Phi for All

Gravitational singularity. Technological singularity. These definitions don't match.

I didn't say time was stopped in your example. I asked why it would act as a resistance to motion. I never intend rudeness; that seems to always be individually perceived. I'm sorry it came off that way. I was pointing out the irony of claiming, after underthinking about it, that science is overthinking about it. It seemed obvious that the answer is to think more about it, which you obviously have. Again, it was an observation, and wasn't intended to degrade, insult, or disparage. This wasn't my question though. I was asking for an example to help me understand the space without time concept.

I think it"s mostly everyday stuff that piles up on us. We tend to think in terms of big ticket stress (like having a heart attack!), but we usually have really good systems in most families for the big stuff, plus we recover from major traumas much better and more quickly than you think. But we blow off the bits like sitting in traffic, or dealing with drainers (people who always leave you feeling like you did all the work), or having the washing machine go out on you the day after you decided not to get the extended warranty. Just telling yourself "It is what it is" makes things worse. Choking the life out of anyone else who says it to you would be nice, but most countries are cracking down on that sort of thing. I like humor, and I think laughing and smiling reduce my stress a bit, so I try to have some reminders around that things are pretty good overall. Jokes are great (Did you hear about the guy who gets a heart transplant from a sheep? The doctor asks him afterwards how he feels, and the guy says, "Not baaaaad"). If I find myself running late a lot in the morning, I take some time at night to do a few things that will save me time the next morning. I dislike being late, but I refuse to get stressed out about it anymore. Take a couple of deep breaths, raise both arms in a V for victory (seriously, do this), and smile at the thought that your pump is unclogged. You got an upgrade! More O for you! We have lots of members. Aorta give you some advice too.

If the garment is in good shape physically, there are whitewash additives for white-only laundry that will probably restore it. I've never used them, but a flat I rented in Paris had some for black clothes. Your whites must be very white, your blacks very black. I think it's actually a law in France.

Can I have an example of "raw space"? Also, if time allows motion (stop time, stop moving, right?), how can it be a resistance to motion? This statement is absolutely delicious. It encapsulates the problem, its solution, and all the irony you could ask for,

If the garment was washed and put in the wardrobe clean, but came out stained, either something from the wardrobe stained it or something not visible is happening, like a possible reaction. It could also be that the garment is old, and the white dyes are degrading, making it seem stained.

I know that you don't like to talk about you-know-who in Hillary's thread, but you could at least acknowledge that, according to your own source, the other candidate only rated 2% above Bigfoot. 16% to 11% for honest and trustworthy. Good grief, our country is in much better shape than our leadership would reflect. This system needs changing.

But when you try to assert any right, it's only meaningful if that right is being granted to you. You may think you have the right to breathe my air when you come to my house, but if I disagree, then you need someone to enforce your rights. They won't just come automagically if I put on my mask and cut off the air. Besides, I think the concept of the People granting certain rights to everybody just because they're human citizens is stronger than some kind of automatic privileges. It forces both parties to acknowledge the importance.

There are a lot of people with exaggerated expectations of their own proficiency. Like folks who are willing to take a 60% cut on their lottery winning to get it all up front, assuming they'll somehow be suddenly able to manage lots of money when they couldn't manage a lot less. Is it this hubris that blinds them to the benefits of heavily taxing insane profits? There's always so much pushback when, for example, we start talking about putting a 90% marginal tax rate on income above $10M/year. Is Joe Sixpack voting against high marginal rates because he plans on winning the lottery? We could make a lot of revenue from taxing the top earnings, but this is one area where Hillary didn't learn from Bernie. The media also doesn't seem to be interested in explaining that no, you will not be paying 90% in taxes Mr Sixpack. Only on your income above $10M.

I'm thinking it's because nothing else is going to accord you those rights automatically. Tell the bear in your fishing stream you have the inalienable right to fish on public land.

Before we jump to "mysterious chemical reactions", is there a possibility there is something in the wardrobe that this garment might have brushed up against to give it stains after you had washed it? Was this garment hanging in between other garments, or was it against the sides/back?

Specifically, always. In the instance of exorcisms, you mentioned they always worked in the end, no matter how long it took. Applying reason specifically, we should first consider the null hypothesis, that the exorcism did nothing at all, and whatever was affecting the person went away naturally on its own. This explanation requires nothing supernatural, and also explains why it appeared the exorcism was successful.

No, we're just talking about the smell of the bleach. Some people don't like working with chlorine bleach at all because of that. "This white clothes" "others remain as white as before" If I understand you correctly, only one white garment (or very few white garments) are stained this way, while other white garments aren't stained. Is this correct? If this garment(s) has been washed, perhaps it was a darker brown or yellow stain originally, and is now a more faded yellow?

I think this concept is so difficult to grasp partly because, in order to visualize the universe compressed down to its hot, dense, t=0 beginning state, we shrink it down in our minds but "we" are standing outside of that, imagining it shrink down before expanding at the time of the Big Bang. I think our minds default to outside observer perspective, and that makes it easy to imagine an "outside" to the universe.

You don't mention a biological agent, which could support a mundane explanation for the behavior. A virus, or a poisonous substance could trigger abnormal behavior which would eventually vanish without relapse. You need to apply reason so you'll recognize it when you meet it.

Some find it hard to use chlorine at all because of the gas, even if you can rinse the clothing thoroughly. It sounds like OxyClean will be best. StringJunky ftw. Stains on the back suggest you leaned against something that had the yellow staining agent. Is it on all your white clothes? In the same place?

Our current best explanations don't start with emptiness. There is nothing "outside" of everything. Nothing "outside" the universe.

Sorry, @ the OP.

In your definition, is outer space empty?

FTW.

She should. One on each underarm. And share the results.

I've heard aluminum in some antiperspirants reacts with the salt in your sweat causing yellow stains. I agree with John Cuthber though, bleach will remove the stains. Rinse well, you should be fine.

That was NOT the question you asked. What do you think needs improvement in those people's societies?

Our murder rate is the lowest it's been since 1967.

As someone who prefers critical thinking over any kind of conservative/liberal generalization, I think it's more about protecting everything from misunderstanding. I don't mind hearing criticism, but it needs to be informed criticism. Should Islam be protected from ignorance?