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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: What Religion are you?

« on: December 09, 2013, 08:01:43 AM »

Accidents are unanticipated. If you have a set of laws that can predict the set of possible outcomes and each one in the set I s arrived at by a causal set of events then it would be an anticipated possibility.

Why do laws have to predict the set of possible outcomes?

The theory of quantum mechanics relies on the fact that you can't predict it's outcome but it's bounded by a set of laws.

Quantum mechanics does not predict a single outcome, but it definitely predicts the set of possible outcomes.

Explain to me the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. It's premise is based on the fact that you can't be certain.

A 'set' of possible outcomes. What is that set? There is a probability, within quantum mechanics, that I could transport  and sit beside you while your reading this. That probability is extremely small to the point where it's never gonna happen, but the possibility is still there.

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Technology & Information / Re: Xbox users are bricking their consoles

« on: December 08, 2013, 11:11:39 PM »

I don't know why posting something like that isn't illegal. It causes people millions of dollars of damage each year.

If it costs money for a third party to fix the consoles, and it can be shown to be due to malicious intent, then the law allows you to sue them.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: What Religion are you?

« on: December 08, 2013, 11:05:42 PM »

Accidents are unanticipated. If you have a set of laws that can predict the set of possible outcomes and each one in the set I s arrived at by a causal set of events then it would be an anticipated possibility.

Why do laws have to predict the set of possible outcomes?

The theory of quantum mechanics relies on the fact that you can't predict it's outcome but it's bounded by a set of laws.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: What Religion are you?

« on: December 08, 2013, 10:29:26 PM »

If the universe was created according to some fundamental laws then it would not need to be random.

The universe is random within a set of laws.

Sure, and that is different than an accident.

Why?

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Arts & Entertainment / Re: Now Playing

« on: December 08, 2013, 10:00:38 PM »

I'm playing my guitar.

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Suggestions & Concerns / Re: Zetetic Council

« on: December 08, 2013, 09:55:55 PM »

What decision will this council actually make apart from deciding who should be in it?

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: What Religion are you?

« on: December 08, 2013, 09:40:55 PM »

If the universe was created according to some fundamental laws then it would not need to be random.

The universe is random within a set of laws.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Which Economic System is Best?

« on: December 08, 2013, 09:39:22 PM »

Because of an ever more interconnected world. The worlds economic market is moving away from the construct of the state.

States will have less power to influence the economic market.

So to answer the op, depends on the economic system that promotes healthy growth within an interconnected world. It may not fit into any of the usual definitions of an economic system.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: The British Empire brought civilisation.

« on: December 08, 2013, 02:42:26 PM »

You sound like modern day Americans.

What's a modern day American?

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: The British Empire brought civilisation.

« on: December 08, 2013, 02:30:44 PM »

The British Empire had its bad points, but if it wasn't for Britain being as dominant as we were the world would probably have found another more dominant civilisation (possibly China etc...) which may not have promoted the things we take for granted in society today. Such as democracy and the freedom of speech.

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Arts & Entertainment / Re: <3 CUTE THREAD ;w;

« on: December 08, 2013, 11:08:15 AM »

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Man in Vermon creates a rifle using a shovel.

« on: December 06, 2013, 08:21:30 AM »

Man in Vermon creates a rifle using a shovel.

You missed out the part where he shows you how to make it!


Do you not think there's something wrong with that?

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Nelson Mandella is dead

« on: December 06, 2013, 08:18:40 AM »

Apartheid was disgusting.

Nelson Mandela fought against it and won.

He deserves acknowledgement. R.I.P Nelson Mandela

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Announcements / Re: New logo!

« on: December 05, 2013, 09:54:55 PM »

Could have made a better logo. Just sayin'.

Well...


Contribute and do a better job then!! instead of being an arse.

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Flat Earth Community / Re: The FES

« on: December 05, 2013, 07:25:09 AM »

Not a suggestion or concern, moving to the Lounge FEG.
Sorry, I'm gonna be a bit of a nazi in S&C. We're getting a lot of threads, and I'm worried that side discussions will make us miss something.

It was a suggestion.

It's a suggestion that you define what this place is about so that if you ever want to promote it etc... you have a bedrock to do it from.

Also not defining it makes new users (not old, we all have an idea of what it's about) confused as to what the FES is meant to be.

If you came here with no prior knowledge or experience of this place what would you think it's about?

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Flat Earth Community / The FES

« on: December 04, 2013, 10:00:30 PM »

I don't think I've seen anything that fully describes the purpose of the FES (I could be barking up the wrong tree here). What's its guiding principle, it's vision?

I'm guessing for a lot of people it's about the forum, but is it more than that?

What exactly is the FES?

Is there a general consensus.

I think it's important to define this place and what it stands for (sooner rather than later) so people can understand what this place is about, what it's meant to be achieving.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Which Economic System is Best?

« on: December 04, 2013, 09:27:23 PM »

The effect of crypto currency may change how we view the economy and the types of economic system we have.

So my answer is the economic system that best suits an increasingly interconnected world.

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Science & Alternative Science / Re: Time and Gravity are the same thing.

« on: December 04, 2013, 08:29:39 AM »

I'll try and make this simple.

'Things' exist. Those 'things' interact with existence in different ways.

One of those interactions gives that thing a mass/energy.

That mass/energy causes existence to curve (including time).

That curve interacts with other curves (including time).

That interaction is what we call gravity.

Time and space is the fabric upon which the curves interact (gravity), they are not the same thing.

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Science & Alternative Science / Re: Time and Gravity are the same thing.

« on: December 03, 2013, 09:44:45 PM »

define time