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  Neutrinos faster than the speed of light...

  by EntirelyPossible in

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  referencing back to this thread, http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/216165/1/what-is-truth-could-einstein-have-been-wrong..... i was doing some reading on the neutrino thing and i discovered somthing i didn't know, a subtle but important distinction i think a lot of us get wrong about relativity and nothing being able to move faster than the speed of light.. there are two theories of relativity from einstein, general and special.

  general relativity (gr) describes gravity, gravity wells, the expansion of the universe, gravitional lensing, among other things.

  special relativity (sr) describes things like mass-energy equivalence (e=mc^2), the expansion of the universe and spacetime itself.. sr doesn't say nothing can go faster than the speed of light (c in the equation).

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  Just for you, Tammy :)

  And yes, I agree, science is amazing and how something we thought was right later was thought wrong and then later thought right (and it's NOT new light and flip flopping) as new evidence and better tools come into play to find out new things.

  One good example is Lamarck and epigenetics. At one point, it was thought that parental behavior could change their childrens DNA, either pre-conception or in-utero. Later we figured out that couldn't happen and thought it was all BS, then we discovered it kind of COULD happen, the underlying DNA wasn't changing, but the way genes were EXPRESSED was changing.

  Granted, it's a little more complicated and nuanced than that, but you get the idea. It's AWESOME.
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  Does really God care about us?

  by faghatkhoda20 in

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  do you feel loved?

  or are you sometimes left with the impression that nobody cares about you?

  in this fast-paced, self-centered world, it may seem easy to believe that you are too small to matter, too insignificant to be noticed.

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  Nope.

  Next?
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  Neutrinos faster than the speed of light...

  by EntirelyPossible in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  referencing back to this thread, http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/216165/1/what-is-truth-could-einstein-have-been-wrong..... i was doing some reading on the neutrino thing and i discovered somthing i didn't know, a subtle but important distinction i think a lot of us get wrong about relativity and nothing being able to move faster than the speed of light.. there are two theories of relativity from einstein, general and special.

  general relativity (gr) describes gravity, gravity wells, the expansion of the universe, gravitional lensing, among other things.

  special relativity (sr) describes things like mass-energy equivalence (e=mc^2), the expansion of the universe and spacetime itself.. sr doesn't say nothing can go faster than the speed of light (c in the equation).

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  New Chapter, Clint carried both a gun AND a monkey. It's all good.
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  Neutrinos faster than the speed of light...

  by EntirelyPossible in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  referencing back to this thread, http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/216165/1/what-is-truth-could-einstein-have-been-wrong..... i was doing some reading on the neutrino thing and i discovered somthing i didn't know, a subtle but important distinction i think a lot of us get wrong about relativity and nothing being able to move faster than the speed of light.. there are two theories of relativity from einstein, general and special.

  general relativity (gr) describes gravity, gravity wells, the expansion of the universe, gravitional lensing, among other things.

  special relativity (sr) describes things like mass-energy equivalence (e=mc^2), the expansion of the universe and spacetime itself.. sr doesn't say nothing can go faster than the speed of light (c in the equation).

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  Oh, and as for the "it wasn't Einstein saying that" I was just joking that it was the theory predicting that, not Einstein saying it.

  Riemannian manifolds... I've tried to read up on and really understand them, but I absolutely do not have the math background to really grasp it except in the abstract.
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  Neutrinos faster than the speed of light...

  by EntirelyPossible in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  referencing back to this thread, http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/216165/1/what-is-truth-could-einstein-have-been-wrong..... i was doing some reading on the neutrino thing and i discovered somthing i didn't know, a subtle but important distinction i think a lot of us get wrong about relativity and nothing being able to move faster than the speed of light.. there are two theories of relativity from einstein, general and special.

  general relativity (gr) describes gravity, gravity wells, the expansion of the universe, gravitional lensing, among other things.

  special relativity (sr) describes things like mass-energy equivalence (e=mc^2), the expansion of the universe and spacetime itself.. sr doesn't say nothing can go faster than the speed of light (c in the equation).

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  I didn't take it as rude, at all. Clearly you are more savvy about these things than I am. One of my favorite books of all time (although now out of date) was A Brief History of Time, I think I read that around 14. I love this stuff, but it's not my strong point, although I think I am smarter about it than the average person walking down the street.

  I often have to explain complex, nuanced situations to people in the field of data management, computing systems, massively parallel computing systems, etc., I love analogies, talking about general topics at a high level and, where appropriate, moving from the general to the specific. When doing that, you sometimes have to let some of the finer details go to get a point across. That's all I did here, high level overview, summation. Wasn't meant to be 100% accurate, but enough to get the idea across.

  My god, I have lived in powerpoint land for far too long.

