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  1. When I read these posts regarding mutations I find it hard to believe that anyone thinks that mutations are the mechanism by which DNA coding for new anatomical structures is created. it goes against all coding principles, garbage in, garbage out.

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  2. As this topic was aimed at believers in creation, I would like to respond. Observations like the ones you cite are secondary observations built on the assumption of naturalism. I use that word because my disbelief of evolution extends further than the accepted limited definition of the term evolution. I have never read anything that accepts that it is all built on assumptions and attempts to address those assumptions without citing gaps in knowledge. Evolution requires the proactive engineering of new body parts including self replicating DNA instruction code containing new and novel information sequences. Where is the evidence for that? virus immunity is not c…

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  3. Started by Erik2014,

    New idea. Energy source: evaporation - condensation. See the attachment. CO2engl2.pdf Regards Emil Kutin

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  4. In a previous thread an idea appeared that it might be helpful to quantify how similar/different are languages in their ways of grouping or referencing something. Here is a suggestion for such a metric. It could be formalized, but it is not a point now. The point is, to see if this metric represents a 'distance' between languages in this respect. The metric starts on a case-by-case basis. Take two languages, R and T, and two objects, x and y. If x and y are called the same in R then R(xy)=0. If they are called differently, then R(xy)=1. The same for T: T(xy)=0 or T(xy)=1. Now we take RT(xy)=|R(xy)-T(xy)| being a distance between R and T on x and y. If it is 0, they a…

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  5. I assume that words in a language represent concepts in the brain. The concepts seem to be discrete categories made up by the brain from a continuous experience, more or less arbitrarily. Here are some examples: the English concepts 'shade' and 'shadow' correspond to one concept in Russian, represented by the word 'tien' the English concepts 'table' and 'desk' correspond to one concept in Russian, 'stol' the English basic color 'blue' doesn't have a corresponding concept in Russian, but is rather covered by two distinct basic color concepts, 'sinij' and 'goluboj' I hypothesize that other animals perceive and process outside world as a continuous …

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  6. it is said that when a mass of matter is completely converted into energy it is as follows: E=mc^2 c = 299,792,458 m/s ~ 300,000 km/s m is mass (kg) E energy (Joule) ==> 1kg ~ 9 x 10^16 Joules But to completely convert matter into energy, nothing is as easy as exploiting the nuclear fuel Uranium 235 and some similar elements... Actually, from my understanding, all matter can react chemically to change the substance. Simply, the electrochemical reaction in a battery of just a few grams can produce millions of kWh, Uranium is just because the reaction density is so low that they produce a lot of energy. This is just a way of understanding the …

  7. Planck satellite baryonic cosmological composition parameter: (ref. 1, pg. 11, ref. 2, pg. 3) [math]\Omega_{b} = 0.0495[/math] [math]\;[/math] Black holes cosmological composition parameter: {ref. 2, pg. 3) [math]\Omega_{bh} = 0.00007[/math] [math]\;[/math] Solar mass: (ref. 3) [math]M_{\odot} = 1.9885 \cdot 10^{30} \; \text{kg}[/math] [math]\;[/math] Milky Way galaxy mass: (ref. 4, pg. 1) [math]M_{mw} = 1.260 \cdot 10^{12} \cdot M_{\odot} = 2.506 \cdot 10^{42} \; \text{kg}[/math] [math]\boxed{M_{mw} = 2.506 \cdot 10^{42} \; \text{kg}}[/math] [math]\;[/math] PSR J2215+5135 pulsar Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff observational lower mass limit: (ref. 5) [math…

  8. If the space in our solar system is curved by the sun's mass, and planets orbit on said curvature of space-time, then how is it possible that the planets orbit in the same plane ? Which is flat. If Einsteins theory is correct, then no such flat plane should exist in our solar system. And the planets orbits should be on a curved space instead of a flat space, with their orbits stacked one on top the other as they fall deeper and deeper in the 'curvature of space-time'. Like in the illustration below where I added two more orbits to see how they stack up (the original only had one, and I cannot for the life of me find an illustration of GR with more than one plan…

