Recent content by pftest

I used to do hard labor for about 10 years, and now i work as a programmer for about 10yrs also. Every day still feels like a holiday compared to the physical work. Just the mere fact that you can yawn or stretch for a few seconds, or get a glass of water when you feel like it. And waking up at...

I used to stay polite to these kids. Until one day i was walking down the street and one of them asked me if i care about poor children, i said no and kept walking, and the girl said "thats stupid". She surprised me so i didnt stop and complain. Now i no longer feel an obligation to stay polite...

Heres how i look at the situation: A standup guy (Zimmerman) is trying to protect a neighbourhood, he sees a suspicious looking individual (Martin), follows him and then approaches him. Martin viciously attacks him and Zimmerman defends himself with his gun. I think if Martin were still alive...

Yesterday the bbc article (or it was a different one) also said that the rival rebel group (linked to al qaeda) had stated they would kill any member of the Free Syrian Army. So that would be a civil war within a civil war. I suspected as much, thanks for the link. I also think you are right...

So women are superior in "the politics of the family". Can you explain what you mean with this? Is it that they can decide what to cook? Last i checked the faith in the region prescribes the husband to beat his wife when she doesn't obey him. Also in matters of disagreement (for example...

I don't think you can blame it all on mutations. There is the nature vs nurture issue: both the genes and the environment influence behaviour. So the "force" that you asked about is anything that influences behaviour. Just look a at a human being to see what influences us: environment, genes...

Here is the actual Cairo Declaration on Human Rights: http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/cairodeclaration.html Some quotes from it which refer to the sharia: You can see the pattern: "you have this and this right... unless you do not act according to the sharia". We would have to delve into...

Thats absolutely fascinating zapperz! Btw, where is the list of qualifying criteria?

Ive seen it happen in dozens of topics (and i do barely visit this forum). I am not going to discuss it. Can you check my stats as a mod? I barely visit this place.

Nigel, i fully agree with you. I've been a member here for awhile, and a member of many other forums. Let me put it politely, i don't know why they tolerate someone like that as a moderator. Well, of course i do understand, but its just so irrational. Personally i don't go to PF much since i...

I think this is much better. I was never a fan of the previous grey design when it was introduced, it always seemed dull to me, like the site was inactive. It certainly makes a difference. I am not entirely happy with the green. Id try a few different colors (orange comes to mind), but you...

That map surprised me because i was under the impression that virtually all islamic countries (57) had rejected universal human rights for them not being in accordance with the sharia. So they created their own version in which people have human rights as long as they act according to the...

Thats what you would think, but A is also an elementary particle, it has no composition.

Yes, they are elementary particles. A muon decays to 1 electron + 2 neutrinos.

Ive read that elementary particles can decay. I am trying to understand how this can be with a particle that has no composition. So i have two questions: If elementary particle A decays into particles B and C, then why can't we say that A is composed of B and C? If an elementary particle can...