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Oh, it's you again.And I'll give you the same answer from that thread:
Question: Aren’t those guys on the “TV show” real scientists? I think Steven Hawkins is one of them. In fact, I know he is.Weird... The first five links regarding the The Big Bang Theory (not the TV show,) after searching for it on Google show wording such as this...
Ditto.Oh, it's you again.
Stephen Hawking? Yes, he is. He's a theoretical physicist. I'll await your youtube or quote or whatever from some show where Hawking talks about the Big Bang without saying "I think" or "maybe." In other words, as Hangman might say, I'll await for you to clutch at some more straws.Question: Aren’t those guys on the “TV show” real scientists? I think Steven Hawkins is one of them. In fact, I know he is.
Hawking is on The Big Bang Theory?! I missed that episode!Ditto.
Stephen Hawking? Yes, he is. He's a theoretical physicist.
The best one on this thread so far, Id say.Ah, now that is a question.
Well, I must say that I'm very impressed by the way scientists make things that are not 100% certain seem like they are 100% certain.It's to do with the nuance between scientific and colloquial nomenclature, with simplifying established scientific knowledge for the layman, and even slips of the tongue.
First, a 'fact' in science is used more loosely than in strict epistemology: a fact is any established truth. In epistemology, it's anything which is strictly known to be true with 100% certainty; in science, it's known to very high (but not necessarily 100%) certainty.
The existence of atoms is a scientific fact: the evidence for their existence is so overwhelming that they've been proven to exist beyond all reasonable doubt. They aren't know to exist with 100% certainty, so they're not an epistemological fact, but they are a scientific fact.
The difference is similar to that between 'theory' in science and in the public eye; the former considers a theory to be a well-evidenced explanation, while the latter generally consider it to be just a guess.
Second, it is impractical to preface everything with "The evidence suggests", or "We think", or "We conjecture", or "We hypothesis", etc, and it also erodes the public's confidence in science. One need only to look to the USA to see how dangerous that erosion can be.
Third, some scientists (especially those talking outside their field) genuinely make mistakes. A biologist may say that the Big Bang theory "proves the universe began 13.5 billion years ago", despite that being false.
That's more than likely. Look in actual scientific publications (Nature, etc); scientists are much more careful with their language and use proper scientific terminology when talking to other scientists.The best one on this thread so far, Id say.
Well, I must say that I'm very impressed by the way scientists make things that are not 100% certain seem like they are 100% certain.
Then again, that maybe just a perception of a poor layman like myself.
I misunderstood the question. I forgot there was a TV show called Big bang. I thought he was asking if there were scientists on TV like Stephen Hawking.Hawking is on The Big Bang Theory?! I missed that episode!
Though the one with Summer Glau... very, very good.
The best one on this thread so far, Id say.
Well, I must say that I'm very impressed by the way scientists make things that are not 100% certain seem like they are 100% certain.
Then again, that maybe just a perception of a poor layman like myself.
Is Buddhism a religion?Religionist thinking ...
The essence of being a religionist ...
the religionist brush ...
My Understanding it's more of a Philosophy than a Religion.Is Buddhism a religion?
No.Does it have a deity?
See aboveIs He worshiped?
See aboveIs He prayed to?
See aboveWhat is his name?
Yes.Is Buddhism a religion?
A few branches have one, but by and large, no. In that respect, it's an atheistic religion: it has no gods, though adherents are free to believe in them.Does it have a deity?
Siddhārtha Gautama Buddha. He's revered, but not worshipped in the same way that Christians worship Jesus.Is He worshiped?
Is He prayed to?
What is his name?
A Buddhist once told me that he doesn't believe in reincarnation, because he doesn't believe in anything that can reincarnate. Wise man was he.What about reincarnation?
I'm not sure what you mean. How do they 'separate'?Below a certain really hot temperature, light and matter separate, if the temperature reaches that again, do light and matter join together?
No. Melting is the phenomenon whereby the molecular structure of a material breaks down due to the amount of heat: the rigid structure of a solid is held together by bonds, but these are broken by sufficient heat.Can atoms melt?
The haemoglobin in blood reacts to ultra-violet light by absorbing it, then emitting light of a lower (and thus visible) wavelength. The phenomenon is called 'fluorescence', whereby an object emits visible light after absorbing light of a different wavelength.That light that can detect blood by making it glow, how does it make it glow?
Lots of times! Not because the underlying theory was wrong, but because I was just crap at setting it upEver done an experiment that went wrong?
I once lent over to pour some water away, then realised I'd lent right over a Bunsen burner. Suffice to say, my school jumper has a massive hole in it to this day.I was once wearing those really naff scratchy goggles they give you in science at school, so none of us can actually see, then I picked up a plastic cup thinking it was empty, and shook it wondering why it was heavier than the other one, then my sleeve got all wet with what I thought was water, but then my friend came back from filling up the cups and told me it was sulphuric acid. Argh! But that stuff was so diluted it didn't actually do anything. That was a short, pointless story.
Aaaah I loved doing that! We also stuck a bubble maker to a gas tap and made giant gas bubbles: then popped them with a lit splint. EDIT: And once they were popped with the flaming splint, they burst into a great billowing cloud of flame. Great times.LOL!
What's the coolest experiment ever?
I just like that squeaky-pop thing where someone puts a splint into a test-tube filled with something, and it makes a *pop* noise. Ceaseless amusement. But then I haven't seen anything special sciency wise. Your opinion?
The orange stuff (Ammonium Dichromate) burns and puffs up. There's nothing extra: it's like popcorn that explodes massively, or water that gets bigger when it freezes.LOLs!
Where does all the extra stuff come from in that volcano experiment?
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