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Miss Hungary wrote:got all quiet.. *experiments with ice powers on Point Blob*

*Jabs Miss Hungary with the point*

No trying to freeze me. I'm trying to consume stuff here.

Frattastan II wrote:Man is the only animal that can transcend its biological nature. Nothing about what we do and the societies we live in is natural, or a direct consequence of our bodies. That's what we are discussing. Deal with it.

Typical human arrogance.
There is no transcending going on. Nothing that exists is ever unnatural. But one thing that can always be relied upon is that humans will always find excuses for proclaiming themselves special or somehow separate from it all....
All this "gender identity" stuff is nonsense... Some people are content with what they've got, while others want to be trans-whatevers or attack-helicopters or whatever best fuels their personal self-perception... But frankly the whole topic is silly. Discussing it won't change anything because the whole thing is just an ego-trip... another trivial dalliance serving to distract these meat-based lifeforms from the utter pointlessness of their own recursive lives.

Now can we all just get back to eating stuff... and not arguing nor trying to freeze me?

I'm sure we're all agreed that food is pretty neat, yes?

*Consumes half of Ducktapeateau in a huff*

Miss Hungary, The cybermen, Neopatria, and Core mining

Miss Hungary wrote:If gravity does exist does it take up physical space?

No, it's like light.
It exists, but it doesn't "take up" space: the same point in space could be occupied by matter too, or by 'more light'.

Yy4u wrote:In a manner of speaking, yes, in the form of a 'Graviton', a particle thought to behave more like a wave than particle.

North oiland wrote:Still it takes space, just very little

No.

The particles that make up matters (electrons, quarks... collectively, 'fermions') are subject to the Pauli exclusion principle, which states that two particles cannot have the same quantum state. In practice, this means that two particles with the same 'spin state' cannot occupy the same position. This is mentioned in introductory lectures on the structure of atoms, to explain why you can have only two electrons in each orbital (one with spin 'up', one with spin 'down').
So, fermions do occupy space, since you can only have a finite number of them in the same position.

Gravitons, which are still hypothetical, are speculated to be bosons (like photons, the carriers of light). Bosons are a class of particles that isn't subject to the Pauli exclusion principle. They don't really 'occupy' space (or, rather, that same space could be occupied by an infinite number - if you had it - of other bosons, and then by a fermion too).

All atoms with an even number of constituents are bosons too, by definition. However in this case they do occupy space: even discounting electromagnetic repulsion, the exclusion principle would still prevent the quarks and electrons that make them up from being in the same position.

Point Blob wrote:another trivial dalliance serving to distract these meat-based lifeforms from the utter pointlessness of their own recursive lives.

Typical pseudo-intellectual garbage.
:P

Yy4u wrote:In a manner of speaking, yes, in the form of a 'Graviton', a particle thought to behave more like a wave than particle.

oh!

Frattastan II wrote:No, it's like light.
It exists, but it doesn't "take up" space: the same point in space could be occupied by matter too, or by 'more light'.
No.
The particles that make up matters (electrons, quarks... collectively, 'fermions') are subject to the Pauli exclusion principle, which states that two particles cannot have the same quantum state. In practice, this means that two particles with the same 'spin state' cannot occupy the same position. This is mentioned in introductory lectures on the structure of atoms, to explain why you can have only two electrons in each orbital (one with spin 'up', one with spin 'down').
So, fermions do occupy space, since you can only have a finite number of them in the same position.
Gravitons, which are still hypothetical, are speculated to be bosons (like photons, the carriers of light). Bosons are a class of particles that isn't subject to the Pauli exclusion principle. They don't really 'occupy' space (or, rather, that same space could be occupied by an infinite number - if you had it - of other bosons, and then by a fermion too).
All atoms with an even number of constituents are bosons too, by definition. However in this case they do occupy space: even discounting electromagnetic repulsion, the exclusion principle would still prevent the quarks and electrons that make them up from being in the same position.
Typical pseudo-intellectual garbage.
:P

Wait.. so it does not take up physical space? so it technically does not exist?

