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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
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 Posted - 03/30/2010 : 17:31:34 [Permalink]
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Yes indeed! I look forward to that first, artificially developed, black hole. 
I also look forward to the actual, scientific results of the experiments, even though I understand little of the science.
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist! 
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Machi4velli
SFN Regular
USA
854 Posts |
Posted - 03/30/2010 : 19:43:05 [Permalink]
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| It's either going to be amazing or a waste of $10bil, haha. |
"Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people."
-Giordano Bruno
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, but the illusion of knowledge."
-Stephen Hawking
"Seeking what is true is not seeking what is desirable"
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H. Humbert
SFN Die Hard
USA
4574 Posts |
Posted - 03/30/2010 : 20:24:32 [Permalink]
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This thing really is the 8th wonder of the world. The largest scientific instrument ever built. 17 miles across. The coldest place in the known universe. It is a marvel of human ingenuity and a testament to the ages. Honestly, the fact that governments were willing to fund something so massive that wasn't a death ray, but just a machine to help us understand our Universe a little better is amazing to me. There aren't even any immediate benefits to mankind. Just a bit of understanding. That in itself gives me no small hope for our species.
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"A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true." --Demosthenes
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool." --Richard P. Feynman
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the_ignored
SFN Addict
2562 Posts |
Posted - 03/30/2010 : 22:12:54 [Permalink]
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As PZ Myers found out, AIG thinks it'll shed light on how god keeps the universe working.
Idiots. |
>From: enuffenuff@fastmail.fm
(excerpt follows):
> I'm looking to teach these two bastards a lesson they'll never forget.
> Personal visit by mates of mine. No violence, just a wee little chat.
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> **** has also committed more crimes than you can count with his
> incitement of hatred against a religion. That law came in about 2007
> much to ****'s ignorance. That is fact and his writing will become well
> know as well as him becoming a publicly known icon of hatred.
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> Good luck with that fuckwit. And Reynold, fucking run, and don't stop.
> Disappear would be best as it was you who dared to attack me on my
> illness knowing nothing of the cause. You disgust me and you are top of
> the list boy. Again, no violence. Just regular reminders of who's there
> and visits to see you are behaving. Nothing scary in reality. But I'd
> still disappear if I was you.
What brought that on? this. Original posting here.
Another example of this guy's lunacy here. |
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
 Posted - 03/30/2010 : 22:51:51 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by astropin
Well it is sort of "a mini big bang". My understanding is that it recreates the conditions that were present just after the big bang (just on a vastly smaller scale).....so in that sense. |
Right. It hopefully will replicate conditions that existed on the Thursday afternoon following the Big Bang. Friday morning at the worst. |
“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
Here's a link to Moonscape News, and one to its Archive. |
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Ricky
SFN Die Hard
USA
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 03/31/2010 : 03:24:34 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Ricky
| Whatever scientists discover about the universe from the LHC, it will show that the universe is upheld by God in a consistent way. This will therefore confirm that the Bible is true. |
If anything (no matter what!) the LHC finds will support Biblical scripture, then what role does the LHC really play in confirming the Bible? |
Indeed it's worse than even that. Not only will AiG say "goddit" when results are published, they've already drawn that conclusion with no data at all! So who needs the LHC? Certainly not AiG.
Logically, in a world run by the likes of AiG's Christian Taliban, such science is a mere waste of time, money and effort which would better go into their church and "museum." Especially the money. |
“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
Here's a link to Moonscape News, and one to its Archive. |
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
26024 Posts |
Posted - 04/03/2010 : 20:49:12 [Permalink]
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Oh, noes!CERN Scientists Awaken Balrog
When the Large Hadron Collider brought protons up to full speed on Tuesday, smashing them together at 99 percent the speed of light, the world did not end as some feared. But disturbing news emerged Thursday morning that CERN scientists have desperately been trying to cover up a catastrophe of another kind. The force of protons colliding has apparently awakened a slumbering Balrog. The Balrog's existence went undetected during preliminary evaluations of the LHC site, but engineer Gordon Freeman, who worked on the construction of the collider, says that several tests were done for the presence of Balrogs. "There was no way we could have seen this coming," he said with his head in his hands. The LHC staff have reportedly called for a team of cryptozoologists to investigate how the Balrog might be cast down, but those who are familiar with the ancient enemy aren't hopeful. "This foe will not be easy to smite," said Freeman. |
- Dave W. (Private Msg, EMail)
Evidently, I rock!
Why not question something for a change?
Visit Dave's Psoriasis Info, too. |
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 04/03/2010 : 21:50:52 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Dave W.
Oh, noes!CERN Scientists Awaken Balrog
When the Large Hadron Collider brought protons up to full speed on Tuesday, smashing them together at 99 percent the speed of light, the world did not end as some feared. But disturbing news emerged Thursday morning that CERN scientists have desperately been trying to cover up a catastrophe of another kind. The force of protons colliding has apparently awakened a slumbering Balrog. The Balrog's existence went undetected during preliminary evaluations of the LHC site, but engineer Gordon Freeman, who worked on the construction of the collider, says that several tests were done for the presence of Balrogs. "There was no way we could have seen this coming," he said with his head in his hands. The LHC staff have reportedly called for a team of cryptozoologists to investigate how the Balrog might be cast down, but those who are familiar with the ancient enemy aren't hopeful. "This foe will not be easy to smite," said Freeman. |
They need to send in the Science Team. |
“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
Here's a link to Moonscape News, and one to its Archive. |
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 04/04/2010 : 16:44:26 [Permalink]
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Here's an interesting take on LHC news coverage:
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
Here's a link to Moonscape News, and one to its Archive. |
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Randy
SFN Regular
USA
1990 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2010 : 06:39:34 [Permalink]
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| Here's a really cool animation showing the LHC doing its thing. |
"We are all connected; to each other biologically, to the earth chemically, to the rest of the universe atomically."
"So you're made of detritus [from exploded stars]. Get over it. Or better yet, celebrate it. After all, what nobler thought can one cherish than that the universe lives within us all?"
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Machi4velli
SFN Regular
USA
854 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2010 : 13:21:44 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Randy
Here's a really cool animation showing the LHC doing its thing.
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Nice vid! |
"Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people."
-Giordano Bruno
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, but the illusion of knowledge."
-Stephen Hawking
"Seeking what is true is not seeking what is desirable"
-Albert Camus |
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Randy
SFN Regular
USA
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Dude
SFN Die Hard
USA
6891 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2011 : 01:31:50 [Permalink]
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Interesting if true.
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Ignorance is preferable to error; and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing, than he who believes what is wrong.
-- Thomas Jefferson
"god :: the last refuge of a man with no answers and no argument." - G. Carlin
Hope, n.
The handmaiden of desperation; the opiate of despair; the illegible signpost on the road to perdition. ~~ da filth |
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The Rat
SFN Regular
Canada
1370 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2011 : 06:18:51 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by HalfMooner
Here's an interesting take on LHC news coverage:
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Large HARDON Collider?!?!?! That's a keeper! |
Bailey's second law; There is no relationship between the three virtues of intelligence, education, and wisdom.
You fiend! Never have I encountered such corrupt and foul-minded perversity! Have you ever considered a career in the Church? - The Bishop of Bath and Wells, Blackadder II
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The Large Hadron Collider
