Speculations

Hi, I'm new as you can tell and I have a question. I will try to word it as good as I can so bear with me. I have been asking myself this for a while now. Oh, this has nothing to do with God. Let me first start off with a reminder that when you sleep time passes by quicker (you feel that it does). To you it will feel like a moment, no matter how long have you been out, coma....whatever When you die it's the same deal, only no dreaming after a couple of days, once shit stops completely. So in no way will you know how much time passed. Now, universe is infinite, and here comes my question, or whatever you call it. Infinite universe never goes away, and ma…

Wow, so I've just stumbled upon this whole "consciousness singularity" idea (yay, more singularities!) which is essentially that the amount of intelligence in the universe is increaing in an exponential trend and will eventually reach some sort of limit where the universe has been completely consumed by consciousness. Then I found this little piece someone wrote: http://www.decillion.us/dmax/essays/BootStrappingGod-orig.html Here's what he had to say about it: And yeah, that's pretty much what I believe, that we're heading towards a future where the amount of intelligence in the universe continues to balloon exponentially and we are basically sitting …

If we look at a typical neuron, it has a cell body and two types of branching processes, the dendrites and the axons. Neurons are directional with respect to internal current flow, with the axon the output zone. The dendrites are the most common current input zone due to axon output from another neuron working in conjunction with neurotransmittors. The axon output of one neuron can also affect a cell body and as well as the axons on a neighboring neuron, but the final internal current flow, will exit the axon. Although the internal current direction within neurons will flow from the dendrite, through the cell body toward the axon, the external surface current of a ne…

Hydrogen bonds are more than a dipole potential between a hydrogen atom and the unbonded electrons of an highly electronegative atom. What makes hydrogen bonds unique is that the hydrogen goes into a hydrogen bond carrying the primary burden of the potential. The shared electrons will have a lower potential to form the hydrogen bond. This anomaly can be understood by looking at the hydrogen bonding in water. A water molecule will have four hybrid sp3 orbitals. The hydrogen of water are bonded to two of these four orbitals. The other two hybrid orbitals are occupied by unshared electrons that participate in hydrogen bonding. The hybrid orbitals allow the covlantl…

I know that Einstien said that light speed was impossible to break. But I've got a challenge for everyone here. FIND A WAY. lol. I'm not sure of his exact words but I know many people believe it is impossible because it is impossible to substane life at such speeds. But what would happen if you could shift a body into a complete energy form. Then how about if you switch the person back to matter even before the full transfer of matter to energy can be completed? Is this even remotly possible? If not post any and all Idea's of how to reach Warp speed here. Notice I said reach it, not survive it.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/03/0309_0603009_loch_ness.html?source=rss A theory was recently published that the Loch Ness Monster may have actually been a circus elephant. Notice the simularity in the photos... Any comments? -Herpguy

I know a man who has a somewhat clear presentation on protons being imagined as: POSITRON::ELECTRON::POSITRON . First of all, did you realize that one charge can attract two (or more?) opposites? The mutual repulsion is less in the above scheme, than attraction. The humor is gigantic: WHERE DID ALL THE ANTIMATTER GO? LONG TIME PASSING... This I present of a paper from Charles Southwood, just for fun.

I've got an Idea and I would like somebody to help me bring it along. I've got no science backgroud so i'll try my best. Would it be possible to build a strong and tall enough wind turbine to reach the Jetstream? If not how about a stationary ship or something similar to it. Think of the possblitys. Do the the high speed of Jet streams, enormous amounts of pwer could be created. If not how's this. My idea is a Nova Sphere. In which the plan is to totaly surround a star inside a structure in order to harness all power comming from it? Maybe the metal or other substance used to surround it could be mixed with pure carbon and ion particles? Would any of…

I was just wondering if anyone has heard anything about bessie, the lake monster in Lake Erie. Do you think it exists? Why or why not? Personally, I don't see how a serpent that is 30 to 40 feet in length could get into Lake Erie. It would have had to come from the ocean, but the only way you can get to Lake Erie from the ocean is by going upstream, through a man-made river, and over many large waterfalls. If bessie does exist, it would have had to get there a different way which I fail to recognise. Last, there is no physical evidence that I am aware of. On the other hand, there have been numerous sightings, including a report of bessie capsising a boat and kill…

If there's anything remotely resembling a conspiracy theory which I, as a devout skeptic, believe, this is the one. Why would I believe that a rock star with persistent depression, mental instability, and a heroin problem was murdered when he is officially recognized to have committed suicide? The answer comes from my interpretation of the available evidence. Unfortunately, much of the interpretation requires an extensive medical background to be done properly, and that is something I sorely lack. So, I'm afraid I'm going to take the crazy conspiracy theorist approach here and throw up a bunch of questions. But rather than simply throwing the questions out t…

Let me first start by saying my interest in physics is that of a lay person. I have no formal training beyond 1st semester undergraduate Physics. That being said, physics is something that I have been interested in ever since I was a child, and I take every opportunity to read about it in books written specifically for the lay person to understand. I think I have a fairly good understanding of the major areas of research in modern theoretical/particle physics, or at least as good of an understanding as one can have without an in depth knowledge of the mathematics involved. I would also like to say that I do not think that I've figured it all out and have some super duper…

