Does the decimal expansion of the number PI have limits?
Consider two scenarios: 1) In standard Earth gravity a water droplet has its surface electrons stripped. It now has a mass M. An electric field...
The Big Bang theory says that the universe is expanding - but expanding relative to what? It is expanding relative to how we measure distance....
One Alternative Possibly matter is shrinking.
Multiple or parallel universes are certainly imaginable, although this isn't the same as being possible. After all, we can imagine many more...
I would just like you to clarify for me: Are you doubting your own existence, or the existence of everything else, or both? Which is it?
I'm not sure what you mean by "solipsism." My definition of solipsism is the idea that objective reality is a fiction created by the self....
I think that many of those who reject the notion of free will are motivated (would they say compelled?) to do so based on the idea that free will is...
I get your point, but that wasn't the angle I was coming from. Let's say that you are, to your mind, seeking the truth. But to my mind, you are...
Yes, but the seeking of falsehood should be afforded equal protection.
I can positively tell you now that mild electromagnetic fields are nothing to be worried about. In fact, it is an electromagnetic field - the...
The force exerted by the ball is its weight by definition. The reaction forces in the rods plus the applied force of the weight of the ball equal...
Universe to end in 3.7 B-years http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/25807/?p1=Blogs
They probably can't afford to pay the carbon offsets :(
With apologies to Dostoevsky, If God is dead, than anything is permitted. Including being happy.
Imaginary numbers are numbers that, when squared, result in a negative number. This violates the normal rules of real arithmetic. If you square a...
Gold is so valuable for the same reason that air is so cheap. Supply and demand. Economics. Think about how much more precious air is than...
"Theory of Everything" is a reckless exaggeration. We still won't have a clue as to what happens inside black holes or what the laws of nature were...
What is the smallest time interval, or what is the smallest measurable time interval?
This is my understanding as well.
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