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Title: Where does matter come from?
Post by: josephpalazzo on November 30, 2013, 10:38:59 AM
Excellent explanation from Ethan Siegel:

Where does matter come from? (//http://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/2013/11/29/ask-ethan-13-where-does-matter-come-from/)
Title: Re: Where does matter come from?
Post by: Solitary on November 30, 2013, 10:53:24 AM
As always, an educational post that explains very well. Thanks!  :-k  :-?  :rolleyes:  :-k  #-o  :shock:  =D>  Solitary
Title: Re: Where does matter come from?
Post by: Poison Tree on November 30, 2013, 12:18:28 PM
In before "Ah, but does it have a mind/INTELLIGENCE"  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Where does matter come from?
Post by: leo on November 30, 2013, 03:35:28 PM
Quote from: "josephpalazzo"Excellent explanation from Ethan Siegel:

Where does matter come from? (//http://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/2013/11/29/ask-ethan-13-where-does-matter-come-from/)
Poor Eve will never get that. :-|
Title: Re: Where does matter come from?
Post by: Hydra009 on November 30, 2013, 04:32:14 PM
The article says that matter and energy where created.  Checkmate, atheists! /fundie
Title: Re: Where does matter come from?
Post by: Passion of Christ on February 23, 2014, 07:16:54 AM
Quote from: "Poison Tree"In before "Ah, but does it have a mind/INTELLIGENCE"  :rolleyes:

Atheists apparently think it does, if you put enough of together in a certain way. No explanation for how this is supposed to work though.
Title: Re: Where does matter come from?
Post by: SGOS on February 23, 2014, 08:20:32 AM
Where does matter come from? (//http://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/2013/11/29/ask-ethan-13-where-does-matter-come-from/)

With great pride, I will announce that I vaguely understood at least 3% of that.  So that's progress.
Title: Re: Where does matter come from?
Post by: Shiranu on February 23, 2014, 08:54:40 AM
Quote from: "Passion of Christ"
Quote from: "Poison Tree"In before "Ah, but does it have a mind/INTELLIGENCE"  :rolleyes:

Atheists apparently think it does, if you put enough of together in a certain way. No explanation for how this is supposed to work though.

You ignoring the entire field of neurobiology and neuropsychology =/= no explanation.
Title: Re: Where does matter come from?
Post by: EntirelyOfThisWorld on February 23, 2014, 09:15:01 AM
I don't know.

There are others, smarter than I am who are trying to figure it out.  They may never get there.

How complicated was that?