Feelings and emotions. Dear Human... You Are Nothing. An Alien God. "A curious aspect of the theory of evolution," said Jacques Monod, "is that everybody thinks he understands it. " A human being, looking at the natural world, sees a thousand times purpose. A rabbit's legs, built and articulated for running; a fox's jaws, built and articulated for tearing. But what you see is not exactly what is there... In the days before Darwin, the cause of all this apparent purposefulness was a very great puzzle unto science. The Goddists said "God did it", because you get 50 bonus points each time you use the word "God" in a sentence. But when you look at all the apparent purposefulness in Nature, rather than picking and choosing your examples, you start to notice things that don't fit the Judeo-Christian concept of one benevolent God.
When I design a toaster oven, I don't design one part that tries to get electricity to the coils and a second part that tries to prevent electricity from getting to the coils. By now we all know the punchline: You just say "evolution". Why can't viruses be treated? - Yahoo! Answers. God particle: The Large Hadron Collider. Physicist Stephen Hawking denounced for believing... : Science & Technology. ...for believing human beings are biological robots with no consciousness or free Behind every madman, there is a distorted philosophy that denies people their humanity, says Mike Adams, creator of the new mini-documentary "The God Within," available now on NaturalNews.TV. This documentary deconstructs the core philosophies underpinning modern scientific thinking, unveiling the frightening fact that most modern scientists do not believe human beings have free will, a soul, or even anything resembling consciousness.
Hawking: Godless, mindless, soulless and hopelessIn "The God Within," Adams takes aim at famed physicist Stephen Hawking, author of the book "The Grand Design. " In that book, Hawking claims that human beings are merely "biological machines" with no consciousness, no souls, no spirit, no mind and nothing but a collection of organized chemicals that run physical brains in a deterministic machine-like way. Why do religious people ignore human logic, aren't they humans just like everyone else.
Why do women always use emotion over logic. Why do people always use circular logic when they defend the Bible. Not really! It is straight to the point! It is a total waste of time for any man/woman of science to engage in a rational dialogue with any religious people, especially Christians! The Muslims lost any momentum they had hundreds of years ago! Now the hard core Muslim MEN are into bombing themselves up at any busy intersection with plenty of innocent people around to get 72 virgin girls as soon as they land in their Islamic Paradise!
ISLAM IS STRICKLY A MALE RELIGION! The Christian JEW Saint Paul wrote… 1 Timothy 6:20 (KJV) O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, AVOIDING PROFANE AND VAIN BABBLINGS, AND OPPOSITIONS OF SCIENCE FALSELY SO CALLED. Most Christians of all brands, including some popular US PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES like Pat Robertson REALLY hate SCIENCE because it contradicts the Bible stories that they preach. NO SCIENTIST HAS ALL THE ANSWERS. Baruch de Spinoza's 'Nature and God' Explained, with Will Durant Myths of Evolution. This serial ran from January 15th to February 26th 2009, in six parts. Originally written as a throwaway Focus essay, it rapidly became apparent that it would work better as a serial. The purpose of the exercise was to identify specific stories that have been used to present various evolutionary theories in the popular media of the last 150 years.
Most of these stories are metaphysical in nature, and for each such "myth", an alternative spin is offered to show that while science is in principle neutral, the way it is presented is rarely free of bias. Each of the parts ends with a link to the next one, so to read the entire serial, simply click on part one, below, and then follow the "next" links to read on. Here are the six parts: This serial commemorates the bicentennial of Darwin's birth, and the 150 year anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. It is dedicated to the memory of Stephen Jay Gould. 3D Human Anatomy. What is the point of existence. The question is not about OUR existence. It doesn't take an immortal to uncover that answer. An immortal would be interested in the point of "existence as existence," and since the question doesn't say "man's existence" I can say it doesn't take an immortal to figure this one out, either: "Existence is a self-sufficient primary.
