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Forum: General 05-08-2024, 08:57 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
New theories are mostly reserved for the cutting...

New theories are mostly reserved for the cutting edge, phenomena still in the hypothesis stage like Dark Matter and Dark Energy. We know something is there but "dark" should be a potent clue that we...
Forum: General 05-03-2024, 09:41 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
I'm pleased that this thread has somewhat turned...

I'm pleased that this thread has somewhat turned into a fact-based discussion, but there are still quite a few posts revealing the authors don't understand how the Scientific Method works or what...
Forum: General 03-17-2024, 10:17 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
Cosmic distances are calculated by more than one...

Cosmic distances are calculated by more than one means. The effort to measure the distance to celestial objects began in Ancient Greece employing the Parallax Method which began by using the Earth's...
Forum: General 09-03-2023, 04:45 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
While I realize that what passes for Journalism...

While I realize that what passes for Journalism since the Age of the Internet many writers have learned that lurid headlines create views. It's an evolution of the Print and TV journalism credo ,...
Forum: General 03-03-2023, 08:51 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
Ummm I never said that, sundialsvcs. That was...

Ummm I never said that, sundialsvcs. That was hazel. I'm fully aware that the most likely reason the gospels describe Jesus differently is because those disciples spoke to different crowds.
Forum: General 03-03-2023, 11:12 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
At last? I thought humility is infused in...

At last? I thought humility is infused in everything I write on philosophical subjects. and to some degree, even in the purely scientific. Hunmmans have come a very long way in a very short time...
Forum: General 03-03-2023, 09:50 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
Yes, business_kid, "closer", not wrapped up in a...

Yes, business_kid, "closer", not wrapped up in a bow as you seem to prefer. Your view seems to be "We can't explain how life sprung up, therefore God did it" It's the ultimate Deus Ex Machina. ...
Forum: General 03-02-2023, 09:22 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
Yes, sundialsvcs, every day above ground is a...

Yes, sundialsvcs, every day above ground is a good one. Just consider the alternatives. I don't fear nor obsess on death. I just wish it didn't last so damned long ;) However if wishes were...
Forum: General 03-02-2023, 01:27 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
Thank you hazel for being your usual thoughtful,...

Thank you hazel for being your usual thoughtful, fair and thorough self. It's impossible to outright disagree with your 3 points. Those are all at least possible. I simply take some issue with...
Forum: General 03-02-2023, 10:39 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
You certainly have my sincere apology if I have...

You certainly have my sincere apology if I have confused you with someone else, business_kid. I just have this vague memory of you having deep doubts about dating methods but maybe it was about the...
Forum: General 03-01-2023, 07:55 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
Business_kid, just FTR you don't have to sign up...

Business_kid, just FTR you don't have to sign up for anything to view that video. If you don't like that one or have any problems whatsoever try this one that tecck graciously posted in my...
Forum: General 02-27-2023, 08:08 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
That wasn't a bad post, business_kid, but it...

That wasn't a bad post, business_kid, but it didn't speak to the fundamental Science involved. This is EXACTLY what scientists and engineers designed JWST to do, to gather more and better data to...
Forum: General 12-29-2022, 12:33 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
Interestingly enough and as noted by many, "The...

Interestingly enough and as noted by many, "The more you know, the more you realize you don't know." That implies one must know something just to ask a pertinent question. It's quite unlikely an...
Forum: General 10-01-2022, 04:57 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
I have to agree with what I gather is rokytnji's...

I have to agree with what I gather is rokytnji's point, that I have some trouble with the label "String Theory" as actually a theory instead of "String Hypotheses". We are by no means alone in this...
Forum: General 10-01-2022, 04:35 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
Can you demonstrate even the faintest manner that...

Can you demonstrate even the faintest manner that in what Universe skyscrapers, which by definition stand apart, joined only at the ground, has any similarity whatsoever to a linear progression...
Forum: General 09-29-2022, 06:27 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
You still don't get it, business_kid, that I am...

