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  1. Interesting. While your assertion is not accurate, in general; entropy increases as more and more as the available information becomes unavailable. The global increase in unavailable information has been occurring since the beginning of the universe, even though, locally, entropy and available information can increase. The place where your assertion makes sense is where ALL information relating to a Black Hole is 'stored'; at the Event Horizon.If a BH renders all information crossing the EH, unavailable, then the area of the EH is proportional both to its entropy and information. Hawking and Bekenstein showed the entropy is indeed proportional to the EV area, and so, temperature, and Hawking 'black body' radiation at that temperature. Similarly, I believe it was E Wigner who showed that a limit exists on how much total information can be accumulated in a space before collapse into a BH with an EV whose area is proportional to that information. This limit is about 1069 bits/m2. The information, and entropy, is localized in Planck sized domains on the surface of the EH, and surprisingly, these domains have some interesting connections to Loop Quantum Gravity.
  2. Any non-secular system of law, like Sharia, will discriminate against all other non-Islamic religions. And possibly, some sects of Islam also. A diverse group of people needs a secular system of governance and laws. ( meandering once again 🙂 )
  3. Those same projections also show that the average age would be about 85, and for the system to sustain itself, retirement age would need to be about 95. ( I pulled those age numbers out of my rear; but I assume you know what I mean ) Medicine, biology and genetics had better start working on keeping us healthy, capable and cognizant well past that age.
  4. That may be. But a Chomsky or Russel would probably do a good job before age 65 also. I hope it won't be much of a problem, as J Biden will surround himself with sensible and capable people, even if he himself, is incapacitated. But the other buffoon, who surrounds himself with a*s-kissers, would be a major problem.
  5. I wasn't aware that P Crone had passed. I notice the 'sketchy' literature you're considering, refers to Muhammad as 'the praised one', or religious literature, which makes it 'sketchy'. On the first page of this thread, however, I mentioned some historical literature which pre-dates Muhammad's religious significance to Islam. In some Muhammad isn't even referred to as 'the Prophet', rather, the first of the 'Arab Kings'. See the first of these sources Brock, S.P. (1982). "Syriac Views of Emergent Islam". In G.H.A. Juynboll (ed.). Studies on the First Century of Islamic Society. Southern Illinois University Press. p. 20. Nevo, Yehuda D.; Koren, Judith (2000). "Methodological Approaches to Islamic Studies". The Quest for the Historical Muhammad. New York: Prometheus Books. pp. 420–443. Nigosian, Solomon Alexander (2004). Islam: Its History, Teaching, and Practices. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-21627-3. I might add that, I myself, haven't read a lot of this and can't attest to their validity; just some 'skimming', so my opinions might not have very solid foundations.
  6. True. But you have to admit the probability of a person 'losing their wits' in the 4 years of a Presidential term increase almost exponentially between the ages of 70 and 90. I'm not sure how it works in the US, but in Canada, once a person reaches 80 years of age, he/she is subject to yearly driving competence tests. You could call it age discrimination, but it is a recognition of our general human limitations. Similarly you could require politivians over a certain age to be tested for physical and mental condition, but that could be easily manipulated by a President who appoints his physician. ( remember the 'glowing' assessment D Trump got, while being overweight, and obviously crazy ? ) That is why I would prefer age limits on essential politicians. The US is not the only one with problems. In Canada we have senators appointed for life, and some are in their 90s, who spend most of their time sleeping, yet they can hold up, or veto, legislation passed by elected and accountable members of Parliament. Our Senate is called the 'house of somber second thought'. In their dreams, maybe.
  7. It's simple enough. If you stop searching for drivel, the app's algorithm will stop feeding you drivel.
  8. Any point ( no spatial extension ) moving within an area, occupies that area ( of spatial extent ) Now substitute quark for point and nucleon for area. I really don't understand what you mean.
  9. I get the impression that you're saying electrons are required simply because protons acquire a certain positive charge that needs to be 'balanced out' due to charge conservation. Alas, electrons do exist, and have been measured/observed on their own, without a 'balancing' proton. And electrons are not charge, rather, they have the property of charge.
