The same argument applies to "the universe is expanding". We couldn't detect that either, because we're embedded in space time. We'd expand too.
I wholeheartedly agree with you as far as the time slowing down is concerned, but I think you're wrong here. When scientist talk about the universe expanding, it mainly affects the distance between galaxies / clusters. Atoms, celestial bodies, galaxies, etc. are not expanding themselves. The neat aspect of this is that the distance between far apart galaxies is expanding at speeds greater than the speed of light.
The Martians have a tough choice. Do they reveal their superior technology by blasting the asteroid from the sky, or take one for the team and keep hiding?
Even a low powered laser when it hits the cockpit of a helicopter (especially at night) will illuminate every scratch in the plexi and even if it doesn't hit the pilot in the eye (which can blind) which makes it impossible to see.
And how many people actually know this? First place warning labels ("DO NOT SHINE AT AIRCRAFT EVEN IF THEY ARE REALLY REALLY HIGH") and then prosecute.
How do you know the universe is stable? For all you know, this very instant is the only instant that ever existed. There is no past or future, just the present static moment in which all your memories exist. Memories which are not based on any events in the past (as, again, there is no past).
In any case, laws of physics wouldn't evolve. The state of the universe could evolve based on those laws, but not the laws themselves. If gravity didn't use to exist, then it's merely part of the state of the universe instead of its nature. Same for any cosmological "constant" which turns out to not really be a constant. I believe that at the bottom of things there is one set of timeless laws, and everything stems from them.
Alternate universes could easily have different sets of apparent physical laws, but they would all be based on whatever laws govern the multiverse at large:). So yes, I guess at the bottom of it all, there would be common set of laws. Just don't expect to discover them.
I prefer to apply that kind of thinking to religion. If God is allpowerful, then God could easily create a being that would be convinced that it is God itself. So how can God be sure He/She/It is really at the top of the foodchain?
Personally, I don't see it as the military trying to edit Gitmo facts out of Wikipedia. If this was some kind of conspiracy, it would be better hidden, using proxy and everything. It's far more likely to be a few people who happen to be in the military trying to deal with the cognitive dissonance brought about by the actions of the organization they are involved with.
True, but they were intentionally not given that power. On the other hand, Slashdot moderators are semi-random so they're not really analogous to Wikipedia admins. Are there people in the Slashdot hierarchy with the power to ban users and IPs?
A camera stick lying on the ground is experiencing 1G. A camera stick free-falling is experiencing 1G. A camera stick decelerating from free fall to full stop within a tiny fraction of a second is experiencing more than 1G.
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I sure hope you configure your "preferences" correctly for the sex scenes.
According to the narrator, "some people even claim it to be bulletproof". But I guess they never actually tested those claims.
The same argument applies to "the universe is expanding". We couldn't detect that either, because we're embedded in space time. We'd expand too.
I wholeheartedly agree with you as far as the time slowing down is concerned, but I think you're wrong here. When scientist talk about the universe expanding, it mainly affects the distance between galaxies / clusters. Atoms, celestial bodies, galaxies, etc. are not expanding themselves. The neat aspect of this is that the distance between far apart galaxies is expanding at speeds greater than the speed of light.
Ah yes, good old Tempus Fugit.
If you're gonna be paranoid about security, you may as well check for physical devices.
Wait a second, if the probe is called "Deep Impact", shouldn't it, you know, impact on something? I don't think flybys count.
The Martians have a tough choice. Do they reveal their superior technology by blasting the asteroid from the sky, or take one for the team and keep hiding?
So all you need to do is check the keyboard cable for bugs each time you use the computer. That thing is not exactly inconspicuous.
Even a low powered laser when it hits the cockpit of a helicopter (especially at night) will illuminate every scratch in the plexi and even if it doesn't hit the pilot in the eye (which can blind) which makes it impossible to see.
And how many people actually know this? First place warning labels ("DO NOT SHINE AT AIRCRAFT EVEN IF THEY ARE REALLY REALLY HIGH") and then prosecute.
It really depends on their level of ignorance. I had no idea that a pen-laser pointer can be so dangerous to aircraft until I saw articles like this.
That's a big difference. Satan maybe thought he could supplant God, but he didn't think he was God.
How do you know the universe is stable? For all you know, this very instant is the only instant that ever existed. There is no past or future, just the present static moment in which all your memories exist. Memories which are not based on any events in the past (as, again, there is no past).
In any case, laws of physics wouldn't evolve. The state of the universe could evolve based on those laws, but not the laws themselves. If gravity didn't use to exist, then it's merely part of the state of the universe instead of its nature. Same for any cosmological "constant" which turns out to not really be a constant. I believe that at the bottom of things there is one set of timeless laws, and everything stems from them.
Alternate universes could easily have different sets of apparent physical laws, but they would all be based on whatever laws govern the multiverse at large :). So yes, I guess at the bottom of it all, there would be common set of laws. Just don't expect to discover them.
I prefer to apply that kind of thinking to religion. If God is allpowerful, then God could easily create a being that would be convinced that it is God itself. So how can God be sure He/She/It is really at the top of the foodchain?
The interview makes it seem that he has read the outline, but not the detailed notes.
Krikkit Wars, anyone?
Personally, I don't see it as the military trying to edit Gitmo facts out of Wikipedia. If this was some kind of conspiracy, it would be better hidden, using proxy and everything. It's far more likely to be a few people who happen to be in the military trying to deal with the cognitive dissonance brought about by the actions of the organization they are involved with.
True, but they were intentionally not given that power. On the other hand, Slashdot moderators are semi-random so they're not really analogous to Wikipedia admins. Are there people in the Slashdot hierarchy with the power to ban users and IPs?
The difference being that Slashdot moderators do not ban users or IP ranges.
My 1GB flash drive has been through the wash a couple times, no data lossed.
Didn't the Secret of Monkey Island teach you the importance of gopher repellent?
A camera stick lying on the ground is experiencing 1G. A camera stick free-falling is experiencing 1G. A camera stick decelerating from free fall to full stop within a tiny fraction of a second is experiencing more than 1G.
Blasphemy!
Good to know ignorance is now a capital offense.
So then we'll only have them colliding with billion-dollar stealth bombers.