You still don't get it, business_kid, that I am not trying to denigrate you as a person. I am attacking your methodology because the whole of Evolution in no way depends on whether we have one...
Forum: General 09-28-2022, 11:39 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
The above emphasized portion quoting your words,...

The above emphasized portion quoting your words, business_kid, is exactly the point in this thread and pretty much all your posts in LQN General. You view the reptile evolution process as critical...
Forum: General 09-28-2022, 02:44 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
What don't you grasp about how scientific...

What don't you grasp about how scientific conclusions progress that leads you to assert such nonsense? In this case exactly how do you imagine that how the specifics of how one species evolved or...
Forum: General 09-26-2022, 02:19 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
I wasn't being malicious, possibly mistaken but...

I wasn't being malicious, possibly mistaken but not malicious. I am sincerely sorry that offended you but it is how I interpreted "credibility wanes with dates before that", "that" being pre 2000...
Forum: General 09-26-2022, 01:57 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
Thumbs up Thank you ntubski for correcting my errant memory...

Thank you ntubski for correcting my errant memory and ignorance in biological matters. it is sincerely appreciated especially the link.
Forum: General 09-26-2022, 06:58 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
Of course I am that's how actual discussion and...

Of course I am that's how actual discussion and debate works. business_kid despite the now documented fact that as soon as a discussion becomes difficult or uncomfortable for your fundamentalist...
Forum: General 09-25-2022, 01:26 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
"High Priests of not experimentally proved" is...

"High Priests of not experimentally proved" is not commonly happening and certainly is not a trend. Such ideas come from people and publications, often actively anti-science (much like this thread),...
Forum: General 09-23-2022, 06:04 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
The Scientific Method, despite Mr. Gobry's...

The Scientific Method, despite Mr. Gobry's blurred conflation, is not religious. Some people, including some who practice Science, are. That's all. Science is not a bushel of apples, One apple...
Forum: General 09-15-2022, 11:16 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
I am unaware of Daniel Dennet but I don't view...

I am unaware of Daniel Dennet but I don't view Richard Dawkins as religious or fanatical... simply passionately defensive. His life's work is in a field almost totally dependent on modern Evolution...
Forum: General 09-12-2022, 02:28 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
I suspect Pagonis was only confused by the...

I suspect Pagonis was only confused by the inconsistency. IOW religious people deny the existence of thousands of divine deities because or l;ack of evidence and critical thought but draw the line...
Forum: General 09-04-2022, 04:44 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
It seems to me important with many words with a...

It seems to me important with many words with a range of definitions, general and specific, that any scientific or philosophical commentary does best when it defines it's usage. We've discussed that...
Forum: General 09-03-2022, 10:48 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
Just FTR it doesn't bother me since I don't mind...

Just FTR it doesn't bother me since I don't mind tangents but it's not my thread and OP has called me out even when I specifically referred to JWST data. Mostly he'd said the thread wasn't about Big...
Forum: General 09-03-2022, 12:38 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
I suppose it's to be expected that this thread...

I suppose it's to be expected that this thread would drift off from the Science of JWST considering in the very first post, business_kid opened that door by buying into the lie (largely spread by...
Forum: General 09-03-2022, 10:07 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
The track record for Science progressing nicely...

The track record for Science progressing nicely from Hypothesis > Theory > Fact (with overwhelming odds at least) on this day in 2022 is looking rather spectacular.

Voyager 1 launched 45 years...
Forum: General 09-02-2022, 05:19 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
The earlier galactic structure complexity than...

The earlier galactic structure complexity than was hypothesized is at least observed and is evidence of something and certainly more will follow and likely Big Bang will be refined but not trashed. ...
Forum: General 09-02-2022, 01:46 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
One possible, maybe even likely, outcome over the...

One possible, maybe even likely, outcome over the surprise that galaxy formation proceeded more quickly that we thought, is that we will gain further knowledge on the roles that Black Holes play in...
Forum: General 09-01-2022, 12:18 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
We can't demonstrate that Gravity is a force like...

We can't demonstrate that Gravity is a force like Newton thought, or an emergent quality of SpaceTime as Einstein proposes but we surely know we don't fall up and cant throw a tennis ball into orbit...
Forum: General 08-31-2022, 10:43 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
Even educated speculation is many steps below...

