Heisenbergs Uncertainty Principle
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Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, although scientific, does have social applications. Heisenberg discovered that while it was possible to record trends in large groups of particles, it was impossible to determine both the position and momentum of a single particle. If we tie this principle into society we can see some similarities. It is easy to determine the trends of large groups of people, but to classify an individual within that group would be extremely difficult. This analogy is significant because it shows society typically draws conclusions from the masses instead of the individual. It demonstrates that you cant rely on your perceptions about a whole group to describe each individual member of that group. Application of this theory to social constructs such as racism and homophobia exhibit the social significance that can come from scientific principle.
In order to claim that social values can come from scientific principle, it is important to understand the perplexities of the principle used. One could allege that proven scientific principle is completely objective and has no subjective meaning to it. However, this notion can be very easily reputed when it comes to Heisenberg's uncertainty principle...