Recent content by rootone

DNA is not a computer, although it does fit the bill as a way of coding information. It's just complicated chemistry, not a conspiracy.

I am UK born but have lived for a long time somewhere else. That is probably a good thing as far as I can tell. I won't be annoying at airports, honestly, I promise.

We don't know.

Because stars are actively fusing heavier elements, and planets are not.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine-structure_constant

Well yes, I absolutely accept that. In both cases there is a sign that something is amiss in our understanding, and my question is in effect, can that misunderstanding be the same thing?

So why is the Universe given an age, of about 14bn or so years? This is not so certain?

Ok, thanks for your comments. What I meant is that the Universe came into existence at some point, otherwise it would not be there. I did not mean to imply that some "thing" enabled it to be so.

It seemed to me to be a bit of a coincidance that geometrically we can describe space so that it is possible for things to just disappear and no longer be in the Universe as far as any observer is concerned, then at the same time, the Universe can start to exist, when any observer didn't see...

Thanks. It still seems to me too be a bit too much of a coincidence, but then why is Pi what it is, and not some other number?

OK. thanks for helping. So some coincidences are just that; coincidences.

OK, thanks both. I know we are advised to not speculate here, so into the bin goes that idea. I was never great at geometry anyway, 2D computer games always made more sense to me than 3D ones, Black holes singularity and the big bang just seemed to me to be an unexplained coincidence,

Plant based oils are hydrocarbons of various sorts. Some can be effective remedies for specific conditions, many of them are just regular parts of a normal diet. There isn't any magic beyond that a well balanced diet is good for you,

We know that black holes exist in the universe, but white holes don't, as far as we know, Although white holes are not an impossibility in GR. Is it reasonable to ask if the big bang singularity is in fact a white hole, and is the only white hole in the Universe? Is the place where everything...

It has been suggested that there could be many variations of 'the Universe', some of which make more sense, and/or are more interesting than others. To some extent depending on who is observing it. Personally I am not convinced,