  10. It seems that P Crone now also rejects her former ideas. The general consensus seems to be that Mecca was a trading post where many trader caravans stopped, as they made their way across the Arabian peninsula. It was already an area of major religious significance ( because of a large black cubic structure of stone, mentioned by Eise ), and was a 'meeting point' of many other religions of the traders that passed through Mecca. Muhammad incorporated many aspects of the differing religions he was exposed to, as well as the Kaaba, into Islam.
  11. As JC pointed out, there is already age discrimination, as people under a certain age are not permitted to be President. Yet those youngsters are permitted in the armed forces, of which, the President is the Commander in Chief. As Rambo said about wars "Old men start it. Young men fight it. Nobody wins, everybody in the middle dies ... and nobody tells the truth." And if age discrimination is 'bigotry', what do you call it when a person who is an American citizen, has served in the armed forces, and paid taxes for 40 years, cannot be President because he/she was born in another country ? I think most of us dismiss the fact that J Biden is past his 'best before date' because the orange hair alternative is too stressful to contemplate, but a President needs to remember briefings so that decisions can be made taking them into account; in the case of a national emergency he needs to be in AF1 and alert for possibly 48 hours without sleep ( or an elderly afternoon nap ). I don't suggest age 65 limits out of malice ( I turned 65 on Jan 19th ), but I do realize the limitations of people over that age. ( interns won't even look at you, never mind moistening your cigar. I know, that's in bad taste ... ) Even Bruce 'Die-Hard' Willis knew when to call it quits, and all he had to do was remember lines, and not look at the camera.
  12. Could you really not tell I was trying to set-up a joke about wandering attention ?
  13. Actual history can be discussed with Islam, and I like History. By Contrast, Christianity's Jesus Christ may be an imaginary person, and the New Testament written centuries after His supposed existence. And I won't even mention the burning bushes, Arcs of the Covenant, and floods survived by a male and female of each species, in the Old Testament of the Jewish faith.
  14. Oh yeah ? Well D Trump has, for years, been holding vindictive grudges with people who were allies, but later decided not to kiss his ass anymore, or decided to save their own skin 😄. The fact that one is old, and the other is old and crazy, is no excuse. You should be under 65 to run for President. In my opinion.
  15. Well, she does support congressional term limits and "mandatory mental competence tests for politicians over 75 years old," I wonder how many of those doddering old fools would pass such tests.
  16. Why are you guys talking about me like I'm not in the room ? Especially since neither of you seems to understand ( or want to understand ) my position ? Everybody is free to identify as whatever they wish. But society defines the meaning of a word. Admittedly, word definitions, and usage, do change over time; words take on different meanings, and disappear from usage. But until male and female are, either eliminated from common usage, or take on a different meaning, society will still have a generalized idea of what a male, and what a female, is.And no that doesn't mean I'm claiming people don't have the right to identify as one or the other, as they themselves see fit. Or maybe I haven't noticed that 'male' and 'female' have been eliminated from common usage. Tell me, Phi, if you were a grade 1 teacher, and you asked your students to draw a picture of a man, and they drew a picture of a woman, would you mark that right or wrong ? Tell me. When a man identifies as a woman, or a woman as a man, what do they think those words mean, if you think the words should be ambiguous, are a spectrum, and possibly no meaning. Why is it that I'm not allowed to define what 'man', or 'woman', means to me, but a Trans person can confidently say "I'm not this; I'm that." ? ( I guess the words do have a meaning for them ) People define/identify themselves with words; society ( until change ) defines those words. PS I hope none of you guys ever get mugged or robbed. When the cops ask you whether the perpetrator was male or female, I have no idea what you'll say 🙂 .
