Speculations
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The Speculations forum is provided for those who like to hypothesize new ideas in science. To enrich our discussions above the level of Wild Ass Guesswork (WAG) and give as much meaning as possible to such speculations, we do have some special rules to follow:
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This is speculation and I thought if I posted it here someone might let me know that it has been examined and rejected, or why it can’t be true because … I have read some of the forums and there are quite a few posters who are knowledgeable in the areas that I am speculating about, and I am hoping to find someone who is willing to be helpful. You can refer to me as a fringe character because I have no credentials, no formal training in science, and only internet exposure about physics and cosmology gained over the past two or three years. My imagination often gets me thinking about why can’t things be “such and such” a way, and if they were, wouldn’t “something t…
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“Quantum physics is about ‘measurement and statistical prediction’. It does not describe the underlying structure that is the cause of quantum theory." [“Quantum Physics, Illusion or reality" by Alastair I.M. RAE of the Department of Physics at the University of Birmingham] "They (physicists) feel a complete explanation of the subatomic world will not have been attained until it is known why particles have the charge, masses and other particular properties they are observed to possess" [“Achilles in the Quantum Universe" by Richard Morris]. I put forward an explanation of how charge, mass,and force are determined by changes in the wave structure on http://el…
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So yeah, this will come off a lot like 5 billion other posts I've made along the same lines... To begin, I'm a transhumanist. I don't believe it will be long before purely biological humans are rendered obsolete by technology, specifically advancements in nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, and brain/computer interfaces. Many are anticipating the obsolescence of purely biological humans, and event known as The Singularity. I believe that human collective intelligence brings about structures similar to our own brains. I believe humans already represent a single, collective intelligence-powered organism (with transport systems, and metabolism, and a dig…
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“Equivalence Principle” of the General Theory of Relativity, is absolutely wrong! more.....http://www.tsolkas.gr/english/document1/principle-equivalence/principle-equivalence.html Christos A . Tsolkas
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This is just a thought, and I'm wondering if it makes sense to anyone else. Can scale be considered a 5th dimension? Before the concept of spacetime became mainstream, we thought of space as consisting of 3 interwoven dimensions and time as another separate dimension. But with spacetime, we end up thinking of time as a 4th dimension that is interwoven with the 3 spatial dimensions, meaning essentially that the only difference between space and time is how we experience them. Now the more I think about it, the more I see the same being applicable to scale - that is the dimension along which we place the size of things. So, for example, we say that planets, solar sy…
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Like in resident evil, doom, 28 days later, etc. All those movies are about zombies and about mutation. Is it possible to mutate into a monster? Like exposed by radiation, viral infection, etc. This may be a stupid question to you, but im just curious.
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If you had reliable artificial gravity, and you had complete control over it, could you use it to go back in time?
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Humans are the means by which MATTER LEARNS HOW TO MANIPULATE ITSELF INFINITELY. So the point is evolution creates thinking minds that then learn how to manipulate matter through technology and this technology evolves beyond our understanding, like computers that have minds of their own that greatly surpass ours, or humans that manipulate and engineer their own brains to unknown heights and configurations. The end result is matter that learns how to interact with itself to surpass all limitations. So we as humans are a small intermediate step to a much brighter future where MATTER WILL MANIPULATE ITSELF AND INTERACT WITH ITSELF INFINITELY TO UNKNWON HEIGHTS. At that …
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http://www.msstate.edu/org/sacs/evsim.html this is page i stumbled upon.looks like creationist site, pls see that. also see this http://www.darwinismrefuted.com/
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science says that the SPIRIT REALM does not exist. this is a place where you do not have a physical body, you have a spirit body or dream body. some say the SPIRIT REALM can be accessed through the psychedelic experience when you connect to the ASTRAL PLANE and transcend TIME AND SPACE as you enter a metaphysical reality where you can talk to anyone who has at any time connected to THE ASTRAL PLANE. i was recently tripping ACID and as i was peaking i talked to the ghost of my dead sister when we both connected to the ASTRAL PLANE. she told me all about what it's like to be dead and said that i should not be afraid of death because it is not the end, it is merely a …
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Life is very complex we all know this, but what do we have to compare it with? This is all we know, Its the same as aything we know, we have to have somethig to compare to know if it is good or bad...
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Hi guys, Again, me and my stories I'm writing a science fiction story, and I do want it to be based on science. Since it's science FICTION, it shouldn't be based only on available science, but also on speculations, or "what if" scenarios, so you're free to speculate or throw ideas. I need to find a way where Artificial Gravity on a vessel orbitting Mars is possible. Remember; this is a science fiction story.. if it means that for this to happen you need to go from the assumption that a new fact was found, feel free. But try to keep it as scientific as possible. It's kind of a .. "what if" excercise... Thanks ~moo
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You probably wonder what this is and expected the answer to be in this post. Well, not quite. I want You to tell me what it is! It's filling the universe, just like water is filling the ocean. Now, there surely are several theories about this and i want to hear 'em all. What (theoretical) types of matter are there? I'm looking for a term that describes a theoretical unknown matter, something like "x-matter". Is pseudo- or quasi-matter what i'm looking for?
