Interesting point, but that's like saying to a car thief "OK, we can throw you in jail, or you can just pay for the car and be on your merry way." Sorry, real life doesn't work that way. Posession is 9/10ths of the law, and if you posess it without legally owning it, my friend, you stole it. Making things right after the fact doesnt change the fact that it is stolen to begin with.
That doesn't mean I don't think that the money being asked by the RIAA is outlandish. But the principle he is presenting is flawed.
The V-6 Honda Accord Hybrid delivers 30 miles per gallon while Ford's Escape Hybrid SUV averages 28.
My 1997 Saturn L-series 4 door sedan gets 30+ miles to the gallon. So what's so great about these hybrids? Granted my saturn isnt a SUV. But I would have expected a greater return for the trouble.
Radiative heat transfer isnt as bad as you think, its a function of T^4, whereas convection is a function of T^1.
The background of space is aproximately 4 degrees kelvin. So running your computer at room temperature (~304 kelvin, lets make numbers easy). 300 to the fourth power is a big number. And we've been doing radiative heat transfer for a long time. In fact, on some missions (for example, Voyager) they had to install resistive heaters to keep the compters warm enough to keep them running because it was so cold.
IAAAE. (I Am An Aerospace Engineer).
-Philski-
You are misteaken, most Lutherans identify with a literal interpretation of the scripture and an anti-evolutionary stance. You must just know ELCA lutherans, who are known to be liberals.
Wisconsin Synod lutherans:
WELS Evolution
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod:Evolution
ELCA however does not make a formal stance on the issue. They are the more liberal branch of the Lutheran church and are almost roman-catholic in their practices.
There are about 20 Lutheran branches but these are the big three. Lutheranism is most popular in the midwest, particularly Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and South Dakota. Lutheranism is a conservative sect that follows a literal interpretation of the scripture.
-philski-
Actually there is a relatively good explanation that Christians have for fossils that is often overlooked - the flood. That much hydraulic pressure on the surface of the earth could very well have caused fossils to look as old as our technology claims it to be. It also explains fairly well the formation of oil fields.
My two cents worth, as a creationist and a Christian, is that Faith is being sure of what you hope for and certain of what you do not see. It is a belief not a science. I don't have to prove my belief to you to make it right. Evolution on a large scale is also a belief. We cannot observe it on a time domain large enough to prove its existance. We see bits and pieces and stick it together and think we know it all. Even Darwin towards the end of his life admitted he was just trying to shake things up. So instead of us scientists trying to be know-it-alls maybe we should try humbling ourselves before this great world of ours, and admitting that it's bigger than any one of us, and admitting there's more to know than any one of us will know, and present the facts as we see them, present the theories that exist, and let the students run with it. Give them an open field instead of a dark hallway. Just an idea.
-philski-
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boltzmann constant is 5.67*10^-8
Interesting point, but that's like saying to a car thief "OK, we can throw you in jail, or you can just pay for the car and be on your merry way." Sorry, real life doesn't work that way. Posession is 9/10ths of the law, and if you posess it without legally owning it, my friend, you stole it. Making things right after the fact doesnt change the fact that it is stolen to begin with.
That doesn't mean I don't think that the money being asked by the RIAA is outlandish. But the principle he is presenting is flawed.
-everphilski-
The V-6 Honda Accord Hybrid delivers 30 miles per gallon while Ford's Escape Hybrid SUV averages 28.
My 1997 Saturn L-series 4 door sedan gets 30+ miles to the gallon. So what's so great about these hybrids? Granted my saturn isnt a SUV. But I would have expected a greater return for the trouble.
Radiative heat transfer isnt as bad as you think, its a function of T^4, whereas convection is a function of T^1.
The background of space is aproximately 4 degrees kelvin. So running your computer at room temperature (~304 kelvin, lets make numbers easy). 300 to the fourth power is a big number. And we've been doing radiative heat transfer for a long time. In fact, on some missions (for example, Voyager) they had to install resistive heaters to keep the compters warm enough to keep them running because it was so cold.
IAAAE. (I Am An Aerospace Engineer).
-Philski-
You are misteaken, most Lutherans identify with a literal interpretation of the scripture and an anti-evolutionary stance. You must just know ELCA lutherans, who are known to be liberals.
Wisconsin Synod lutherans: WELS Evolution
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod:Evolution
ELCA however does not make a formal stance on the issue. They are the more liberal branch of the Lutheran church and are almost roman-catholic in their practices.
There are about 20 Lutheran branches but these are the big three. Lutheranism is most popular in the midwest, particularly Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and South Dakota. Lutheranism is a conservative sect that follows a literal interpretation of the scripture. -philski-
Actually there is a relatively good explanation that Christians have for fossils that is often overlooked - the flood. That much hydraulic pressure on the surface of the earth could very well have caused fossils to look as old as our technology claims it to be. It also explains fairly well the formation of oil fields.
My two cents worth, as a creationist and a Christian, is that Faith is being sure of what you hope for and certain of what you do not see. It is a belief not a science. I don't have to prove my belief to you to make it right. Evolution on a large scale is also a belief. We cannot observe it on a time domain large enough to prove its existance. We see bits and pieces and stick it together and think we know it all. Even Darwin towards the end of his life admitted he was just trying to shake things up. So instead of us scientists trying to be know-it-alls maybe we should try humbling ourselves before this great world of ours, and admitting that it's bigger than any one of us, and admitting there's more to know than any one of us will know, and present the facts as we see them, present the theories that exist, and let the students run with it. Give them an open field instead of a dark hallway. Just an idea. -philski-