  And I will throw my hat in the ring for a $5 spot (or however many Euros that is) and say it had something to do with the frame of reference and the fact that the GPS satellites they were using to measure distance were moving as well.
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  Neutrinos faster than the speed of light...

  by EntirelyPossible in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  referencing back to this thread, http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/216165/1/what-is-truth-could-einstein-have-been-wrong..... i was doing some reading on the neutrino thing and i discovered somthing i didn't know, a subtle but important distinction i think a lot of us get wrong about relativity and nothing being able to move faster than the speed of light.. there are two theories of relativity from einstein, general and special.

  general relativity (gr) describes gravity, gravity wells, the expansion of the universe, gravitional lensing, among other things.

  special relativity (sr) describes things like mass-energy equivalence (e=mc^2), the expansion of the universe and spacetime itself.. sr doesn't say nothing can go faster than the speed of light (c in the equation).

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  And Shamus, my thoughts on guns depend on where I am.

  If I am in NYC and I see someone carrying a gun, i would be nervous. Very nervous. In the countryside or texas, it's common. We all hunt and target shoot. Crime is low and people carrying guns is common, doesn't bother me one bit. I drive an hour and a half into the city, someone carrying a gun is cause for concern.
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  Neutrinos faster than the speed of light...

  by EntirelyPossible in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  referencing back to this thread, http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/216165/1/what-is-truth-could-einstein-have-been-wrong..... i was doing some reading on the neutrino thing and i discovered somthing i didn't know, a subtle but important distinction i think a lot of us get wrong about relativity and nothing being able to move faster than the speed of light.. there are two theories of relativity from einstein, general and special.

  general relativity (gr) describes gravity, gravity wells, the expansion of the universe, gravitional lensing, among other things.

  special relativity (sr) describes things like mass-energy equivalence (e=mc^2), the expansion of the universe and spacetime itself.. sr doesn't say nothing can go faster than the speed of light (c in the equation).

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  Agreed, the most probable explanation is that the measurements were off. Having said that, it's still true that SR doesn't mean nothing can go faster than C, but that the barrier cannot be crossed.

  And, having said that, if something does go faster than C, that's a whole other can of worms that would turn things upside down.
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  Neutrinos faster than the speed of light...

  by EntirelyPossible in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  referencing back to this thread, http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/216165/1/what-is-truth-could-einstein-have-been-wrong..... i was doing some reading on the neutrino thing and i discovered somthing i didn't know, a subtle but important distinction i think a lot of us get wrong about relativity and nothing being able to move faster than the speed of light.. there are two theories of relativity from einstein, general and special.

  general relativity (gr) describes gravity, gravity wells, the expansion of the universe, gravitional lensing, among other things.

  special relativity (sr) describes things like mass-energy equivalence (e=mc^2), the expansion of the universe and spacetime itself.. sr doesn't say nothing can go faster than the speed of light (c in the equation).

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  EntirelyPossible

  Move to San Antonio. I get down to austin regularly, they are only an hour apart. I'll come hang out with you and drink whiskey and make fun of people.
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  Neutrinos faster than the speed of light...

  by EntirelyPossible in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  referencing back to this thread, http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/216165/1/what-is-truth-could-einstein-have-been-wrong..... i was doing some reading on the neutrino thing and i discovered somthing i didn't know, a subtle but important distinction i think a lot of us get wrong about relativity and nothing being able to move faster than the speed of light.. there are two theories of relativity from einstein, general and special.

  general relativity (gr) describes gravity, gravity wells, the expansion of the universe, gravitional lensing, among other things.

  special relativity (sr) describes things like mass-energy equivalence (e=mc^2), the expansion of the universe and spacetime itself.. sr doesn't say nothing can go faster than the speed of light (c in the equation).

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  Oh no, compact 9MM. I still just have the three straight razors. Although I did replace my orginal leather only strop with a leather/linen combo strop. the linen side puts an insanely fine edge on the things.

  I also bought a telescop, 114 MM to go stargazing with the kids and to take with me when I go camping and hiking to waterfalls near the appalachian trail next week. Four days with no internet and phone. I cannot wait.
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  Neutrinos faster than the speed of light...

  by EntirelyPossible in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  referencing back to this thread, http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/216165/1/what-is-truth-could-einstein-have-been-wrong..... i was doing some reading on the neutrino thing and i discovered somthing i didn't know, a subtle but important distinction i think a lot of us get wrong about relativity and nothing being able to move faster than the speed of light.. there are two theories of relativity from einstein, general and special.

  general relativity (gr) describes gravity, gravity wells, the expansion of the universe, gravitional lensing, among other things.

  special relativity (sr) describes things like mass-energy equivalence (e=mc^2), the expansion of the universe and spacetime itself.. sr doesn't say nothing can go faster than the speed of light (c in the equation).

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  EntirelyPossible

  Maybe it's all three, Shamus.

  On a side note, I bought a new out of the box Ruger LC9 yesterday. It made me happy.