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  9. Started by Marius,

    Light is an electro-magnetic wave and has Energy (E=h*f) Like any wave, the light wave looses some of this energy as it passes vast distances of space (due to interactions with free electrons, plasma, gas clouds, and so on). As it looses energy, its frequency automatically decreases- because E=h*f, where h= constant (of Planck) As its frequency decreases, light is shifted to red- because red light has the lowest frequency of the visible light spectrum. Therefore, Hubble's interpretation of galactic redshift as a Doppler effect/recessional velocity is wrong. The universe is NOT expanding and modern cosmology is in an universal error of intergalactic pro…

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  10. Started by AstroK32,

    So I had an idea, let’s say Voyager’s warp core could run at 96% efficiency like in TNG, we could convert then that 4000 teradynes -> 40 giganewtons -> 38.4 gigawatts. Which would then power the ship’s systems and, if it works how I think it does, make a warp field. While also shooting warp plasma through the warp coils that make a warp bubble? I just thought that it was an interesting idea.

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  11. So with the advent of coronavirus comes new insights into existing conditions which to date have yet to be fully explained. Indeed, some conditions like chronic fatigue or fibromyalgia are often met with ridicule by GPs the country over, with friends and associates left wondering if there is really anything wrong with suffers of these conditions at all. What is lesser known, however, is that scientific tests have shown that people suffering from these conditions have very real and physical differences in their bodies compared to that of a healthy individual. Briefly, these changes include mitochondrial damage, small fiber neuropathy, and elevated homocysteine levels.…

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  12. Started by Unisyst,

    Warp drive is possible by folding space all around the ship using extremely strong magnetic fields. It requires a ship larger than a city. Warp drive is basic folding, however if you tesselate the warp field, and then cone out and spin the tessellation you can go from one end of the universe to the other instantly. When travelling through warp you cannot smack into anything (it protects the speed of light because the smack would be faster than that). If you hit the edge of the universe you just bounce off. The ships have to be a critical size (very massive bigger than a city) in order to establish a proper warp bubble with their drives. check out my …

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  13. Started by Ragingmoron,

    Before the Big Bang, there is what can be described mathematically as a single point of infinite energy. To reach this "point" would require a journey back through infinite space and time. No relativistic observer could ever make this journey. No matter how far you travel, you will remain infinitely far away, encountering higher and higher energy physics as you go. This "point" of infinite energy (+∞) is the source of all things. At the opposite end of the spectrum, is an infinite expanse void of energy (the vacuum). To reach this place, would require a journey forward through infinite space and time. No relativistic observer could ever make this journey. No matter how fa…

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  14. Started by Ragingmoron,

    A meter, a kilogram, or a second are all units made up by our ancestors that from my perspective we now take for granted. Each can be further subdivided (centimeters (1/100), millimeters (1/1000), nanometers (1/ 1 billion) ... 1/∞; gram (1/1) , milligram (1/1000), nanogram (1/1 billion)... 1/∞ or accumulated (meter (1*1), kilometer (1*1000)... 1*∞). No matter what unit you come up with, you can describe anything relevant to the type of unit (space, time, or both) but never accurately. The Singularity is at the heart of every unit. In order to describe the Singularity (fundamental reality) you need infinite precision. So the nature of language and mathematics points to an …

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  15. Started by Capiert,

    Are number(_value)s multiplied by the unit? (Surely NOT added.) 1 * meter=1 [m].

  16. Started by bc1q00v3,

    The progress towards a unified and invariant theory of physics has stagnated due to inadequate logic gaining consensus. This essay points out some of the fallacies that are established to various degrees in contemporary quantum mechanics, and suggests a direction moving forward to correct for these errors. On_The_Nature_of_Quanta.pdf On_The_Nature_of_Quanta.pdf.ots

  17. Started by hoola,

    would a capacitor made of superconducting materials pass a signal with any obvious difference from a normal one? And does the measured inductance of a room temp metal change if it's temp is lowered to superconduction?

