That must be one smart monkey. Maybe he and the millions of others banging on typewriters right now in another thought experiment will find the dark energy that's missing.
On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 12:39 PM, ChemE Stewart <cheme...@gmail.com> wrote: > Although the haircut does help reinforce evolution theory > > > http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/10/25/article-2222886-15ACADD2000005DC-783_634x622.jpg > > > > > On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 3:36 PM, ChemE Stewart <cheme...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Other than the fact he needed a haircut and also could not find the >> missing 95% of the energy in the universe I have no problem with him. Smart >> guy. >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 3:33 PM, Kevin O'Malley <kevmol...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> There are tons of assumptions in Einstein's thought experiment. So... >>> your point is? You have a problem with Einstein? >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 12:25 PM, ChemE Stewart <cheme...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Assuming the spaceship does not breakdown, missing all space debris >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 3:19 PM, Kevin O'Malley <kevmol...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'm a creationist, and even a literal 6-day creationist at that. But >>>>> I think Carbon 14 dating and all the other radiometric dating is >>>>> reasonably >>>>> accurate. I also think that light that has travelled 100M light years is >>>>> 100M years old. >>>>> >>>>> Here's how I resolve it: Using Einstein's Twin Paradox. A twin that >>>>> steps into a space ship and goes around at the speed of light for a year, >>>>> comes back to visit his brother who has aged 100 years in that same >>>>> period. And this is proven science -- physicists took a particle that >>>>> only >>>>> lasts a few milliseconds, accelerated it to near C, and its lifespan went >>>>> from milliseconds to seconds. >>>>> >>>>> So, God zipped around the known universe at the time, and spent 6 days >>>>> creating the heavens & earth. Do we have any reason to think that He is >>>>> limited to going only the speed of light? Nope. He undoubtedly zipped >>>>> around the universe at far faster than the speed of light. From His >>>>> perspective, it took 6 days. From the perspective of someone sitting on >>>>> the earth at the time, it took 14Billion years. God's own little twin >>>>> paradox, written in language of normal humans 3500 years ago. Pretty >>>>> amazing. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 8:37 AM, Chris Zell <chrisz...@wetmtv.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I used to be a Creationist and point out obvious errors in Radio >>>>>> Dating results. Eventually, I was forced to conclude that errors here or >>>>>> there in various methods do not contradict the essential point that >>>>>> radioactive decay is an extremely reliable phenomena taken as an >>>>>> aggregate. >>>>>> >>>>>> I found it dishonest to point out different potential defects in >>>>>> different dating methods while ignoring the whole of the subject. >>>>>> Eventually, I was forced to conclude that there must be something wrong >>>>>> with radioactive decay rates themselves - to save my faith. >>>>>> >>>>>> While I am still somewhat skeptical about such rates, the burden is >>>>>> on Fundamentalists to come up with a radically different version of >>>>>> physics >>>>>> that allows for such variability. I think C-14 rates have been generally >>>>>> correlated with Egyptian history. >>>>>> >>>>>> Actually, if you think about it, if Fundamentalists could >>>>>> demonstrate a convenient method of upsetting such decay rates, it would >>>>>> radically upset the world as the equivalent of 'free energy'. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
