bit "fuzzy", then this uncertainty,
the "blur" of the photograph could be
detected if we had a very high magnification.

Πλαίσιο κειμένου: If the picture was from the beginning, 
by its nature, absolutely sharp,

if the boundary between black and white

was certain with the absolute accuracy
of mathematics, then the difference
between black and white would remain
absolutely clear no matter how much we
increased the magnification.

Πλαίσιο κειμένου: If the picture was by its
nature a little bit "fuzzy"

then with low magnification,

looking at it from afar, we would have the impression that
it is quite clear, but if we increased the magnification,
approaching with a more powerful microscope, we would
notice the inherent ambiguity about the exact boundary
between black and white.

There wouldn’t be a mathematical line
separating the one colour from the other.

Both colours would diffuse into
each other in shades of grey.

We can make completely similar considerations

using as an example electronic amplification
instead of the magnification of an image.

Here also we could distinguish if there is any

uncertainty in the power of the Natural Law.

With very strong amplification we would be able

to identify if the boundary is clear between
the existence of an diminishing signal and
its absolute absence.

Well, what actually happens in reality?

Πλαίσιο κειμένου: In both cases the boundaries are unclear.
In the microscopy the image becomes "fuzzy" 
and in the amplification the "electronic noise" appears
which obscures the very weak signals in the end.

In both cases we know

the source of this uncertainty.

It is thermal motion, something we usually
forget although we know that it exists.

If we lower the temperature of our apparatus

we get clearer pictures both under a
microscope and in an amplifier.

Thermal motion is to blame for the luck of clarity.

This is a motion that is directly linked to the collisions
which are the rule in the "life" of atoms and molecules
and is the cause of most phenomena.

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