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SEVERIAN, two questions for you: how do you relate to the concept of quasi-monochromatic wave packet? Then, can you relate to terminology like: "Electrons are, after neutrinos, the first quantized vortex of the polarization field"? I can refer you to some very cool papers on the wave equation and fluid mechanics, vortices in fluids and in solids!
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I have described current terms for the right-hand side of the Maxwell current equation which localize the quasi-monochromatic wave packet, and also describe electrons as a superconducting plasma. URL: http://laps.noaa.gov/albers/physics/na
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Is it possible to go into the future change things, then go back into the past. Let's say you go into the future and kill your friend. Then you go back in time, and plan not to kill your friend does your friend die?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive-Theoretic_Model_of_the_Universe Wow. This is everything I've had in the back of my head, although explained in substantially more detail, and far more developed than what I've ever thought of. Take a look... here's the theory in one sentence:
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It's a word right? I don't seem to find anything relating to it on google right away. Hmm. Am I the only one that knows of this term?
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I read a book a few years ago called the White Death which suggested that SIV\HIV may have jumped to people from a species of african green monkey which was used in the manufacture of an early polio vaccine and trialled on africans in a certain area. Early reports of HIV infection seemed to come from the population in that area. http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/sts/bmart...ocuments/AIDS/ Interested to know what others think about this angle. I was also informed via email by a friend a number of years ago that he thought the HIV virus was manufactured by the US government ? I don't take this seriously and have found no other evidence to corroborate this idea.…
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In Star Trek, the transporter is perhaps the most famous of all the technologies onboard the starship Enterprise. It's also the most absurd one of all because it involves separating crew members at the atomic level, converting them into energy, and the process is reversed at the appointed destination. In the excellent book entitled, "The Physics of Star Trek", author Lawrence Krauss explains why the transporter will never work in real life: "If you want to zap 10 to the 28 power of atoms, you have quite a challenge on your hands. Say, for example, that you simply want to turn all this material into pure energy. How much energy would result? Well, Einstein's formula E …
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i think i know how a person could "feel" EM fields, this is only an idea. its known that we have some magnicite in our cells. witch is a magnetic substance, so, if a person had a larger amount of magnicite in their cells, it would have a greater reaction to any EM field probably causing a pressure on the Magnetic field that the magnicite genorates, being felt as just about any sensation depending of the EM signal. it could feel like tactile pressure, coolness, or heat, or a tingle in that area. unfortuneatly this could be a potential weapon, if you made a strong enough Magnetic field, you could make a person literaly explode. i get a tingle every time lightning st…
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Why believe the theory of evolution? What is it's basis? In your own words please. I prefer if you do not provide lengthy links. If you wish to quote something from another source, please reprint just a brief portion here in this thread, and interpret it for me in your own words. Like just a paragraph or two versus pages and pages. Otherwise I may not understand it. Thank you.
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One of the great concerns about the development of nanotechnology is the "grey goo scenario," wherein some flaw in a self-reproducing nanobot causes it to continue reproducing without restraint (much like cancer), effectively consuming everything it touches and converting them into more self-reproducing bots. Basically, it's a doomsday scenario. The goo grows exponentially and wipes out life on Earth. What occurs to me is that such a nanobot is basically a living thing. Or at least a virus, if it's inert when it's not reproducing. What also occurs to me is that such an "organism" would be subject to the laws of natural selection. Copies clearly can be made imperfectly…
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***Stonehenge in its landscape; Twentieth-century excavations, Rosamund MJ Cleal, KE Walker, and R Montague, ENGLISH HERITAGE, 1995, ARCHAEOLOGICAL REPORT 10, ISBN: 1850746052, Pages 321-322, Figure 183-183 continued, Lieutenant-Colonel William Hawley's 1923 cross-section C6 of 9ft wide 33ft long WA3607 broad cut scroll trench to underneath Heelstone. Map of C6 cross-section at Page 269, Figure 156. Note: C6 cross-section at Pages 321-322; Figure 183-183 continued, shown reversed.*** Question No. 1. Concerning the mapping of easternmost Posthole at A (the 4th blackened circle on most Stonehenge maps), located 18ft due west of the Heelstone's west side; Does anyone th…
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If everything in time is destroyed by the movement of the plates in tectonics. everything going to the fire below and destroyed. We do not know what life was here before do we. Only what has survived...Any views on this?????
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