FOTD -- January 20, 2008 (No Rating) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Every now and then I just have to create a fractal tree. Today the urge became irresistible, and the result was another fractal tree. Since this is the fourth or so similar fractal tree in the FOTD series, I did not give the image a rating, but it is a rather good tree and well worth a look, especially by those who have missed the previous fractal trees. I named the image "Spiritual Zen Tree" when I checked the day's snail mail and found the Jan 28 issue of 'Time' magazine in the box. The issue is yet another one claiming that 'love is just a brain chemical'. Its standpoint is that we are largely slaves of our genes, and our behavior is pre-programmed by random evolu- tion to perpetuate the species. But this makes me wonder. If we are slaves of our genetic pro- gramming, how can anyone be held responsible for a crime he was pre-programmed to commit? The same thing can be said in a dif- ferent way by claiming that we are pre-programmed by God's know- ledge of the future to do what God already knows we will do. The name of the image indicates that I feel the scientific arti- cles in the magazine, as well as the woefully lacking theories of conventional theology, are missing something very important of a very spiritual nature. The image lies in a near-Julia set of the (-Z)^sqrt(2)+C Mandeloid. It was created with the EvenMoreSlices formula, though a number of other formulas could have created it. The calculation time of the image is a zippy 51 seconds, about the same time it will take to view the completed image on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> Cloudy and chilly weather prevailed here at Fractal Central on Saturday, when the high temperature reached 36F 2C. The fractal cats, who still appear to be feuding, ignored the outside condi- tions. The better part of my day was spent reading a magazine. The next FOTD will appear by technological magic in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and for all we know, we might be as pro- grammed as the fractals we admire. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Spiritual_Zen_Tree { ; time=0:00:51.72-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=EvenMoreSlices passes=t center-mag=-0.766409/0.13473/39.4/0.7974/6.1233740\ 3837406224/-0.253135479727083945 params=1.4142/0/1e-005/1e-005/-1.125/0/-0.2/0 float=y maxiter=416 inside=255 logmap=312 symmetry=none periodicity=10 colors=0000Zzc_Pc_Qc_Qc_Rc_Sc_Sc_Tc_Uc_VcWVZSWUOXU\ KXZNYYQZYSZYU_YW`YYaZZa__b``caacbbdccebceecffdgfdh\ gchebCc`CaYC`WC_UB_TBZQBZOBYMBYKAXHAXGAXFAWEAWD9VB\ 9VB9UB9UB9TA8TA8S98S88W36S88OCAKGBGLDCPF7SF8UG9VHA\ cIBmJCtJDzKDzLEzMFzNGzNHzOIzPIzQJzQKzRLzSMzTNzUzzU\ zzVzzWzzXzzYzzYzzZzz_zz`zz`zzazzbzzczzdzzdzzezzfzz\ gzzgzzfzzfzzfzzfzzfzzfzzezzezzezzezzezzezzdi`dj_dj\ ZdkYdkYdkKek7fk7ej7dj7cj8bj8ai8`i8_i8Zi9Yi9Xh9Wh9V\ hAUhATgASgARgAQgBPfBOfBNfBMfBLfCKeCJeCIeCHeCGdDFdD\ EdDDdDCdDBcEBcEBbFBbFBaFBaGB`GB`GB_HB_HBZIBZIBYIBY\ JBXJBXJBYICYIDYIDYIEZIEZIFZIFZHGZHG_HH_HI_HI_HJ_HJ\ `GK`GK`GL`GLaGMaGMaGNaFOaFObFPbFPbFQbFQbFRcERcEScE\ ScETdEUdEUdEVdDVdDWeDWeDXeDXeDYeDYdEXdFXdGXcGXcHWc\ IWcJWbJWbKVbLVaMVaMVaNUaOU`PU`PU`QT_RT_ST_ST_TSZUS\ ZUSZVSYWSYXRYXRYYRXZRX_QX_QW`QWaQWbPWbPVcPVdPVeOUe\ OUfOUgOUhNThNTiNTjNTjN0Zz } frm:EvenMoreSlices {; Jim Muth ; P1--exponent, P2--angle, ; P3--M center, P4--J center, z=pixel+(p4), c=p3+(pixel*p2): z=(-z)^(p1)+c, |z| < 16 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================