Lichtgedanken 04

S C HW E R P U N K T 15 04 | LICHT GEDANKEN Light is essential to life, but it is also destructive. I use light to attract moths to be able to learn about their variety and diversity. Dr Gunnar Brehm, zoologist Light can be far more than the information carrier for our sight. It reveals its inconceivably high power when we focus it on the smallest spacial and temporal scales. Prof. Dr Malte Kaluza, physicist Light is the perfect key to understanding the modern physics. Light can be used to elucidate the dynamics and structures of matter on an atomic scale. Prof. Dr Christian Spielmann, physicist In terms of my research, light means the power of the active mind to use basic concepts and accurate inference to attain knowledge that can be universally imparted and justified—in contrast to the allegedly effortless, sudden insight from enlightenment or divine revelation. Prof. Dr Andrea Esser, philosopher Light is the prerequisite for knowledge and understanding: understanding something means viewing it in a certain light. Theology asks: what does it mean to see the world in the light of God and how do people who see the world in the light of God live? Prof. Dr Miriam Rose, theologian Light is the prerequisite for the life of most organisms on our earth, especially for algae and higher plants. Both produce the oxygen that is vital for our life, remove the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from our environment, and serve as a source of nutrition for us. Prof. Dr Maria Mittag, botanist