A finite universe is one possible cosmological model we could use to describe the universe. However, observational evidence seems to indicate our...
"I have read most of your posts, and you are obviously a man of great intelect, which I admire. But you are also a BIG BANGER, and I dont hold that...
In my view there is actually little good evidence to suggest we are not alone in our galaxy so far as advanced life is concerned-and no-one has in my...
My understanding is that the star's magnetic field is 'conserved' even though the area dramatically shrinks when it becomes a white dwarf or a...
Nietzsche was a interesting thinker-he had several ideas which seemed to forsee what was happening to Europe. One was that the old concepts of God...
Personally I could consider myself an ethical/seculuar humanist rather than a Bright. I believe the existence of God is unknowable (no-one has...
Probably only one form of dark matter-black holes-could be used as a energy source, using the well-known Penrose process. But then who...
Er, what do you mean by 'fission star?' As has been explained above, all known stars generate their energy by thermonuclear fusion, i.e. the same...
"It really varies from woman to woman. Some women are leeches (or, should I say bitches) who only want guys for their money." I've encountered one...
'Steady-state theory' was the BB's most serious rival, until the CMBR was discovered. After that there hasn't really been any model of the universe...
Hanson was in the end a populist. Australia's rural regions have been suffering demographic and economic pressures over the past three decades, and...
"My question then is whether the hypothesis that consciousness is more fundamental than matter is possibly true, or whether by some rational method...
Frank Herbert's Dune trilogy would have to rank near the top. He had a very good understanding of religion, history, politics, and how the three...
Maybe these links might help: <A HREF="http://www.physics.ubc.ca/~psih/kerr-metric/node5.html" TARGET=new> Link 1. </A> <A...
It's an interesting idea. As history shows, good communications are essential for building an empire or country, so establishing a fairly reliable...
I doubt Mars has any life, let alone any intelligent life-heck, we don't even have much down here on Earth! Seriously, there is a good chance...
Hmm, Byronic matter-seems to be something poetic about that. The breakdowns given on <A HREF="http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/cosmolog.htm"...
There have been a number of careful searches for a tenth planet, which was proposed to explain what were thought to be anomalies in the orbits of...
"It was these idea which lead first to eugenics laws in the early 1900's in the US, which legally allowed sterilization of the "unfit", and by the...
"This would have taken too much time. It took only 3-4 million years for life to show up. It would take around 12 million years to get the correct...
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