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Additionally, if we were pure intellects discussing the equations of quantum physics, it would be unlikely that we'd posit the existence of a macro wo...
August 22, 2022 at 08:01
There may not even be a wave function to collapse. Pilot wave theory, for example, is fully deterministic formulation of Quantum mechanics. Determinis...
August 22, 2022 at 07:56
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August 22, 2022 at 07:15
Ok, great, but how are we talking if I'm on mute?
August 22, 2022 at 06:39
It's now in vogue to say "measurement" than "observation", but that seems more to do with new age spiritualists wildly speculating in a word salad of ...
August 22, 2022 at 06:38
You bother to posit some factoid as "real truth", or such is the implication, completely ignoring the issue has already been discussed. I bother to po...
August 21, 2022 at 21:12
It would not be "literally WWIII"; I spend some effort to explain how a "tough" standoff could result in a diplomatic solution. Maybe actually read wh...
August 21, 2022 at 19:42
There's no reason to assume blackholes are singularities to begin with. It's a common view in physics that a theory of quantum gravity would explain h...
August 21, 2022 at 19:04
It is realistic, it's exactly what the Cuban Missile crisis was, which no one really criticises US decisions about. And, I explain that Ukraine in NAT...
August 13, 2022 at 09:17
Realism has nothing to do with: Which I have not argued. I asked: what about the US bombing the Iraqi's (and plenty others) with exactly analogous or ...
August 13, 2022 at 08:50
Once the war started, Ukraine made lot's of strategic and tactical choices to maximise suffering of it's own people, essentially holding them hostage ...
August 13, 2022 at 07:58
I will go back and quote myself outlining again and again my position, but for now I will just summarise it again. My first priority is to avoid death...
August 13, 2022 at 07:45
I believe the logic is that the whole narrative of fighting a war without actually fighting it, only makes sense if there's at least the suffering par...
August 13, 2022 at 06:54
Again, supporting NATO supporting Ukraine's war effort, is supporting Ukraine's war effort. Support is support, regardless of the justification and re...
August 02, 2022 at 08:11
That's clearly pro war. Why call it something different? Supporting NATO supporting the Ukrainian war effort ... is clearly supporting the Ukrainian w...
August 01, 2022 at 20:17
This seems to me clearly a pro-war position. And, at the start of a conflict with Russia as a smaller nation, I would agree with fighting. I have trai...
August 01, 2022 at 20:16
So NATO should support war with supplying arms ... but that's not a case for war? Lot's of wars are considered by nearly all just wars, certainly most...
August 01, 2022 at 20:07
I'm aware of this, that's why I also mentioned the non-EU pipelines (mainly China but there's also some capacity to sell south ... of course so those ...
August 01, 2022 at 17:16
Already done. Fortunately, it's not so inconvenient as trawling through 300 pages. You can click on a posters name, then click on "comments" and get t...
August 01, 2022 at 15:51
By an essentially random search through your comments, in literally 1 minute: Seems pretty strong support for the war ... and that it's well worth the...
August 01, 2022 at 15:49
You've clearly argued that Ukrainians should fight, which is the case for war. Without Ukrainians fighting there is no war. Of course, you can blame t...
August 01, 2022 at 15:22
Sure that's true. I was referring to facebook, twitter et. al. People who virtue signal here don't seem to stick around; they go back to fishing for l...
August 01, 2022 at 15:05
This is not some sort of safe space for your ego, where your arguments and intentions should be protected from scrutiny. "Arguing" against your positi...
August 01, 2022 at 14:20
I really don't think we are. You're saying modifying business as usual is some comparable inherent risk to modifying the earth's atmosphere, that is p...
July 31, 2022 at 11:14
What is the something that it tells? Sure, many people don't care about any war, participated in discussing this one to jump on the social media virtu...
July 31, 2022 at 10:56
Doing nothing would be not-modifying the earth's atmosphere. Modifying the earth's atmosphere is called radical intervention in the earth-life system....
July 31, 2022 at 10:50
This is called false equivalence and is just more propaganda. Modifying the composition of the earth's atmosphere is high risk. Not-modifying it is lo...
July 31, 2022 at 10:22
Are you talking about your own comments? I don't see why people would be surprised that the subject of an ongoing war isn't in the framework of the us...
July 31, 2022 at 10:05
London is literally dealing with wild fires (a traditionally humid place, but of course only some traditions are cared about by traditionalists):
July 31, 2022 at 09:56
Pretty accurate description of the massive forest fires (in particular in rain forests that are evolved without fire as it's usually too wet: see key ...
July 31, 2022 at 09:50
For those interested in actual science: This recent article summarises the "bleak" position and reason it's important to accept: This is the best most...
July 31, 2022 at 09:08
Although, I didn't participate in the new thread, I don't think it's fair to say those that went and demonstrated the absurdity of the ice age in a fe...
July 31, 2022 at 09:01
Most of your statements are not even purporting to be facts, and the one's that are you do not support with any evidence, and the one statement you ci...
July 28, 2022 at 10:21
As has been explained to you in your thread complaining about the moderation, throwing out a scientific fact that has no relevance to the discussion (...
July 28, 2022 at 10:17
You provided one citation of an article investigating the natural 100 000 year cycle (in the past) and the mechanism of glacial retreat, which does no...
July 28, 2022 at 10:07
That's what you're statements, like an ice age is expected in the next few hundred years, imply. Your whole current argument is that there is some dou...
July 28, 2022 at 10:03
Where we disagree is that you claim this natural pattern will continue anyways, or there is some serious doubt as to the effect of our CO2 emissions: ...
July 28, 2022 at 09:42
What failed verification is this: Which neither you nor I are claiming. We both agree that the planet would normally be heading towards reglatiation (...
July 28, 2022 at 09:22
Maybe cite what you're talking about, but I'm happy to do it for you: The statement you cite (I assume ... because you don't actually cite it) that "f...
July 28, 2022 at 08:53
The article you linked to in no way supports your claim that reglaciation will start in a few centuries. The article also in no way contradicts the wi...
July 28, 2022 at 08:24
I've explained at some length the idea of "supporting your conclusions". Like, how is Wikipedia wrong on this point, what's the errors in the analysis...
July 27, 2022 at 22:20
Can you cite one climate model predicting an ice age in a few centuries? Did you even bothering reading the second paragraph of wikipedia entry on "ic...
July 27, 2022 at 21:54
It's not a different topic if it's happening in the next few centuries and there's nothing to worry about ... except starting to move our Northern mos...
July 27, 2022 at 21:45
You've been making statements like: Climatologists are observing glaciers melting and predicting more melting, where are the climatologists predicting...
July 27, 2022 at 21:43
You're the one arguing we'll stay in an ice-age ... because we're in an ice-age. That natural cycles, like the next glaciation, will happen for some r...
July 27, 2022 at 21:40
So how does that square with the earth's biosphere is "self correcting"? And, again, assuming you're aware outcomes increase in severity with the warm...
July 27, 2022 at 21:22
If we did not change the composition of the earth's atmosphere. I literally just cited the wikipedia article on "Ice age" explaining this, that we hav...
July 27, 2022 at 21:13
That's not a negative feedback loop that keeps the system stable, which is the issue: stability. Negative feedback loop, connotes a a feedback mechani...
July 27, 2022 at 21:11
You present yourself as "knowledgeable" about ice-ages ... but have not even bothered to read the second paragraph of the wikipedia entry "ice age": W...
July 27, 2022 at 21:02
These are not negative feeback loops. The greenification of the Antarctic would be a massive change the the earth-life-system. Eventually the CO2 will...
July 27, 2022 at 20:57