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Fascinating. I was unaware of the double slit experiment being done with anything other that photons or electrons the experiment https://www.researchgate.net/publication/221975884_Real-time_single-molecule_imaging_of_quantum_interference is indeed pushing the boundaries between quantum and classical physics. You learn something new every day 🙂 When they replicate the experiment with BBs, marbles, or anything that can be seen with the naked eye, my head will explode. oh that is not a problem because there are many differences between the macro and quantum worlds that have not been reconciled. That goes back to @Delano’s question; how do you know something is true? This is essentially the same question as what is reality? Our senses are not sophisticated enough to observe, or even understand, reality therefore we can’t know what is true. Maybe when Chat GPT is 200 times as intelligent as Imhotep, it can explain realistic to us 😉

The double slit experiment looks at photons not atoms. Yes, but this is where people get into trouble making these leaps. this is not what the double slit experiment shows. The cats don't exist in wave form when not observed. They would not form an interference pattern if we shot them through slits 😉

I would vote for West. Hopefully they can get on the ballot across the country.

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Dr. Finch (the Brother in the video), if I understood him correctly, indicated that the energy emanating from the center of our galaxy (where a massive Black hole is) based upon our relative positions to the constellations is why we are affected differently when we are in different signs of the zodiac. I never heard it explained that way before. Side bar: Wait for it... Pioneer will comment on the relative attractiveness of the sista in the video.

Hey @Delano have you heard (forward to the 9:30 mark) There are two great years one around the zodiac (12) around the equator and one polar great year (7 years). Have you heard of or worked with these polar constellations?

My bad, like I would know what is on the Orpah show -- I should have known better LOL! > .

I don't think it is an inability to think conceptually ... well there are degrees to this and @Pioneer1 has demonstrated some level of this ability. There are two issues here; (1) he is very rigid in his thinking; and (2) he will freely formulate opinions on subjects he admittedly does not know much about where a bit more reading on the subject would help modify or even completely change a previously held. This does not make Pioneer bad or unusual -- indeed if makes him an interesting participant. Just don't ever expect him to change his position on any subject. I believe he perceives changing one's position as a weakness. 😉 As you probably know, this only applies at the quantum level and not at the level we can observe in the "real" world. Though this has not stopped new-agey-spirtualists from suggesting that it does. I think the biggest take-away from this conversation is that: Our observations do not make something “true.” The image below is pretty popular, but I'll share it to make a point. If we look at the square labelled "A" and "B" we would say they are very different shades of gray-- not even close. The "truth" is they are exactly the same color. The frst time I saw this I did not believe it to be true; I had to print it out and put the squares next to each other to be convinced. Every human sense can be tricked in this way. People say believe half of what you see Son and none of what you hear But I can’t help but be confused If it’s true please tell me dear This is why I'm cautious when dealing with social media as the pin heads behind their algorithms understand this better than anyone. People are convinced they are immune to the control of social media algorithms. If no one ever said the A and B squares were actually the same color, we would have had no incentive to check and would have happy continues with our distorted view of reality. Here is an video that does a good job of explaining the "cat" thought experiment.

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I usually wait for a new poster to comment before welcoming them to the forums, but @aMhayes1946 appears to be using a real photo and a version of his government name which only a few of us regular posters do. Welcome to the forums Mr. Hayes (I hope i did not misgender you 😉 ). Looking forward to reading your thoughts.

The are plenty of people advocating for reparations. I have identified a few books on Reparations recently that speak to this advocacy. Never say "Never," I was once paradoxically told, and I would never use it in the case of American not paying what they owe. You never know.

This book was mentioned recently by a young PhD in philosophy whose books I just added to the site, Dr. Chike Jeffers

I purchased $500 in Bitcoin and $500 in Ethereum back in 2021 I believe (after the peak). I knew full well going in that I could lose all of my money, but again it was a learning exercise, as I was also interested in NFTs. I'm ALWAYS wary of schemes where people say you can get rich by doing literally nothing, or maybe buying a jpeg. I'm even more skeptical of people who charge you a great deal of money to tell you how, if you do what they did, you get rich too. Most people would simply continue doing the thing that got them rich rather than taking the time to show you how. The only time that happens is when the thing they are showing you is no longer working for them -- assuming it ever did. I hold my own crypto, so losing it in an exchange is not possible -- thought I could lose my keys. At any rate I should find out the value of my coin, maybe I will cash out. I can’t really afford to have a few hundred bucks doing nothing...

@ProfD, that fact makes the fact that dinosaurs survived for so long amazing! @Stefan, the original study is not too difficult to understand or at Least get the gist https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06083-8 No need to write off to remain capable of supporting human life just yet. We need to understand that "...stability and resilience of the Earth system and human well-being are inseparably linked..." (Emphasis mine)

That is the reason AALBC.com, and any other platform elevating Black people has to exist. But we also have to acknowledge, that things have improved -- greatly. Neely would not only have been executed with total impunity his mere presence on the train would have been sufficient justification. @ProfD, obviously Barry was revered, he was a man of the people. Considering the was setup tells you he was a threat to those do not want to see a leader rise amongst Black people. This is how I knew Obama was the safest President to hold the office.

Thanks @richardmurray it is actually very useful to know what is going around the country.

@Pioneer1 I normally would have banned at account up front, as there were several signs it was a spammer, but I approved it by mistake. When I read their first post I completely missed the link. It was a spammer, a clever one, but spammer nonetheless.

@DanjumaTela welcome to the forums... I think. nI'm keeping my eye on you. 🤨

Hey @Pioneer1 this priest had an NDE (near death experience) and he reported that he went to hell. He said, we saw men walking like dogs and heard demons singing Rihanna songs. Is this the type confirmation you are talking about? Seriously. @ProfD, if there was confirmation of what would happen after you die, people would forget what is happening in this life and begin preparing for the next one... explains why so many people are already doing that now.

I always read ebooks on my cell phone. If I'm gonna read on something as big as a tablet I just go with the book.

"Confirmed," really? Please tell me what happens after we die? Again, there are many things that are unknowable from the grand, like what happened before the big bang, to fantastically small, like where exactly is an electron. No. Whatever most people believe or what those in power force us to believe is the closest we can come to truth, but it is never universally accepted. We can't tell, that would be one of those unknowable things 😉

Yes, of course, most things are unknowable. We accept things based upon approximations or just straight up faith. What happens after you die? Many claim to know, but they are relating faith not knowledge.

If something is unknowable, how do you know it is true?

I was thinking the reaction was fascination and a desire learn what could possibly interest a monkey enough to try to read a book. 🤔

On some level I don't think we can actually tell what is "true." Our brains don't have the capacity for this. Our bodies are very limited in terms of what we can actually sense, Our brain create our perception which can differ from person to person. Even when our physical perception of the world is very close, we still can't agree on what is true. This has become more evident in the age of alternative facts and the resulting alternative realities they conjure. Some people believe Astrology is real others don't. Some people believe there are multiple human races, choosing to completely ignore the science. Still other believe you will suffer eternal damnation of you don't accept the Lord Jesus Christ as your savior. If is real for them, while for the majority of the rest of the world something else is "true." How we decide what is true is different for each person, and I'm not convinced it is a completely rational and conscious decision.