  17. That doesn't bode well for America after the next election. No matter who wins.
  18. I guess most of us are way off to one side of the spectrum. Don't autistics have a laser-like focus on the subject they are interested in ? We all just wander and meander across all sorts of different subjects. ( Hey ! Did you see that squirrel that ran by ? )
  19. It would be a strange place for a trader to be located, if that was the case. "Historian Patricia Crone has cast doubt on the claim that Mecca was a major historical trading outpost.[51][52] However, other scholars such as Glen W. Bowersock disagree and assert that Mecca was a major trading outpost.[53][54] Crone later on disregarded some of her theories.[55] She argues that Meccan trade relied on skins, hides, manufactured leather goods, clarified butter, Hijazi woollens, and camels. She suggests that most of these goods were destined for the Roman army, which is known to have required colossal quantities of leather and hides for its equipment." From Mecca - Wikipedia
  20. I would think it is much easier to go from millionaire to billionaire than to go from poverty to millionaire. The poor, and even middle class these days, need to spend their money to survive and keep a roof over their heads. They have no 'play' money for investments that can generate large wealth. Usually 'self-made' means starting off with a small fortune, and turning it into a large one ( most often, at the expense of poorer people ). E Musk did not start off as destitute; his family had already acquired wealth in the South African gem business. I'm sure that emerald mine took advantage of a lot of poor black people. Now he's seen as the 'rags to riches' guru, and people flock to invest with him. Similarly, B Gates bought a cheap operating system, and when G Kildall went fishing instead of meeting with IBM, Gates was handed the IBM PC compatibility monopoly which lasts to this day. ( but at least he's using his money for some worthwhile causes, these days , unlike E Musk, or J Bezos )
  21. Non Muslim historical sources "Early Islamic history is also reflected in sources written in Greek, Syriac, Armenian, and Hebrew by Jewish and Christian communities, all of which are dated after 633 CE.[2] These sources contain some essential differences with regard to Muslim sources, in particular regarding the chronology and Muhammad's attitude towards the Jews and Palestine.[2] According to Nevo and Koren, no Byzantine or Syriac sources provide any detail on "Muhammad's early career ... which predate the Muslim literature on the subject".[48] According to Syriac and Byzantine sources studied by historian S.P. Brock,[49] "The title 'prophet' [applied to Muhammad] is not very common, 'apostle' even less so. Normally he is simply described as the first of the Arab kings, and it would be generally true to say that the Syriac sources of this period see the conquests primarily as Arab, and not Muslim" From Historicity of Muhammad - Wikipedia Yes, it was a mix-mash of religions and beliefs from the traders that passed through Mecca. Most religions are based on earlier ones.
  22. If I want to hear a sermon, or preaching, I'll go to a church, or mosque. I come to this science site to discuss science. Are you maybe lost ?
  23. The prophet Mohamed actually started gaining followers in Mecca, of present day Saudi Arabia. The powers of the time drove him out of the city because they feared his growing influence. He went to Medina, where He and his followers raided wagon trains crossing the Arabian peninsula, until He raised enough wealth, and an army, to return and take Mecca. The conquest, and Islam, then spread across North Africa, all the way to the Iberian peninsula before being stopped by Charlemagne's father, and to the East as far as the Punjab. These are documented historical facts, unlike for Christianity, where there is no historical evidence of a Jesus Christ ( He may actually have been a 'composite' person, indicative of the rebellion against the imposed Roman rule of the region ), or, the pure allegory of the Bible, more indicative of the times ( and society ) when those parts of the bible were written ( see Peterkin's post ) than actual historic events.
  24. And it is society that's changed, is it not ? The general usage, and possibly definitions, have changed for society, but I can still identify as a wop, and black individuals certainly as 'n***a'. It certainly can't be each individual deciding for the rest what the definition of a word is. We'd have 8 billion different definitions, and no one would know what anyone else is talking about. ( somewhat like this thread )
  25. Like all religions it has its good and bad. While it tries to encourage some aspects of moral behavior which is good., it is also a means of controlling people, and some of the measures of control are especially barbaric, as they involve consequences in this life, not the 'after-life' It is further complicated by the fact that Islam is re-interpreted by many Imans differently, all over the Muslim world; and some of those Imans control the Government in places where government is not secular.
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