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Rather than just rebuttals of far-fetched "designer" claims, how about a thread that concentrates on the evidence that the universe is NOT designed? And in particular, that it's not designed by a god with humans as the object of the exercise. Of course, those opposed are invited to try to rebut the arguments, but it would make more sense if they kept arguments FOR a designer for the other thread, and just posted rebuttals on this one. Here's a few to start with. If a designer wanted to create a home for humans, why did he create a universe so mind-blowingly vast? The only bit that's relevant to humans is one tiny solar system, in a galaxy of 250,000,000,000 stars. And that galaxy is just one, of about 200,000,000,000 galaxies in the observable universe. And why make the rest of the Universe so mind-blowingly distant, that humans can never go there? And what designer would design something, and then wait 13,800,000,000 years for the object of his creation to appear. And then, even though his human creation is supposed to be in his image, he messed around with less intelligent versions for millions of years, before arriving at one that he was happy to inseminate and produce a son from. Of course, a lot of the design people claim that the entire universe is only 6,000 years old, so in their case, the evidence for no designer is the same scientific evidence for the age of the planet, solar system and universe. So those design theorists need to disprove an awful lot of science, if they want to prop up their version of design. I don't want to construct a huge OP, although there's loads more material. People can post their own take on it. But I think it's best to keep this thread for evidence and argument for NO design, and use the other one for proposal and rebuttal of design claims.

I cannot find a smidgen of physics or logic, or maths, in anything you say here. You don't know any physics, and you don't want to know any physics. "The edge of existence" is a meaningless pretentious nothing term. I'm out.

Geodesic is a physical phenomenon. It is a worldline of a free-falling particle and thus independent on clocks and length measurements. The latter are defined by the former. The following paragraph agrees with your I don't know about aspects of using standard time in general and TDB in particular. Hopefully, other knowledgeable members will contribute to this regard.

It's 'Yug' / 'Юг'. For whatever reason, Latin letters were used for North and South on maps and compasses, not Cyrillic. But the geography teacher did not know, which is which. Maybe she thought that 'N' looks like 'Ю' a bit. The story had a continuation. After she said that, I politely raised my hand and when she asked me what I want, I said that the letters should be the other way around. She was very upset and told me to bring my parents in. My father met with her the next day. Turned out they knew each other from school. So, I was not punished, but was forbidden to ever again correct her in the class. And there were many opportunities. Here is another one I remember. The day after Leonov conducted the first ever spacewalk, she came to the class very excited. She told us what a great achievement it was. In her words, "Just imagine, the spaceship is moving very fast. To let Leonov go out, Belyayev had to stop the spaceship, and it is very difficult at that speed. And when Leonov returned, Belyayev had to accelerate again..."

Several lists here:

There are loads of resources. National Institutes on Health Vox Depew (PDF) Years ago, I'd read a startling little book on the topic, but I have no idea what its title might have been. Sorry.

Too ambiguous title. Free from what? Free from regulations? Free because products are given away for free? Product exchanged for other product? Sounds like current world..

These days, if you ask many young people "what do you want to be when you grow up?", they will answer "I want to be an influencer" Certainly more interesting than digger, but still silly TBH..

No. All markets are hybrid. Ideals only exist in textbooks.

The war on drugs has been a long and costly battle, with significant impacts on society. Some of the potential harms of the war on drugs include: Increased mass incarceration: The war on drugs has led to a sharp increase in the number of people incarcerated, particularly for nonviolent drug offenses. This has had a disproportionate impact on communities of color, which are more likely to be targeted by law enforcement for drug-related crimes. Violence: The war on drugs has also been linked to increased violence, both in the United States and abroad. The drug trade is often associated with violence, and the war on drugs has led to increased militarization of law enforcement, which has contributed to further violence. Public health harms: The war on drugs has also had a number of negative public health impacts. For example, the criminalization of drug use has made it more difficult for people who are addicted to drugs to seek treatment. Additionally, the war on drugs has disrupted traditional drug markets, which has led to the proliferation of more dangerous and addictive drugs. It is important to note that the war on drugs has also had some positive impacts, such as reducing the supply of illegal drugs and increasing awareness of the dangers of drug use. However, the potential harms of the war on drugs are significant and should be carefully considered. In conclusion, the war on drugs has had a complex and multifaceted impact on society. It is important to weigh the potential harms and benefits of the war on drugs when making decisions about drug policy.

That sounds like a crock of shit if you ask me (the policy, not the story)

My son recently got a mild reprimand for plagiarizing his own work. He was writing two different papers at the same time on a related topic for two different classes and reused a page or so from one paper on the other paper. They were turned in a couple of days apart and the second paper popped up as a violation due to the same text. I (and he) didn't even know you could plagiarize your own work.

My how times have changed. The last time I saw verbatim answers to a math problem my school gave all 6 of the boys automatic zeroes on the assignment, and retrieved the stolen teachers edition of the textbook they were using.

If it bothers you so much that you have to start a thread about it, you can intelligently give your relative a sign that you know he's a crook e.g. "Unbelievable! Look at this site URL, they have a suspiciously verbatim copy of your answer to my puzzle. What a coincidence! "

Use a Carribean method. Make a voodoo doll of the relative.. Then subject it to harsh peer review.

You learned something about him. Absorb it and don't do it again with him. Being family does not automatically mean one will receive honesty. C'est la vie.

It also occurred over hundreds of other hometowns, including mine. The moon's shadow tracked over Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, and South Carolina. Sorry, buddy, you're not that special.

Since roller coasters are not powered and the question says the coaster is falling vertically the acceleration should be easy to determine, think about it.