It’s odd to believe the universe is deterministic when physics experiments have observed particles that exist outside causality. Even the double slit experiment goes against causality, uncertainty goes against causality, even current particle experiments can’t prove deterministic causality. The prevailing scientific and philosophical findings are that universal, deterministic causality can’t be proved any more than the existence of god.

All good. You have a good weekend.

I’m on the fence about that because I’m sure they do work that should be paid. On the other hand, it’s not free.

I edited my post to include the link, it has a few resources for community grants and building plans.

I’d start with Uncertainty: Einstein, Heisenberg, Bohr, and the Struggle for the Soul of Science. You sound like you’ve probably read A Brief History of Time - but there are edits in later editions and we’ve learned more since Hawking’s death.

Then: Rethinking Causality in Quantum Mechanics. And: Nothing, put out by New Scientist in 2013 — pretty cool, but doesn’t really deal with causality. I just liked that one.

Anyway, you’re arguing in favor of a deterministic universe, but as far as I know with my (limited) understanding, that’s more of a philosophical question that can’t be proved or disproved. We lack the ability to track every particle to its origin, and the inverse is a negative — and you can’t prove something doesn’t happen, only it’s likelihood.

Yes, I know. Why don’t you point out where I circle-jerked? I think you’re not linking to my comments directly because two users engaged me on a comment unrelated to you, and I was dismissive.

I’m bad at it, I just love alphabets, symbolism, and the way we extract meaning from visual representation — like with semaphore, sign language, math symbols and greek letters, for examples.

How many new words did you learn this week?

Way to hog the cure for death, god.

Great link, thank you!

Yes! This is exactly the kind of post I needed today. Let’s bring back tunnelling.

I have an Ouroboros on my back because Dana Scully is my hero.

How many different alphabets or logographies do you know?

Would you like to read a book? I could recommend several.

Um, no? You’re not that important, my friend.

I think you missed my point. The same conditions, even in physics, don’t always produce the same result.

You mean I spent about a minute, total, responding to this fine user — because I’m polite. Now you’re jumping in after I said I was moving on.

Sounds like you’re a little miffed.

Thanks! I’m excited for the spring runoff to try some home grown rocks.

I don’t know the model, it’s very basic though. It came from Vevor for about $80. It handles a pound at a time and works fine. It came with all the grit and a big bag of cool rocks, too.

I wouldn’t expect anyone who runs a community like this to be a healthy, balanced individual in the first place. I’ve said my piece and now I plan to move on.

Yes. That’s why some people make different choices from people who are 99.99% biological matches who were raised in similar conditions.

No problem.

Bad.