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pood replied to the thread Do you think any aliens exist in the universe?.The evidence suggests it is flat at very large scales, which suggests but does not prove it is infinite. If it is not, it must have... -
pood replied to the thread Philosophy Of Science.John Dalton, who introduced atomic theory to chemistry, specifically acknowledged his debt to the blind philosopher John Gough. There...
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pood replied to the thread Philosophy Of Science.Another philosophical thought experiment was Hugh Everett’s 1957 paper on the relative state formulation. I guess Steve would find that...
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pood replied to the thread Philosophy Of Science.Two of the most remarkable insights in scientific history were from philosophical thought experiments. I guess engineer Steve finds them...
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pood replied to the thread Philosophy Of Science.:rolleyes: You mean like Einstein’s Gedankens, influenced by Hume, that inspired relativity? Newton’s insight, never before achieved by...
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How many times do I have to tell you people that there is only one type of god, although there are a lot of different species of gods.
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pood replied to the thread Philosophy Of Science.AI overview does list Hume as an influence “on a deeper conceptual level.” I would also like to mention again that Hume presented a...
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I gave a Wow! rather than just a Like! because I didn't know that, and it leaves me somewhat astounded! Thanks for this, pood! - - -...
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I'd add the ubiquitous Associate Producers. In between sycophants and underlings...
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If there were no alien life forms in the universe other than on Earth, I would consider that more of a miracle than divine creation.
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pood replied to the thread Do you think any aliens exist in the universe?.I think the preponderance of empirical data is that it is probably spatially infinite, which means we ought to expect an infinite number...
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Hello. This is my first post on this forum so I'm choosing a 'light' topic... I have often thought that maybe we are just part of a... -
pood replied to the thread Philosophy Of Science.How Hume helped Einstein dream up relativity
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pood replied to the thread Philosophy Of Science.Might as well post this again. I doubt Steve read it the first time and he probably won’t read it this time, either.
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pood replied to the thread Philosophy Of Science.As has been repeatedly explained, philosophy does not have the same goals as science, though science, as a form of epistemology, is a...