Recent content by owl3951

I muse about the Big Bang sometimes...I think about how most actions and reactions in this universe produce more than one result, and never use up all the potential energy or resources. So I wonder if the Big Bang produced other universes at the same time. We may be the entropy universe...

At all times the natural world is seeking equilibrium. However, change is the order of the day, and new factors enter systems disrupting equilibriums. At which point, systems attempt to incorporate the new factors, and once again seek equilibrium. So it is with human systems. At one time...

Should have read the "Loopholes" thread first...

Information Source Request Does anyone know where I can download the original raw observations database, and a complete description of the physical layout of the experiment? Within complete description, I include how far the "detector" machines are from each other, how far they are from the...

The Attraction of the Metaphysical I admit the pull of the "flip side" I discussed above. It strikes me that if: 1. There is a God; and 2. His attributes--that is to say, the attributes which we commonly ascribe to God, whether He is, in fact, attributeless or not--are reflected in...

In General I do not mean to present a one-sided view of funding. Because I have spent a career in health care, and because my wife is also in health care, I can temporarily lose sight of the big picture. Altho' humanity has been around a long time, our actual experience with "managing" a...

Ah, right and wrong. An interesting concept to apply here. There has never been a referendum on Medicare or Medicaid. They are just things other people have imposed upon you, upon us. If your employer pays for health care, fully half of his premium is a hidden tax to pay for these programs...

Let me see...For Faust: I am using the TOE as it is commonly used. Theory of everything From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A theory of everything (TOE) is a theory of theoretical physics and mathematics that fully explains and links together all known physical phenomena (i.e...

Similarly, I often cannot view Latex equations. I do not get an error message. Rather, the pix merely do not load. I use IE v. 6, with all updates.

First, I am not qualified to contribute to this thread, but I am following it with interest. I was wondering if. perhaps, it might help atheists to respond if you made a little more clear what you mean by "prove." If you mean "prove with absolute certainty for every person who has every...

This is a wonderful discussion of what the medical community faces all the time. The reason I believe it to be wonderful is that it represents the many facets of viewpoints surrounding the issue: religious, ethical, moral; government vs. individual liberty; and humanity and compassion for both...

Tch. So Many "Shoulds" There are a lot of people telling other people they "should" do things in these forums. The use of the parental stance seems to give weight to what the scolding person is saying. It implies the scolder is an authority, and the viewpoints they give are the correct and...

Did you assume these are my ideas? How shallow must be your education. Not just shallow, but simplistic as well. The immature call upon some vague but vast "we" to be on their side in order to win arguments based upon emotional reaction. The day I need an abrasive and bombastic person...

The thing to remember about Islam is that it APPLIED so well what was known. There are two ways to excel at being a mathematical society: research and evolution of math, or use of the current understanding of math. Obviously, a combination of the two is lustrous. Sigh. This is, not...

Rather, your obvious confusion is centered on the issue of this thread: To what extant is math a social construction vs. something that ontologically is? The example of the African saying he has two dollars vs. a western accountant saying he has a negative net worth of $3 is meant to show a...