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  1. RoboMastodon

    magnetic lines of force

    No, they are more representative of magnetic field lines. Magnetic fields (i.e. the ones associated with ferromagnetism) themselves are usually not waves so there isn't really an interference pattern between the magnetic fields created by the north and south pole but more like a superposition of...
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    "M" Theory proof of God??

    Maybe M-Theory is just the really really unlucky =(. LHC should at least give us a tiny hint of whether or not it is true (or at least that what all those physics articles I read seem to state). Oh well, in any case I haven't invested much time into the theory for that reason, ones it becomes...
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    The Space/time fabric

    You can make time go slower by running albeit a very small amount (on the order of nanoseconds I believe).
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    Is it a black hole?

    Something is a black hole if its mass is contained inside its schwarzchild radius...basically if it is denser than a certain number. No a particle in a magnetic field does not create a black hole.
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    "M" Theory proof of God??

    I know theological arguments can get pretty silly but damn.... Actually, one of the hypothesis postulated by M-theory is an ekpyrotic description of the big bang... one where the universe has no beginning. This is somewhat incompatible with Christian beliefs. LHC 2008 They aren't next to...
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    Creation "Science" is Anti-God

    This, ladies and gentlemen, is not science.
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    Of what scientific use is ID?

    I'm not doing the work for you: if you have valid science to present, then present it. Edit - I guess I was wrong. There is some empirical confirmation of speed of gravity: http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn3232
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    irreducible complexity

    Genetic algorithms
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    Big Daddy :)

    I kept going back and forth between "parody" and "real thing". It's scary how difficult it is to tell them apart.
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    Of what scientific use is ID?

    From the site: (1) Coldfusion: if you can get this to work you will be filthy rich. You have no idea what a great boon to society it would be if it were achievable. Unfortunately, the experiments haven't been replicated. (2) Psychokinesis: pseudoscience. (3) "Darwinism: The Forbidden...
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    Of what scientific use is ID?

    If it does it has the potential to violate causality. Theory predicts it doesn't. We already know General Relativity and Quantum Mechancs are incompatible and incomplete, you're no revolutionary there. Furthermore, it is for reasons a lot deeper than questions such as "does gravity travel at...
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    17 evidences against evilution™

    good you got the "algorithm part", now define genetic algorithm.
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    Evolution & the soul An invitation to comment

    Having met various psychology professors and discussed various things in relation to this, I would have to agree. There is no scientific research being conducted in relation to any sort of "souls"
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    17 evidences against evilution™

    Please educate us, oh enlightened one. How do I differentiate between code typed out by a programmer, and code generated by a genetic algorithm.
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    Of what scientific use is ID?

    First option. Rule #1 of fundamentalist right wing crowd: blame someone else.
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    Evolution... do you consider it a religion?

    There are plenty of Christians who are also "Evolutionists". In fact, outside of America, most are.
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    Why are creationists scared of Evolution?

    12-year-old thinks she knows more biology than the biologists... this has got to be a joke. (Poe's Law hurr)
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    Question for Creationists

    Since when has it been verified that the universe is hyperspherical? You say putting in 10 billion and 20 billion didn't make a significant change? If you used the formula for surface volume of a 4-hypersphere your answer should have changed by a factor of 2^3=8, that's almost an order in...
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    Question for Creationists

    The abundance of the daughter isotope tells you how much has decayed. The presence of the parent isotope tells you how much didn't decay. If you know the half-life. Say N_d is the number of daughter particles and N_p is the number of parent particles. (t is what we're trying to find--the age of...
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    Question for Creationists

    ??? What is this supposed to mean?