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Mike 03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 05:01 PM Original message |
Random Rant: I'm sick and tired of seeing Quantum Mechanics abused |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
1. I'm sorry, but when I bring my FTL drive in for a 50,000 light year check up |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
2. Quantom Mechanics Abusers have to register in our town. |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
3. And I also object to the use of "quantum" to mean REALLY REALLY FUCKING INSANE OH-MY-GOD IT'S SO BIG |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 05:37 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Well then |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 06:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Serious question here. What is the moral responsibility scientists have... |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 06:29 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Its kinda a two way street. |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 06:33 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. is it a moral responsibility? Intriguing question! |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 06:37 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. ah the science as religion argument |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 06:53 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. I personally do not equate science with religion, but... |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 07:05 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. At one level, it is sort of like a religion - in the sense that it's a set of rules |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 04:19 PM Response to Reply #16 |
32. did you see the thread about people walking out on Bill Nye the Science |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 06:58 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. I would say a specific set of ethics and morality are intrinsic to any profession/discipline. |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 06:54 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. I'm with TZ - I think there's a moral obligation on the part of scientists, |
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Hanse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 08:57 PM Response to Reply #6 |
24. I'd say if someone wants to understand quantum mechanics... |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 07:46 PM Response to Reply #3 |
19. Actually, I'll take "quantum leap" over "paradigm shift" any day |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
5. I'm sick and tired of Quantum Leap being abused. |
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UndertheOcean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
7. Most of this mumbo jumbo comes from people you don't understand the Math behind it . |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
8. Well, they don't have to be so greasey - use some soap!!!11! nt |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
14. Nice post, Daniel Faraday |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
17. But, they're so small - you can hardly see them. |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
18. “If quantum mechanics hasn't profoundly shocked you, you haven't understood it yet" |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 08:50 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Unfortunately Bohr's philsophical biases play a large part in sustaining the BS about QM. |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
20. Is this rant quantumly random, or not very random at all? I can't tell |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 08:53 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. What was in here before you opened the thread? |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 09:20 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. The Freeper Continuum, of course |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
21. Woo-woos bastardizing QM are a HUGE pet peeve of mine. |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 01:09 PM Response to Reply #21 |
30. Deepak Chopra - that fucking asshole is so full of pretend fucking woo |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
26. Its 11 dimensions dammit! |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 11:06 PM Response to Original message |
27. For what they charge an hour to fix a lousy car, they deserve a little abuse. |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 01:38 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Most quantum mechanics are worth it. |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
28. Me, too. It was the best James Bond film ever, and I'm tired of those lame critics |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
31. I was planning to learn it so I could tunnel through walls or randomly switch between acting |
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