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The '''Butterfly effect''' is the essence of [[Chaos Theory]]. It holds that a system can be sensitive to initial conditions. Systems, such as the [[weather]], can become unstable over time, giving rise to the notion that a [[butterfly]] flapping its wings in [[New York]] can cause a [[hurricane]] in the [[Pacific Ocean]].<ref>http://www.fortunecity.com/emachines/e11/86/beffect.html</ref>
 
The '''Butterfly effect''' is the essence of [[Chaos Theory]]. It holds that a system can be sensitive to initial conditions. Systems, such as the [[weather]], can become unstable over time, giving rise to the notion that a [[butterfly]] flapping its wings in [[New York]] can cause a [[hurricane]] in the [[Pacific Ocean]].<ref>http://www.fortunecity.com/emachines/e11/86/beffect.html</ref>
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==In Popular Culture==
 
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The butterfly effect is usually found in [[science fiction]] stories and [[movies]]. It describes the possibility of a person traveling back in time, and inadvertently changing some minuscule thing in the past &mdash; such as [[murder|killing]] a [[butterfly]] &mdash; that has momentous consequences as time goes by, so that the he returns to a radically altered [[future]].
 
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Most agree that this scenario is not only patently absurd, but harmful to the development and upbringing of [[children]] and other like-minded individuals. The [[Bible]] describes only [[Jesus]]<ref>"Before [[Abraham]] was born, I am", [[John]] 8:58</ref> and [[God]]<ref>"I the LORD do not change", [[Malachi]] 3:6</ref> as capable of [[time travel]]. Despite this assertion, the Butterfly Effect makes appearances in many [[Hollywood values|Hollywood]] films (most of which have been condemned by the [[Vatican]]). Movies of this type include:
 
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*''[[It's A Wonderful Life]]''
 
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*''[[Back To The Future]]''
 
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*''[[Frequency]]''
 
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*''[[The Butterfly Effect]]''
 
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The [[Butterfly]] effect was also a central theme of [[Isaac Asimov]]'s [[short story]] "A Sound of Thunder", in which a man travels back in time to hunt [[dinosaur]]s, and inadvertently shoots a [[butterfly]] by mistake. This scenario, while plausible enough as a [[science fiction]] story, could certainly never happen in real life.
 
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==See also==
 
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*[[Time travel]]
 
  
 
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Revision as of 17:05, June 26, 2008

The Butterfly effect is the essence of Chaos Theory. It holds that a system can be sensitive to initial conditions. Systems, such as the weather, can become unstable over time, giving rise to the notion that a butterfly flapping its wings in New York can cause a hurricane in the Pacific Ocean.[1]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.fortunecity.com/emachines/e11/86/beffect.html
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