It is not a product of a supernatural dimension, or of anything else. There is nothing antecedent to existence, nothing apart from it—and no alternative to it. Existence exists—and only existence exists. Why does Peikoff make this claim? We don't know what that existence was made of. The point of existence is to exist, because existence cannot not exist, and non-existence cannot exist; therefore, existence must exist always and forever without creation and without end. Many Worlds and Infinite Universes. By Len Hart I was asked: how can an infinite universe be created? In response, I thought of yet another question: what is a "creator" if not a part of whatever universe is created?
Immediately, we are plunged into a 'universe' of infinite regress, 'sets of all sets', infinity itself! Georg Cantor posited a hierarchy of "infinities", i.e. some infinities greater than others, a counter-intuitive concept yet logically consistent once you've gotten your mind around infinity itself. Recently, Cambridge Physicist Julian Barbour asked us to imagine immortality in "...a universe with no past or future, where time is an illusion and everyone is immortal. " It is most often assumed that the word "universe" may be be defined. Russell discovered the paradox which bears his name in May 1901, while working on his Principles of Mathematics (1903).
From the Discover article about Barbour: A = { X | X is not a member of X }. —A history of set theory If light were 'particles' no bands would be seen. ΔxΔp ≥ h. DR. QUANTUM - EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED. Science & the Sacred. Big Fat Quotes "Consciousness" November 2010. Sorry for the long absence! I've been exploring the concept of "simulated suffering", whereby you intentionally choose an action which causes you some suffering, in the hopes of learning/growing from the experience. We do this all the time of course, but there are degrees. And it's the degrees - and the intention - which matters. Consider running, or jogging. I'd put that squarely into a "simulated suffering" category. You are willingly making yourself uncomfortable, in order to advance physically and mentally. That's the concept! But I would like to describe two basic techniques (in addition to the technique already mentioned - exercise): Meditation and fasting. 1.
And that's the goal: We are living a miracle, the greatest gift that could ever be given. I challenge you to think of ways in which you might implement this thought in your own life. We must realize this miracle as an everyday experience. March 2010. Airplane passengers flying near thunderstorms could be exposed to dangerously high levels of radiation in the form of terrestrial gamma ray flashes, scientists say. In space gamma rays—the most energetic forms of light—are created by violent events, such as supernovae, and powerful objects, such as neutron stars. Scientists have known for decades that thunderstorms on Earth can also create gamma rays, possibly during lightning production. Storms that make gamma rays usually hover about 9 miles (15 kilometers) above Earth, about the same altitude at which many commercial planes fly. The new study shows that just one of these terrestrial gamma ray flashes, or TGFs, can equal the radiation dosage of about 400 chest x-rays—creating potential hazards for frequent flyers.
In theory, stray gamma rays can alter the structure of human DNA, possibly triggering cancer. "I would put this pretty far down on the list [of airplane hazards]," Dwyer said. Gamma Ray Strobe Lights. Abraham Hicks - Train your expectations. Existential Therapy | Novice Counselor's blog. Are We Ourselves? If the theoretical possibility exists that a simulated universe could be created, then how do we know that it hasn't already been created... by ourselves? In other words, are we the God that we have always imagined - the ultimate programmer? Am I Paul Kimball... or am I someone future person's version of Paul Kimball, a history project by a super-advanced civilization, like a very, very advanced version of The Sims?
The thought occurred to me as I was walking through a cemetery this morning - wouldn't it be interesting to know how these people lived their lives? Who was this man, and who was that woman? All those tombstones - all those stories. And so here "I" sit... Human Body. Understanding Economics - Lesson One: The Basics of Human Action (Part 1/5 Ends & Means) PHILOSOPHICAL ANTHROPOLOGY. The 5 Biggest Exercise Myths. Quick! Let’s free associate. Complete this sentence: Did you answer 3 and 10? Of course you did. It’s the Pavlovian response. After all, anyone who’s ever picked up a dumbbell knows that doing 3 sets of 10 reps of each exercise is the quickest way to build muscle. Except it’s not. Truth is, today’s most sacred exercise guidelines originated in the ’40s and ’50s, a time when castration was a cutting-edge treatment for prostate cancer, and endurance exercise was thought to be harmful to women. Chances are, these are the rules you exercise by right now.
