Re: Why is there something rather than nothing?

2012-05-04 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 03 May 2012, at 23:45, meekerdb wrote: On 5/3/2012 1:25 PM, John Clark wrote: Lawrence M Krauss, author of the excellent book Why is there something rather than nothing? recently wrote a article in Scientific American, here is one quote I like It may be that even an eternal multiverse

Re: Why is there something rather than nothing?

2012-05-04 Thread John Clark
On Thu, May 3, 2012 Craig Weinberg whatsons...@gmail.com wrote: Why would focusing on one issue be a distraction from the other? Because Human Beings do not have infinite time to deal with, so time spent focusing on issues that Krauss correctly describes as sterile (not leading to new ideas)

Re: Why is there something rather than nothing?

2012-05-04 Thread Craig Weinberg
On May 4, 11:48 am, John Clark johnkcl...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, May 3, 2012 Craig Weinberg whatsons...@gmail.com wrote: Why would focusing on one issue be a distraction from the other? Because Human Beings do not have infinite time to deal with, so time spent focusing on issues that

Re: The Brain Minds Whether We Believe in Free Will or Not

2012-05-04 Thread John Mikes
Craig: you seem to be firmly anchored in a reductionist conventional view of the know-it-all model of yesterday. Which is OK with me, as YOUR opinion. I consider - in my agnostic limitations - those 'factors' (rather: relations) we did not encounter SO FAR and give an extended view to the model.

Re: The Brain Minds Whether We Believe in Free Will or Not

2012-05-04 Thread Craig Weinberg
On May 4, 3:39 pm, John Mikes jami...@gmail.com wrote: Craig: you seem to be firmly anchored in a reductionist conventional view of the know-it-all model of yesterday. I think that I am instead, comfortably camped out in a make sense of it all model of tomorrow which embraces and rejects both

Re: The Brain Minds Whether We Believe in Free Will or Not

2012-05-04 Thread meekerdb
On 5/4/2012 12:39 PM, John Mikes wrote: I see the development into more understanding (did I say: better? No) of the belief miraculous that governed human thinking earlier. Understanding is one of those words often misunderstood. It is used to refer both to a feeling of familiarity and

Re: The Brain Minds Whether We Believe in Free Will or Not

2012-05-04 Thread Craig Weinberg
On May 4, 4:42 pm, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 5/4/2012 12:39 PM, John Mikes wrote: I see the development into more understanding (did I say: better? No) of the belief miraculous that governed human thinking earlier. Understanding is one of those words often misunderstood.  

Re: The Brain Minds Whether We Believe in Free Will or Not

2012-05-04 Thread meekerdb
On 5/4/2012 2:18 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: On May 4, 4:42 pm, meekerdbmeeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 5/4/2012 12:39 PM, John Mikes wrote: I see the development into more understanding (did I say: better? No) of the belief miraculous that governed human thinking earlier. Understanding is

Re: Why is there something rather than nothing?

2012-05-04 Thread Pierz
Bertrand Russell pointed out long ago that the properties of the members of a set need not be properties of the set itself. I.e., everything in the universe may have a cause but the universe - the set of all things - need not. We can argue about whether the ontological nature of the set of

Re: Why is there something rather than nothing?

2012-05-04 Thread Craig Weinberg
On May 4, 8:00 pm, Pierz pier...@gmail.com wrote: Bertrand Russell pointed out long ago that the properties of the members of a set need not be properties of the set itself. I.e., everything in the universe may have a cause but the universe - the set of all things - need not. We can argue

A crazy thoughts about structure of Electron.

2012-05-04 Thread socra...@bezeqint.net
A crazy thoughts about structure of Electron. =. Electron isn’t a point. Electron has a geometrical form. Electron’s geometrical form isn’t static, isn’t firm. Electron’s geometrical form can be changed by his own inner spin. Electron’s own inner spin can be described with three ( 3 ) formulas: