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I was thinking today about the way humans (generally speaking) view themselves as a seperate entity to nature. I mean we refer to things like artificial and man made but really we are a product of nature so everything we think about or create etc is a reflection of nature. What i am trying to get at is, is the universe in some way self understanding or using seemingly intelligent beings to self regulate as (theoretically speaking) we could one day alter large parts of the universe. U could also argue that global warming (which is attributed to man) is really what the earth is doing to itself as we have evolved due to the thing which we are now destroying. I know it is a…

I was watching a Discovery channel thing yesterday and here's a summary of it. When she was a little girl, she saw a ghost named Mr. Gordi. Her parents called a parapsychologist William Roll over to investigate. He showed her 10 pictures of men that could've been the man Heidi, the girl, described. Heidi picked out the picture of Mr. Gordi, a man who died on the property years before the family moved in. William Roll then talks something about "place memories" where energies are stored or something I can't remember. In other words, spirits or fragments of their memories remain. Years later, Heidi and her dad continuously have claw marks on them. Heidi sees a s…

i always hear the same examples; antibiotics resistance of bacteria, ddt , anemia examples…. These are all invalid. Just please tell me one valid example of beneficial mutation if there is. Also backup your example please. By the way i uggest you to check this before you write " The Collapse of the Theory of Evolution in 20 Questions" http://www.harunyahya.com/20questions01.php

I recently joined the debate team for my highschool. Before I get too deep into it, I would really like to know some tactics for debating tho... I would very much like to win every one...lol...wouldnt we all

Im doing a chemistry project, about synthetic vs. natural products. All I found on the internet are about synthetic or natural vitamins, but I need more information on synthetic leather vs. natural leather and other synthetic and natural products. Wish someone can help me, thank you!

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My personal favorites are some of the more stupid, but funny as hell cartoons- South Park Aqua Teen Hunger Force How about you?

Ive recently upgraded to Windows XP Now SFN chat wont work it just displays the jave mug in the widow

I think this could be VERY useful used as examples to help people improve there posts. So i ask you mods (and those who have been here for a while); What is the best thread yove seen? What is the worst thread youve seen? What is the most confusing thread youve seen? What is the best written tread youve seen? What is the worst written thread youve seen? Thanks a lot guys

We recently completed a lab in biology concerning diffusion. We placed half of a carrot in fresh water and half of a carrot in salt water. We observed that the carrot in the salt water lost mass, and the carrot in fresh water gained mass. One of the discussion questions is would you get the same results with a potatoe? I am not sure about the answer. My thoughts are that you wouldn't b/c of the different skins. Please help me out!

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Came across a particularly convincing illusion today. wierd eh? Our mind has more to do with vision than we think.

I have a chance for 750 USD to fly in a P51 Mustang for a half hour. Its one of my favorite planes from history, and there will be a restored one here in the area. What do you all think, is it worth it, would you do it?

Ok, so recently, Ive been recieving loads of mail from "Get rich off your opinions", and "Take a 1 min survey and get $10!!!" SPAM. I usually just delete them all. But when I upgraded my WeatherBug subscription, I was taken to one website for a Survey for Rewards program. http://new7.mysurvey.com/ Here's what Im wondering...are they legitimate? Do they actually give you a prize for getting some incredible amount of points? Has anyone here, or someone you know ever gotten anything?

1) Who owns scienceforums.com? 2) Where do we talk about architecture? 3) Can I give myself a custom title? 4) What is the ranking system? Like I'm a quark now, but what will I become? 5) What is a paid subscription?

I made this thread so we can all trade extra scientific 'stuff' that we don’t need anymore. You can post anything you’re willing to trade here including elements, chemicals, and equipment. You can also post if you’re looking for something specific but don’t see it listed. If you no longer have the item to trade please remove your post. If you see something you want pm the person with your offer unless the person specified what they want in return in which case you should pm them and make the arrangements. Ill start by saying that I have: Several feet of magnesium ribbon, and lab grade aluminum, lead, and copper shot. About 50 .05cm x 1cm x 1.2cm reagent…

When and what was your first threads about? post a link

The twinkie. What the heck is in that stuff? Take a look. http://www.twinkiesproject.com/

Is there anyone out there that doesn't understand very much of anything on the various forums? if there is I would like to talk to you . I am incredibly confused by all this. If you're under 16 and dont get any of this please reply.

Who's got the most cringe-inducing first post on the forums? Mine's here: http://www.scienceforums.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16 To find your first post, click on your own 'profile' button or your name in the threads list, then click on "search for all posts by this user", then go to the last item on the last page...

I dont know whether this is possible but I know with a lot of Messenger systems when you minimize it if somebody says something it flashes on the task bar. Many times I have forgotten that I was speaking to somebody after minimizing it only to find they have left. Is there a way to add this modification?

Who do you think will win. Bush or Kerry.

does anybody know where i can find directions to the bat cave?

What do I buy? A shiny new PC, all spiffy and prepped for half life2? Or a car? You see, I have a PC that while old is still serving me well. A little 700mhz processor, a 128 graphics card and 20gb hard drive. Nothing special, you understand, just happily chugging away. It's willing, if not to play the top end games, at least try. However, HL2 is coming. I sat down with my PC and we had a long talk, and it explained that it just couldn't do it. Understandably I was distressed and decided that I probably need a new PC. But hey, I also need a car. I don't have one you see, and it's a long cold winter to be standing waiting for a bus. On top of that, most of my fri…

hey i didnt want to post this question in every section and annoy everyone so does anyone have any ideas for a speech topic? thanx phoenix