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That's not the same as saying "If God did it, then it's OK for me to do it"
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You either believe in them and follow their rules, or you don't.
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I don't see how this follows. Surely there are punishments reserved for an omnipotent being that fallible mortals should not be dabbling in. IOW, just because God does it does not mean it is moral when it comes to humans doing it.
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If that's how you read it, I'm afraid I can't help. True. And a non-sequitur. It's unrelated to my point. OK, so let's say the cost of uranium went up. What impact is that going to have on the cost of electricity from nuclear power? https://atomicinsights.com/nuclear-energy-is-cheap-and-disruptive-controlling-the-initial-cost-of-nuclear-power-plants-is-a-solvable-problem/ The cost of the fuel when the report was written was about a half-cent per kwh, and "This cost is based upon the amortized costs associated with the purchasing of uranium, conversion, enrichment, and fabrication services along with storage and shipment costs, and inventory (including interest) charges less any expected salvage value." So even if the raw uranium cost went way up, this will have a minimal effect on the overall cost of the electricity, since the processing costs would be fixed. The infrastructure is the main driver of cost
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On the one hand, it is amazing that math describes these basic laws of nature, but on the other hand, it seems required, by the very definition of what we mean by a law of nature. What would physics look like if certain phenomena were not following some mathematical description? Are there examples of such? Would we even recognize the behavior if it didn't follow some pattern that could be described with math?
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What is the mechanism for SPACE EXPANSION ?
swansont replied to Marius's topic in Astronomy and Cosmology
A model would allow one to quantify the frequency drop. It is because we have models for different scattering processes that we know that scattering does not match observation of the redshift. I didn’t say the model isn’t possible (you’re not doing too well on reading comprehension here), I said you haven’t provided one. But if you’re going to invoke unknown particles, you need to have a really good model. Which you don’t have, since you don’t have a model of any kind. For example, the model for Compton scattering says the wavelength shift and angle of scattering are related. There’s an equation, and it follows other laws of physics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compton_scattering (but we also know Compton scattering isn’t responsible for the redshift) -
What is the mechanism for the BIG BANG ?
swansont replied to Marius's topic in Astronomy and Cosmology
! Moderator Note As I pointed out before, you were asked for a model, not a mechanism. The mechanism you offered had been falsified. What is so hard to understand? -
You implied it by bringing up fuel costs.
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What is the mechanism for SPACE EXPANSION ?
swansont replied to Marius's topic in Astronomy and Cosmology
! Moderator Note To be precise you were asked for a model and evidence for your proposal, which is not the same thing as a mechanism. You did offer a mechanism, and several people pointed out that the mechanism (scattering) does not account for observations. It is therefore falsified. (Newtonian gravity lacks a mechanism, but that is not sufficient to discard it; gravity really does depend on the masses and distance^2, at the level of precision where we use Newtonian gravity) Lacking a model that matches the evidence means your proposal was unsupported. What is required, then, is to show that expansion is what matches the evidence. ! Moderator Note The thread was closed because you were asked for a model and evidence to support it, and not only failed to do so, you attempted to distract from your failure. In short, the thread was closed because you didn’t follow the rules. Reading more into it is an issue of your motivations, not mine. Others will point out the role of dark energy, and evidence of expansion, but it’s telling that you are not familiar with all of this already -
The “plane” has an extent of several degrees, which is much, much larger than any geometry introduced by GR. There is no contradiction. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_inclination#Observations_and_theories ! Moderator Note The approach of “I don’t understand GR, therefore it is wrong” is fatally flawed. There are two options: 1. Present evidence to support your claims, and an alternate model if you are proposing an alternative 2. Ask questions to fix your knowledge deficiencies What you can’t do is merely assert that mainstream physics is wrong. Not here, at least.
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How expensive is uranium, though? $100/kg or thereabouts? How does that compare to the cost of the plant? Which is the primary driver of the cost of the electricity nuke plants produce. Sun and wind are free. The cost of “green” energy is largely driven by infrastructure costs. And that’s a problem? (Biofuels are the product, not the raw material)
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! Moderator Note Trying to be cute instead of following the rules is not a winning play. You were asked for a model and evidence, you failed to provide any. Don’t bring this subject up again.
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! Moderator Note You do not explain how scattering leads to the observed redshift. You are merely asserting that it will.
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Is this really an issue for any green energy production method?
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! Moderator Note Only one challenge to mainstream science per thread, please. If you’re going to base an idea on the Doppler shift being wrong, then you’ve got to demonstrate that first
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Scattering tends to change the direction of the light, so it would not get to us. Scattering is not the cause of galactic redshift. As John Cuthber has already mentioned, “tired light” is not a viable explanation ! Moderator Note You will need more than that. You need a model and evidence to support it. Not just a bald assertion. This has been pointed out to you before. Moved to speculations while we await support for your idea.
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James Webb Telescope and L2 Orbit Question
swansont replied to exchemist's topic in Astronomy and Cosmology
Some of them them are points of stable equilibrium, but the others are not. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagrange_point L1, L2, and L3 are on the line through the centres of the two large bodies, while L4 and L5 each act as the third vertex of an equilateral triangle formed with the centres of the two large bodies. L4 and L5 are stable, which implies that objects can orbit around them in a rotating coordinate system tied to the two large bodies. The L4 and L5 points are stable points and have a tendency to pull objects into them. Several planets have trojan asteroids near their L4 and L5 points with respect to the Sun; Jupiter has more than one million of these trojans. -
! Moderator Note Wrong section, low signal/noise. Moved to trash
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Could someone give me an appropriate criticism for this?
swansont replied to Abhirao456's topic in Quantum Theory
I have no idea what someone else’s insights or motivations are. Well, there you go. -
What are the limits to the capability of the logical process?
swansont replied to geordief's topic in General Philosophy
Not based on miniaturization, either. While we’re not quite retracing the “computer the size of a room” steps, the devices, the size of early devices is big compared to the number of qubits. Size reduction is ongoing, but these aren’t at the “chips on a board” stage. What kind of logic? Formal logic? Informal? Boolean?