What the average person like myself finds when studying the UFO phenomenon is a lot of rumors, a lot of speculation, and even more garbage. Nevertheless, one thing is for sure, something IS going on. Possibilities are endless, and many are likely, but it's a strong fact that there is an unidentified intelligent presence in our skies and in our space. The massive amount of witness testimony alone should be enough to no longer ignore this issue. Irrational skeptical arguments can no longer be tolerated, for people are generally not stupid, and I am not stupid, we are seeing these things... they are real. The question is no longer 'Are they here?', but is 'Why are …

hello people always talk about how we will develope computers that think like humans. my conjecture would be will they really think like us, or will they develope their own form of logic and reasoning. there could be neural nets developed to imitate human brain patterns but as computers are not organic, could a thinking computers devise their own means to use and\or create a neural network. as almost a seperate type of non-organic life could they begin to form their own systems of logic and reasoning totally unrelated to the way humans think. at some point would a programmers job not be to program a computer how to think, but instead try to find ways to inte…

For a long time now I've heard stories about a peculiar sound emanating from a mysterious deep-water source that marine scientists confidantly believe to be produced by a very large organism that they're calling "Bloop". Apparently some years back a series of sounds of very low frequency of a strength that suggests a creature much larger than a whale were recorded by submarines at a certain depth where sounds carry particularly far. I haven't been able to find anything but laymen articles, recordings of the sound, and a short reference in a documentary about whales, (nothing that I'd consider official), but what I've heard doesn't sound like some Big-Foot or Nessi…

I think I'm way closer next time, so here we go. Wild speculation ahead! The universe is drawn towards self-completion (eschaton) It self-completes by solving the halting problem. It solves the halting problem by terminating. There are no non-terminating algorithms because all seemingly non-termingating algorithms exist within a single terminating algorithm, the universe. In the end, there is only one algorithm, the universe, and its inevitable outcome is to choose to self-terminate and thus self-complete. I say "it". What is "it"? It is the collective action of all the consciousness within the universe. Consciousness is what will actually solve the hal…

This is a multiple choice question about animals that appeared on my last AP Bio test. Which of the following is not true about animals? A. They constitute millions of species B. They are the most abundant living things C. they are some of the first organisms on the earth D. they are very diverse in nature E. They are formed in every conceivable habitat. Pick what you think is the correct answer and justify it with your reasoning.

MY VERSION OF A SSU It is infinitely old. There was no beginning or end. However, the formed structures like galaxies, stars and photons, go through a recycling process. The matter content itself, does not because it complies to the 'Laws of Conservation of Matter and Energy’. It would also comply with the other conservation laws. It compliers with all the problems the current ‘big bang universe’ does not explain like the Michelson-Morley interferometer experiment that refutes the existence of a spatial ether as a carrier of the light waves. It portrays space is flat. No expansion or contraction. Hence no need for General Relativity. The redshift of the …

Stairway to Heaven played backwards hints at direct satanic lyrics...no way. http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/stairway.php Can anyone else say "tampered with?" I happen to like that song.

I've never been so afraid of people with such preposterous beliefs that have been brainwashed into seeing nothing but the church of scientology. It offends me as a scientist, and, if i had faith im sure it would offend me as a practicer of a religion with a deity.

hello i have extensive psychedelic experience which has given me great and vast enormous insights into the true nature of the universe itself. my research has been very difficult and taken many many years to compile, but now i think i am ready to share my theory with the rest of the world. my problem is i have put a lot of work into this theory and i am worried that as soon as i publish it someone else is going to copy the whole thing and claim it is they're own and take all the credit that really should go to me for coming up with the theory. but i think my theory explains everything including GRAVITY and LIGHT and the structure of CRYSTALS which makes it more advance…

I just watched a stupid tv show on Discovery about the possibility that we are being controlled by a human-alien hibrid race. This cracked me up. There was no evidence, and was mostly based on imagination IMO. The man who came up with this said George Bush, the queen of England, and some others are descended from these creatures. He also says there is evidence that they communicate with eachother using everyday objects. For example, the all seeing eye on the top of the pyramid on the United States dollar bill symbolizes that this race of hybrids see over us, and know more than us. What do you think of this?

Has anyone heard of quantum consciousness? Here's a website that describes it: http://www.quantumconsciousness.org/ Any thoughts/comments? How close is this to being "real science"?

http://www.web-books.com/GoodPost/Articles/Gravitation.htm I'll be the first to LOL

Hi all, i was wondering, does soil contain the correct minerals, vitamins and elements to create human flesh? Thanks loads, Tash

I have an idea of how to eliminate some of the greenhouse gases; burrying it. We could somehow suck large portions of air into a filter that filters out non-greenhouse gases. The greenhouse gases will then be compressed greatly for easy storage underground. In a short period of time, the warming should decrease. Above the storage area, parks, buildings, etc. could be made. In my opinion, it's excelent use of land, and will definetly help the economy by providing jobs. Engineers will be needed, along with people to build the storage areas and for maintainance. Maybe, in the future, there could even be a way to convert the gases into clean, cheap energy. Whay …