Even educated speculation is many steps below scientific theory in odds of validity. Average Joe definition of theory is basically just speculative imagination, very little substance, if any. ...
Forum: General 08-31-2022, 05:06 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
sundialsvcs, need I remind you that the team who...

sundialsvcs, need I remind you that the team who first discovered Dark Energy as an hypothesis (that expansion is accelerating) was fully expecting to measure how much expansion was slowing down...
Forum: General 08-31-2022, 02:25 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
For cryin' out loud sundialsvcs, the Body of...

For cryin' out loud sundialsvcs, the Body of Human Knowledge is not binary! It isn't a choice between "We know everything" versus "We know nothing". It is a progression and your apparent...
Forum: General 08-28-2022, 03:31 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
I don't see how one necessarily follows the other.

I don't see how one necessarily follows the other.
Forum: General 08-28-2022, 03:25 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
To consider the concept of "fine tuning" I try to...

To consider the concept of "fine tuning" I try to imagine any other Universe with different Physics and Chemistry evolving to produce Life. Wouldn't any intelligent forms think the evolution to...
Forum: General 08-28-2022, 11:43 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
Yes, leclerc78, I do think Big Bang is real and...

Yes, leclerc78, I do think Big Bang is real and better Science in the tradition of all proper Science. You can pick any area of Physics and see that Hypothesis is tested and falsification is...
Forum: General 08-27-2022, 01:07 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
Ahhh. Now I see... Plasma Cosmology, eh? Would...

Ahhh. Now I see... Plasma Cosmology, eh? Would you care to cite any observation of ambiplasma?... and by all means, please do list these 16 contradictions and 1 right one right here for all to see...
Forum: General 08-26-2022, 12:11 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
I find this a bit confusing in several ways,...

I find this a bit confusing in several ways, business_kid., I sincerely hope you can enlighten me as to your views and methods. 1) Which is it in your view, Expanding? or Static? You seem to have...
Forum: General 08-26-2022, 03:33 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
I don't think religion and science NEED to...

I don't think religion and science NEED to quarrel, but they nevertheless do... usually because of modern religion trying to maintain ancient tradition of trying to explain the world instead of The...
Forum: General 08-25-2022, 04:59 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
Well guys if you expect 100% certainty that takes...

Well guys if you expect 100% certainty that takes time, effort and technology, and even then who knows which will never get nailed down to 100% certainty or even if that will always remain so... BUT...
Forum: General 08-24-2022, 05:27 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
Well shucks I wouldn't want to be accused of...

Well shucks I wouldn't want to be accused of dismissing the Astrophyics expertise on Slashdot, but here's the current info from NASA
...
Forum: General 08-23-2022, 08:55 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
Was I so blunt you didn't read all of my...

Was I so blunt you didn't read all of my response? I actually mean it that I don't wish to offend you. That's not my intent but just collateral damage implicit in trying to explain levels of...
Forum: General 08-23-2022, 12:54 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
Not so, sundialsvcs. I have exactly zero problem...

Not so, sundialsvcs. I have exactly zero problem if, as is somewhat possible, JWST or anything else actually does observe something that ruins Big Bang or Rapid Expansion, even if the destruction is...
Forum: General 08-23-2022, 10:51 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
I added emphasis to highlight the contradiction...

I added emphasis to highlight the contradiction in just this one post! The thread title is about JWST consequences yet you immediately assume and jump into Big Bang which is in no imminent danger of...
Forum: General 08-22-2022, 12:51 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
While Big Bang wasn't big nor did it bang lets...

While Big Bang wasn't big nor did it bang lets talk about any old explosion in terms of determining if an explosion occurred. What line of logic denies an explosion occurred when there is a distinct...
Forum: General 08-21-2022, 06:06 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,111
Posted By enorbet
Thousands of people who have devoted their lives...

Thousands of people who have devoted their lives to deep study and perfecting skills in Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering etc etc etc have put in millions of educated, skillful man/hours to...
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