BONUS TIP: Get back in shape—and stay lean for life! MYTH #1: DO 8 TO 12 REPETITIONSThe claim: It's the optimal repetition range for building muscle. The origin: In 1954, Ian MacQueen, M.D., an English surgeon and competitive bodybuilder, published a scientific paper in which he recommended a moderately high number of repetitions for muscle growth. The truth: There's nothing wrong with—or magical about—doing three sets. YOU, HEALTHY FOR LIFE! How the World Works. The Body As Machine. Or copyright 1982 The Anstendig Institute We are vibrating bodies living in an environment, every part of which is vibrating. Even those things which seem to be still are vibrating. All the actions of our lives are controlled in their speed, rhythm, timing, and quality by the surrounding vibrational influences of our environment. Mankind in its search for explanations of the phenomena that affect our lives has, with the obvious exception of modern medicine, failed to confront the fact that the body is a machine.
The human body is a machine consisting of many different, interconnected machines. The body consists of four major complexes of moving parts, all synchronized to each other, that move or vibrate at different speeds and rhythms. 1) The movements of the heart and circulatory system; 2) The movements of the digestive system (stomach, small and large intestines); 3) The rhythm of the breathing mechanism; One's internal moving organs are not rigidly held in position.
Curious: Decisions, Decisions. Universality. This section under major construction. One of the crowning scientific achievements of the 20th century was formalizing the notion of computation. In this section we address the fundamental question of what is computable in this Universe. Surprising revelation of 20th century is that a general purpose computer is capable of performing any computation that any other computer can.
Perhaps the most important idea in all of computer science. Disruptive technology which ignited the Computer Revolution. Universality helps explain the rapid adoption of the World Wide Web. No need for separate machines for processing images and text. Many different types of computational devices: Cray supercomputer, Dell PC, iMac, Palm Pilot, XBox, Tivo, Turing machine, TOY machine, Java programming language, Microsoft Excel, Java cell phone, quantum Turing machine, Perl programming language. Turing machines are equivalent in power to TOY and Java. Java programs are written to handle inputs of any length.
Q. How Sound Travels" Sound travels in mechanical waves. A mechanical wave is a disturbance that moves and transports energy from one place to another through a medium. In sound, the disturbance is a vibrating object. And the medium can be any series of interconnected and interactive particles. This means that sound can travel through gases, liquids and solids. Let's take a look at an example. The bell's vibrations push and pull against adjacent air molecules, creating a sound wave. Sound isn't restricted to moving through the air. The air particles collide with your ear's tympanic membrane, also known as the eardrum. So, sound needs a physical medium in order to travel anywhere. Are humans wired to survive?" Neural network nature, Complex networks, cosmic evolution, fractal hierarchy, memory, learning, intelligence, Power laws, pareto distributions and Zipf's law, longtailed distributions, fat-tailed distributions, parabolic fractal distribution, scalefree ne.
Physics, complexity and causality "Although the laws of physics explain much of the world around us, we still do not have a realistic description of causality in truly complex hierarchical structures. " George F. R. Ellis Peter Winiwarter NEURAL NETWORK NATURE New. below the table of content of the forthcoming Book email: winiwarter@bordalierinstitute.com download location in pdf format (double-click): 2,5 MB 7,5 MB 4,8 MB Important note: the files contain numerous images and illustrations and may take more than five minutes to download . if you have a fast internet connexion you can download all three parts as a single file 15 MB Use the book marks of PDF to navigate within the three Parts of the book. Table of Content Introduction 5. Your Brain as a Neural Network. Your brain is a neural network. One statement that follows immediately from the fact that the brain is a neural network is that every computation performed by the brain is a collective computation, not some other kind of computation.
Not a digital computation, not a quantum computation, not some other flavor of computation - collective computation and collective computation exclusively. Even thought processes that seem like they would be digital, such as adding 1 and 1, are in our brains performed via collective computation and associative memory. An adult human brain has about 100 billion neurons. The various neural nets and sub-nets in your brain perform an incredible diversity of processing tasks.
The net of nets that is your brain does all these things, and many more, and it does it all exclusively through collective computation and associative memory. One is adding new neurons. Once incorporated into the brain, this neuronal topology of connections seems to be more or less fixed.