Aug 17 2012: the Wizard of Oz didn't have an Ipad and the men that should be more feared are not behind a curtain at all - instead they are more transparent than ever - right in front of our eyes via everything - tricking us - but it's no longer slight of hand it's slight of mind - and together like a terrorist group gone Broadway they now hold up that curtain they used to hide behind and play a movie - one that resonates so deeply inside us all we believe and we forget- and I think the "selfish gene" may have something to do with that.
why try to build trust when you can control distrust?
Aug 11 2012: if whales were so intelligent they would be able to outsmart the illegal japanese poachers and Bob Barker's Sea Shepard would not have to work so hard
Aug 10 2012: interesting .. I saw an episode of through the wormhole about mental telepathy and the fact that perhaps we all are connected through our thoughts..
Aug 9 2012: so the fabric of space (balloon surface) is expanding and the galaxies are just along for the ride? does that mean there is a connection between the galaxies and balloon surface?
Yes I remember when Neutrinos were detected traveling faster than the speed of light... I couldn't believe it.. but I also laughed at the 'faulty wire' explanation.
I agree 100% with what you said below and think it was well said!
"The big bang and the expanding universe still have huge question marks beside them. We should not be surprised to see a big evolution of that thinking in our lifetime. But when that happens, I strongly suspect that it would not prove the big bang and the expansion wrong, they would "merely" become a special case of something bigger."
Aug 8 2012: Thank you for responding. I know about inflation, and that the term redshift explains incread wave lengths of light and that light traveling away from us has an increased wavelength or is shifted to the red side of the spectrum but I still thought it was a theory because there are many question marks surrounding expansion, the big bang and redshift in general (Einsteins cross)
I don't know if we've got it wrong, but I'm keeping an open mind... it's all better than any mystery I've ever read.
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A comment on Conversation: Who should be more feared. Lions & Tigers & Bears? Or, the Men Behind the Curtains?
why try to build trust when you can control distrust?
terror warning level,
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A comment on Conversation: whales have big brains. could they be trying to tell us something?
A reply on Conversation: if there is more than one universe, has anyone started naming them yet?
A reply on Conversation: why do I have fireflies in my mayonaise jar and not dark matter?
A reply on Conversation: Help! Are we really expanding?
It's an addiction to say the least.. or an escape perhaps.
A reply on Conversation: Help! Are we really expanding?
A reply on Conversation: Help! Are we really expanding?
A reply on Conversation: what if redshift theory is incorrect aren't there other ways of detecting or proving expansion?
A reply on Conversation: what if redshift theory is incorrect aren't there other ways of detecting or proving expansion?
Yes I remember when Neutrinos were detected traveling faster than the speed of light... I couldn't believe it.. but I also laughed at the 'faulty wire' explanation.
I agree 100% with what you said below and think it was well said!
"The big bang and the expanding universe still have huge question marks beside them. We should not be surprised to see a big evolution of that thinking in our lifetime. But when that happens, I strongly suspect that it would not prove the big bang and the expansion wrong, they would "merely" become a special case of something bigger."
A reply on Conversation: what if redshift theory is incorrect aren't there other ways of detecting or proving expansion?
I don't know if we've got it wrong, but I'm keeping an open mind... it's all better than any mystery I've ever read.