The Butterfly Effect

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The Butterfly Effect The butterfly effect, written in 1963 by Edward Lorenz, is simply explained as this: each time a butterfly flaps a wing, it moves the few air molecules around it, which pass on the motion, moving the air molecules around those air molecules, which pass it on by moving the air molecules around those air molecules, and so on, until somewhere on the other side of the world, a hurricane is formed by all those moving air molecules. I find this intriguing, as it shows all the people of the world that every little action they do can potentially create something massive. It sort of makes me to think as I do something, and wonder if whatever it was that I did had an effect or would soon have an effect on someone else far away. This law, at first, was considered ridiculous and laughable. How could one tiny little flutter create something as large and significant as a hurricane? However, it was soon proven entirely correct and accurate. What I believe this is saying is that every single action we take, every step, every blink of an eye, every twitch of a hand, and every flip of your hair, counts. Andy Andrews described the butterfly effect as “the law of sensitive dependence upon initial conditions.” As much as one may not realize it, everyone can make a difference in every matter, whether it is a huge political decision or a small dispute. One extremely significant example of a possible show of the butterfly effect is the issue of abortion. Many people believe it is the woman’s choice; many believe it is the baby’s right to live. Some have decided that the being in the mother’s womb is not a baby until a certain point after conception, such as three months; others agree that it is a child at the moment of conception or that no one but God has the right to determine at what age it becomes an actual child. However, almost everyone, no matter their view on
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