Phi for All

SOME measurable space? When your cup dipped into space to grab some for me, did it leave a brief gap, or displace the space that was there so you could bring it to me? I see some actual matter in there, some hydrogen and helium, but are you sure you grabbed the same space? The definition I use, the one that makes the models work, says that spacetime is the geometry we use to designate when and where things happen. The only effect you have on it is the way your mass makes it curve near you. Not that the two are equivalent, but no, absolutely not. How would you find it?

Iirc, the brain and body develop at different rates due to different requirements. We need a big enough head for the brain to fulfill various functions, but not so big that we can't fit through the birth canal, which is restricted in humans partly due to bipedalism. We start out with about 25% of our brain size at birth, and grow the rest after.

You're still thinking of space as a physical thing. Can you bring me a cup of it? Spacetime is the geometry that allows us to model what we observe happening in the universe.

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You're assuming two things here, that the style was "combative", and that it was done for a certain reason (no rep). I took zapatos' QUESTION about whether the phrase "dumb aholes" was used or not as a comedic one, not combative. It made me laugh when I read it, and it's actually well-written. I could see Jerry saying it to Kramer on Seinfeld. Again, zapatos asked a question. He didn't make a claim. He didn't assume anything. He was, in fact, trying to "obtain that information" by asking a question. Why do you use this combative and fallacious talking style? And you go on and on and on, all based on behavior you're accusing someone else of. Your own arguments sound canned, like you have them waiting so you can apply them when you wish, even when they don't apply. Do you have some kind of vendetta?

This is the Relativity section though, so the discussion should "intertwine" as minimally as possible. If you're a bot, this needs work. Is a regular question allowed to permeate a venerable question? Seems disrespectful. And you need to connect the dots between what space is made of and the meaning of human life. It's too much of a reach without context.

Mental torture needs defining too. Pots and puns are a good place to start.

They smelled the terpenes in your weed, so that would be "moral terpetude".

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So we have your "logic" vs your doctor's opinion, and part of your criticism is that your doctor can only come up with one explanation, which is exactly what you've done. I'm not saying you aren't right, but you both have a single explanation about what's going on with your eyes, and she's had training and experience. I'll echo Bufofrog's reply about doctors and trust. You should get a second opinion if you doubt your doctor's advice. I have a condition most people find painful, but for me it's more like a lack of sensitivity, a numbness. The medications for it are trying to alleviate the underlying condition rather than focusing on pain management, and I've heard migraine meds are the same. You may have migraines that don't affect you in a painful way. After hearing about others with my condition, I'm glad I don't have the pain, and I take the meds to keep it that way.

Science shows us how to focus on the solution rather than the problem, so your perspective isn't helping you. Find one solution, and the opportunity to find five more solutions suddenly appears. Solutions that didn't exist before the science. This is how our intelligence works. Blissful ignorance is a trap for animals, but our intelligence allows us to learn and gain a broader understanding of how the universe operates. Learning one thing leads to learning (at least) five new things. And those each lead to.... You're not trying to trash science, but you're questioning the intentions of the people involved in it with a discussion in the Religion sub-forum?

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This is NOT an example of an argument in good faith. You've been given an explanation, and you seem to be ignoring it while continuing to ask others to explain it to you. Are you here to spread misinformation, or are you here to learn?

Car washing, and living in states with an "A" in them? Hmm, not so much. It may be called the same thing, but the Chinese and Mexican food in California are very different from the Chinese and Mexican food in either Texas or Florida. We all hate intolerance, and the Swiss. ... at some point over the last 45 years.

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What's the application? Are you looking to save money on the alternatives, or is there a supply problem?

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I think it becomes very dirty when misapplied, like most things. There's nothing wrong with reasonable ownership, whether private, public, or state. I don't approve mixing the funding between them. If an enterprise is private, it shouldn't be getting public or state funding without an extremely good reason. Public programs should be as self-sufficient as possible, and not rely on private interests to accomplish their goals. My country was woefully underprepared for the pandemic. Part of the reason why We the People had no stockpile of PPE was because of how much We pay for things like roads. In Germany, when they put asphalt down on the Autobahn, they close that section off for 90 days to let the asphalt cure, so they don't have to fix it again for 10 years (it was that way here, when I was young). In the US today, the road crews are mostly private now, even in major cities, and we drive on the asphalt the day it's put down, which means it will need resurfacing in 2 years. Post-pandemic, I'd love to see People pick a few very important things (water, roads, education, healthcare, energy, internet, ?, ?) and nationalize them, transfer ownership to the People, and then work very hard to keep them free from private influences. I'd like to actually see capitalism thrive in a true free market, without subsidies and monopolistic practices. I think we've allowed too many capitalists to convince us to run non-profits and public institutions like businesses, to the detriment of all. Business is necessary, but it's not always the right tool or process for the job.

And now I have a company making red Draft Dodger window snakes for the anti-draft movement. They're printed with "Make America Calm Again", and they're filled with shredded voter ballots. Available in Small, Medium, and Yuge.

Beyond predatory capitalism, I also fault sports for promoting "fame" culture. Internet influencers, politicians, actors, and sports stars all contribute to a negative and harmful perspective on famous people. Fame means you're above the law, you aren't subject to normal rules of behavior, you get to do and say anything you want, and people have to kiss your ass. Since Charles Barkley finally removed that tired old "be a role model for kids" clause, all this behavior is held up for our children to see as legitimate. If you're popular, it's not really abuse when you make fun of others. If you have a lot of money and everyone knows you, you're empowered to behave as you like, regardless of consequences, and I think children are idolizing these people because of all the positive attention they receive even when their behavior is negative. Fame and wealth idolization have also led to placing unnecessary trust in some of these people. Being good at making money or acting in a movie or throwing a baseball doesn't make you a good leader automatically, yet we regularly allow fame to cloud even this simple truth.

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The original Rollerball (1975) had an impact on me. A corporate society that removed the good parts of individual accomplishment in favor of the worst parts of team play seemed prophetic to me at the time, just going into college. And over the next 20 years I watched the corporations gain power and pervert the working and middle classes in the US in similar ways. The aspects of human society that truly unite us? We have an extremely rich and nuanced ability to communicate with each other, coupled with the technology to extend that ability virtually everywhere we exist as a species. We are one of the most cooperative species when we forget to be afraid of those who look or act differently. We are often intelligent enough to recognize when something is so important that it requires all our efforts, regardless of nationality or profit or personal fears. We can make a tool to overcome most inadequacies we face, and often we can agree when one of those tools is the best for a particular job.

Damned effective excluder, too. Bet you never had any giraffe problems growing up. Those snakes are an obvious choking hazard! Limbo! How low can you go?

Have you made any draught snakes? Fill some old tube socks (or sew up the arm from a long-sleeved shirt) with dry rice, making a "snake" you can put at the base of draughty windows and doors. Cheap and effective, and you don't have to keep flipping them over.