Re: Fallout 3 no longer banned in Australia

khaight@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Kyle Haight) wrote in
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The chair is a chair, first and foremost. Science explains the
directly perceived characteristics of the chair in terms of underlying
causes which are not directly perceived, yes, but you do not make
something unreal by explaining it.

http://physics.about.com/od/physics101thebasics/tp/10inttheories.htm

There are a lot of interesting theories in physics. Matter exists as a
state of energy, while waves of probability spread throughout the
universe. Existence itself may exist as only the vibrations on
microscopic, trans-dimensional strings. Here are some of the most
interesting theories, to my mind, in modern physics (in no particular
order, despite the enumeration).

Anthropic Principle
Recent evidence shows that were the universe just slightly different, it
wouldn't exist long enough for any life to develop. The odds of a
universe that we can exist in are very small, based on chance.

The controversial Anthropic Principle states that the universe can only
exist such that carbon-based life can arise.

The Anthropic Principle, while intriguing, is more a philosophical theory
than a physical one. Still, the Anthropic Principle poses an intriguing
intellectual puzzle.

Quantum Consciousness
In attempts to solve the measurement problem in quantum physics (see
above), physicists frequently run into the problem of consciousness.
Though most physicists try to sidestep the issue, it seems that there is
a link between the conscious choice of experiment and the outcome of the
experiment.

Some physicists, most notably Roger Penrose, believe that current physics
cannot explain consciousness, and that consciousness itself has a link to
the strange quantum realm.

Dark Matter & Dark Energy
Across astronomical distances, the only significant fundamental force of
physics is gravity. Astronomers find that their calculations &
observations don't quite match up, though.

An undetected form of matter, called dark matter, was theorized to fix
this. Recent evidence supports dark matter.

Other work indicates that there might exist a dark energy, as well.

Current estimates are that the universe is 70% dark energy, 25% dark
matter, and only 5% of the universe is visible matter or energy!
.

Relevant Pages

  • Ping Thomas
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  • Re: Poll: Are PCs Turing Machines?
    ... >> Is the set of all PCs computationally equivalent to the set of all TMs ... of matter is tied to the physical constraint on memory of a PC. ... Universe could be unchanging. ... I decided to run this musing by you just in case my physics was mistaken and ...
    (comp.theory)
  • Re: Poll: Are PCs Turing Machines?
    ... >> Is the set of all PCs computationally equivalent to the set of all TMs ... of matter is tied to the physical constraint on memory of a PC. ... Universe could be unchanging. ... I decided to run this musing by you just in case my physics was mistaken and ...
    (sci.math)
  • Re: Tom Roberts, M-Max, Hobba
    ... > of the physical universe is not matter. ... a physics that can predict it. ... If matter is converted into energy, for whatever scale, it's results ...
    (sci.physics.relativity)
  • Re: Inflationary Theory ; Im confused
    ... homogeniety of elements in the universe, but my model makes the IP ... to congeal into matter, the matter would have acquired the property of ... was dark matter and dark energy reaching a point of repulsing visible ... >> AE once said that motion was meaningful only between two objects. ...
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