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  18. Started by beecee,

    https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/big-tech/2021/10/who-wants-to-live-forever-big-tech-and-the-quest-for-eternal-youth Who wants to live forever? Big Tech and the quest for eternal youth Anti-ageing drugs are bankrolled by some of the wealthiest people on Earth, including Jeff Bezos and Peter Thiel. Are the scientists close to a cure? By Jenny Kleeman The summer before she started her neuroscience degree at the University of Texas, Celine Halioua interned at a clinic in Germany, working with patients who had age-related brain cancer. She formed a bond with one of them. “He had a large, bushy moustache and a permanent smile – the picture o…

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  19. Ok, well a question for all those here that are well versed in physics, and believe they are absolutes. In July this year, we had the Pentagon it self admit to the existence of UAP's (UFO's). These UAP's have mass, as they show up on all forms of radar. They also have no visible means of propulsion. Along with that, they perform maneuvers that the current known laws of physics do not allow for. Perhaps those here well versed in the laws of physics can explain all this ?. Quote: He views the UAP/UFO phenomena as a scientifically interesting problem, driven in part by observations that seem to defy the laws of physics. https://www.space.com/unidentified-aerial-phenome…

  20. Rather than defining positions on the diagram as events, define the diagram as representing actual reality in the following manner and then locate the event in the resulting dynamic model. The hyperplane going through the origin is the present of all space, three dimensional space depicted in two dimensions, . This hyperplane falls through the dynamic model at 1 sec per second along the z axis. All past events for the observer at the origin existed above the plane but are visible as photons coming in from all directions, shown on the diagram as the upper light cone. The lower light cone represents photons or signals going out, at light speed from the observer. T…

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  21. Hello all. Ok, well as this is my first post, i will start with my name, which is Brad. As always, I know there will be very strong opposition to any such device that seems to break the laws of physics. But no laws are being broken here, as there is an equal and opposite reaction to the action. The conservation of momentum also still applies--so on we go. I will confirm that this is not a theoretical experiment. This is an actual working device. Anyway, over the past 6 years, I have been developing a reactionless drive. The name !reactionless drive! would assume that there is no reaction to the action, and we all know that that would not produce any thrust …

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  22. ''The Higgs field is a field of energy that is thought to exist in every region of the universe. The field is accompanied by a fundamental particle known as the Higgs boson, which is used by the field to continuously interact with other particles, such as the electron.'' ''In physics and electromagnetism, Gauss's law, also known as Gauss's flux theorem, (or sometimes simply called Gauss's theorem) is a law relating the distribution of electric charge to the resulting electric field. ''

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  23. This new concept of quantum gravity that DARPA is currently interested in is based upon a novel method of magnetic confinement I developed that curves charged particles about a singularity in a way that allows for charged particles to relatively accelerate and interact from geodesic deviation. The subtle Relative Accelerated Energy (RAE) generated from deviating charged particles interacting is able to be focused and exponentially increased for possible experimental observation. I initially developed this novel quantum theory of gravity a few years ago while I was writing the patent for a magnetic confinement device for fusion that generates a negative well potential s…

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  24. SO A FEW YEARS AGO NASA DISCOVERED THERE IS A HUMONGUOUS 10 MILLION-DEGREE HALO OF GAS ENVELOPING THE MILKY WAY: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/multimedia/hot_gas_halo.html If you look at the illustration, it looks exactly like the hypothetical dark matter halo. Except this one is real. They even say that 'it might be a solution to the missing baryon problem'. Well done Nasa. You finally confirmed Frank Zwicky's gas theory.(that was his vision of 'dark matter', not the current view which is plain sci-fi) And you also disproved Einsteins relativity theory. So long 'gravitational lensing'. Its now clear that it is this supe…

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  25. Started by MichaelVera,

    Contemplation of the Universe, how it is structured or how it was formed, has to be among the very top of those things on the mind of humankind throughout the whole of history. What is this Earth we stand on? What exactly is the Sun that we see, that gives us light? How far does the Universe go, and what happens after that? Is the Earth Flat or Round? Millions, and possibly billions, of hours have been spent in quiet contemplation of these Questions of the Universe. But can we know if the Earth is flat? Can this relatively straightforward question be resolved? The answers might surprise you. Using definitions and theorems found at my own website, we can answer n…

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