Recent content by switz5678

I'm not trying to pose a philosophical question. Wouldn't the answer to this question have to be either yes, somewhat, or no definitively? what measuring stick are you using to divide philosophy and physics? Is it because at this time there is no known way of testing said question, or do you...

my meaning of the phrase "consequence of" is that with matter/energy comes these rules, and they are in some way connected, and inseparable. Forgive me this laymen question, and feel free to educate errors in interpretation.. I realize that matter is being removed when creating a vacuum, but...

So I read this Boltzmann brain concept, and um yeah... So does this paradox imply that it is much more likely that I/you are a mind projecting an illusion universe in which we live as compared to a fine-tuned, and relatively low entropy universe in which there is many self-aware minds..?Also...

Right on, I appreciate the feedback! I got one more question and I don't know if it follows what we are discussing, but oh well... Say we were to discover a seemingly random string of numbers.. I am using numbers because my mind works that way, but I mean these numbers to be analogous to...

Thanks.. I guess instead of hoping around the question since I didn't want to bias the results I should just give you the example that bothered me. There is a proposition which is made that God most certainly doesn't exist in a book by Dawkins. He uses probability as the metric... Is using...

Thanks for the replies! Couple of quick questions/ideas. I wonder if all data was exactly the same, or just the data we are/were capable of measuring. IF every input were exactly the same between two events wouldn't that lead to the same result? I realize that this borders on impossible...

Something that I haven’t given much thought to, until recently, is probability. This book I have been reading goes into likelihood of certain scenarios, which have already occurred, and makes arguments for/against said scenarios based on probability. This argument(s) started a thought within me...

Yeah I checked it out and it taught me a bit, and brought to light an easy way to view a complex idea. I appreciate the time that you put into it.. One question I have about it though is why up to the 1990s did we expect the expansion rate to be slowing down? Was it theorized that eventually...

I just finished up a Calculus class which went into fields, and I learned how to find the curl of the field and also the divergence of the field. What I want to know is what does the curl/div of the field actually show us? Also when you have a field (x,y,z) = (Something)i + (something)j +...

I completely understand, and its water under the bridge. I just appreciate the feedback so I can stop having this idea kick around in my head :)

In fact I have thought about that but.. A. if every person on the verge of discovering something did think that way nothing would be discovered. B. An original thought isn't indicative of the stupidity of others, but perhaps indicates a fresh/different perspective helping. C. The only thing...

Thanks for the link, I'll check it out when I have time... Sorry if what I was asking was nonsense.. I just thought the simpler explanation of this acceleration isn't some unknown we call dark energy, but just dark matter curving light. The COM of the universe really in the end had nothing to do...

So correct me if I'm mistaken, but tired light deals with photons collisions casing a decrease in energy => effecting wave length? I'm also working with the concept of dark energy being a 'pressure' that's force is greater then the force of gravity from the center of mass of the universe =>...

First off I claim no expertise in this subject matter, and this is a result of pondering dark energy. When light strikes our eyes(or equipment) how do we perceive its location relative to us? is it just in the exact opposite direction of lights angular impact with the plane whether that is...