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SpheresOfBalance wrote:Nothing is worse than idiots citing the work of others, because they'd have no clue otherwise...

SpheresOfBalance wrote:You do realize that the earth is surrounded by a magnetosphere, and is constantly being bombarded by the solar winds (electromagnetic radiation), don't you?

uwot wrote:

SpheresOfBalance wrote:Nothing is worse than idiots citing the work of others, because they'd have no clue otherwise...

I think you should go easy on the hyperbole. Nobody has such a charmed life that nothing is worse than people citing others. If we didn't cite the work of others, we would all be pretty much clueless.
Hey uwot, good to see you around. Whether you like it or not, in my book, you're one of the good ones.

In truth I was insulted that it wasn't apparent to him, that I must understand those points he tried to 'school' me on, that I've understood them long ago, and was attempting to add other things to the mix, showing the complexity of truly understanding what's actually going on. So as often times is the case, it was one of those days where my life left me strangled, and I showed him intolerance of not giving me the benefit of doubt, instead trying to upstage me, thinking somehow my knowledge was lacking. Why do newbies seem to always do that? Is that what attracts them here, to join so they can tell, "that idiot?" I'm just super sensitive sometimes, I guess.

How, for example, did you find this out?
Of course by learning each thing separately, then being capable of putting them together, which to me shows much more promise, than simply reading one thing, swallowing it, hook, line and sinker, and then defending it with your life, as if you could necessarily know for certain, it's truth factor. So my work is to be found in the melding. But then I thought you'd know that already, i.e., your blog, your theories. By the way, sorry I didn't finish reading your blog. Life got busy and I had to answer.

SpheresOfBalance wrote:You do realize that the earth is surrounded by a magnetosphere, and is constantly being bombarded by the solar winds (electromagnetic radiation), don't you?

Incidentally; according to some people I am idiotic enough to believe, the solar wind is a stream of charged particles, rather that em radiation.
Funny man, I never said I was perfect. As it also emits EMR, but got a little twisted with my reference, but the point remains the same, albeit complicated further. As I'm sure there are other contributing factors, we're currently unaware. Of course my point was that there are far too many things to account for, such that we can be certain, our conclusion was complete.

As a matter of fact I was just reading up on GPS, and found this pretty interesting: "Periodic corrections are performed to the on-board clocks to keep them synchronized with ground clocks."

SpheresOfBalance wrote:In truth I was insulted that it wasn't apparent to him, that I must understand those points he tried to 'school' me on, that I've understood them long ago, and was attempting to add other things to the mix, showing the complexity of truly understanding what's actually going on. So as often times is the case, it was one of those days where my life left me strangled, and I showed him intolerance of not giving me the benefit of doubt, instead trying to upstage me, thinking somehow my knowledge was lacking. Why do newbies seem to always do that? Is that what attracts them here, to join so they can tell, "that idiot?" I'm just super sensitive sometimes, I guess.

Belinda wrote:Time underwrites existence itself: time is the condition of change.

HexHammer wrote:

Belinda wrote:Time underwrites existence itself: time is the condition of change.

Fancy wording, but it doesn't seem you really understand Einstein's SRT.

Belinda wrote:Time doesn't exist like atoms and other items exist. Time underwrites existence itself: time is the condition of change.

HexHammer wrote:

Belinda wrote:Time underwrites existence itself: time is the condition of change.

Fancy wording, but it doesn't seem you really understand Einstein's SRT.

Belinda wrote:

HexHammer wrote:

Belinda wrote:Time underwrites existence itself: time is the condition of change.

Fancy wording, but it doesn't seem you really understand Einstein's SRT.

Thank you HexHammer. I do try to be concise and truthful and so do you. Either one of us may be deluded , but I guess it's not I.

HexHammer wrote:time is the condition of change

SpheresOfBalance wrote:As a matter of fact I was just reading up on GPS, and found this pretty interesting: "Periodic corrections are performed to the on-board clocks to keep them synchronized with ground clocks."

Terrapin Station wrote:

Belinda wrote:Time doesn't exist like atoms and other items exist. Time underwrites existence itself: time is the condition of change.

It's a process of matter, not matter itself in other words.

Terrapin Station wrote:

HexHammer wrote:time is the condition of change

It is (the ontological process of) change. That's an identity statement.

prothero wrote:

Terrapin Station wrote:

Belinda wrote:Time doesn't exist like atoms and other items exist. Time underwrites existence itself: time is the condition of change.

It's a process of matter, not matter itself in other words.

On close examination, matter itself is a process. There is nothing static, inert, permanent or unchanging, just repetitive patterns.

HexHammer wrote:This is exactly why no one wants philosphers, they can't come up with something intelligent nor relevant, what they say is ALWAYS completely waste of time! Even tho big businesses spend billions each year on research, philosphers are not on their list.