Monthly Archives: January 2020

Quora – Does the environment change affect the breathing rate?

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

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?

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

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?

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

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?

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

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?

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

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?

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

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 ….

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

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

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

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?

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

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?

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

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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