Monthly Archives: January 2020

Quora – Does the environment change affect the breathing rate?

Quora – Does the environment change affect the breathing rate? [30/1/20] Haven’t seen any studies on this, and I do know that the primary trigger to breath for most people is CO2 buildup. I am not sure if this is … Continue reading

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Quora – Is the Polanyi’s paradox a paradox anymore?

Is the Polanyi’s paradox a paradox anymore? [30/1/20] It is a paradox no longer, and the process of understanding is far from complete, and many layers of the chemical and biological systems are giving way before the barrage of science, … Continue reading

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Quora – If the globe model is not supported by real life science experiments, why do billions of humans believe it is a fact?

Quora – If the globe model is not supported by real life science experiments, why do billions of humans believe it is a fact? [29/1/20] Depends what you mean. It seems beyond reasonable doubt that all models (understandings involving reality) … Continue reading

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Quora – How will historians view our current debate about how to deal with global warming?

Quora – How will historians view our current debate about how to deal with global warming? [29/1/20] It seems to me that there is a better than even chance that it will be seen by them as part of the … Continue reading

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Quora – What is the best way to learn about the world and absolutely everything in it?

What is the best way to learn about the world and absolutely everything in it? [29/1/20] There was an interesting thing emerged from database theory about 15 years ago: That for a fully loaded processor, the most efficient possible search … Continue reading

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Quora – Does evolution explain every creature?

Quora – Does evolution explain every creature? [29/1/20] Depends what you mean by explain. Evolution is a mechanism to explain how replicators change over time. In the modern synthesis, it is a very complex collection of systems that had a … Continue reading

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Quora – Morality again – if an infinitely moral entity/computer program etc ….

Quora – Hypothetically, if an infinitely moral entity/computer program etc had access to the whole of humanity’s data (searches, health, behaviour etc.) would it be beneficial to human kind? What would improve? [29/1/20] No such thing is physically possible. Infinite … Continue reading

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Documentary – Closer To Truth – Big Questions in Free Will

Closer To Truth – Big Questions in Free Will [29/1/2020] For me the clear issue is in the false statement at 01:18 “our scientific sense is that every action is determined by a prior action”. That is the key issue … Continue reading

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Quora – How does evolution explain morality and the development of morality?

Quora – How does evolution explain morality and the development of morality? [28/1/20] First one needs to explore a bit of the complexity present in both the ideas of evolution and the idea of morality, then one can begin to … Continue reading

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Quora – Why can’t we bring people back to life?

Quora – Why can’t we bring people back to life? [27/1/20] I guess it depends how you define dead. By some definitions we can, but only for limited periods. The colder it is, the longer we have to resuscitate people. … Continue reading

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