Will you guys hurry up and debate Relative Humidity, or perhaps Bovine Scatology? I myself study the nomenclature of the common Pancake as I narf one down! They don't call it "The International House of Pancakes" for nothing my friends..

Melon feud and Rybeck iii

Maybe we should debate how to best stop ISIS.

Lobosias

Cattannia wrote:Maybe we should debate how to best stop ISIS.

Agreed! As we see bombing them into the stone age isn't working. Perhaps if major nations stepped back from their own agendas in the region and a multi national Strike force was deployed that hunted violent combatants down. Buffer zones, sanctions and carpet bombing have just failed. Peace and freedom will never be gained from those who those who will not follow them and their frightful beliefs.

Lobosias and Rybeck iii

The church of satan

Point Blob wrote:*Jabs Miss Hungary with the point*
No trying to freeze me. I'm trying to consume stuff here.
Typical human arrogance.
There is no transcending going on. Nothing that exists is ever unnatural. But one thing that can always be relied upon is that humans will always find excuses for proclaiming themselves special or somehow separate from it all....[/i]

That's not true actually. Man has indeed gone beyond the scope of what is natural. Humanity creates unnatural things all the time and they've created an era of convenience. A lifestyle that nature wasn't going to offer. But if there are wild smartphones frolicking in some field somewhere then I'd really like to know. ^_^

Lobosias, Rybeck iii, and The cybermen

Concerning ze poll. Why am I missing. After all I vas Zaphod Beeblebrox's personal brain care specialist.

Gag halfrunt wrote:Concerning ze poll. Why am I missing. After all I vas Zaphod Beeblebrox's personal brain care specialist.

probably because you're a relatively minor character *pats head* I can't include everyone you know :)

The church of satan wrote:But if there are wild smartphones frolicking in some field somewhere then I'd really like to know. ^_^

That would probably be smartphones who have broken their chains of oppression and are completely free of human control. So I don't think they would like you to know. Though if anyone "loses" their smartphone they should probably check some field.

Frats and jocks and The cybermen

Core mining wrote:Agreed! As we see bombing them into the stone age isn't working. Perhaps if major nations stepped back from their own agendas in the region and a multi national Strike force was deployed that hunted violent combatants down. Buffer zones, sanctions and carpet bombing have just failed. Peace and freedom will never be gained from those who those who will not follow them and their frightful beliefs.

I'd just give up on the whole thing and just pull all troops out of the entire region and let them sort it out themselves.

Ancient republics

So this is how it feels to be a high school graduate...
I wanna go back. :P

Lobosias and Rybeck iii

The church of satan

Ancient republics wrote:So this is how it feels to be a high school graduate...
I wanna go back. :P

There's no going back in the adult world. :o

Lobosias and Rybeck iii

Ancient republics

The church of satan wrote:There's no going back in the adult world. :o

*Opens garage door to show time-traveling DeLorean*
Care to rephrase? :D

Ancient republics wrote:*Opens garage door to show time-traveling DeLorean*
Care to rephrase? :D

*eats DeLorean* it's a failed company dude! Their last order was to have me eat all the cars they sold. *burps*

Ancient republics

Rybeck iii wrote:*eats DeLorean* it's a failed company dude! Their last order was to have me eat all the cars they sold. *burps*

GASP!
I spent a fortune teleporting that fortune to the fortunate past for my fortunate past self for reasons including fortunate fortunes so I can buy that fortune-worth DeLorean just so my fortunate past self can teleport it into the present so I can enjoy said fortune.

Lobosias and Rybeck iii

Ancient republics wrote:GASP!
I spent a fortune teleporting that fortune to the fortunate past for my fortunate past self for reasons including fortunate fortunes so I can buy that fortune-worth DeLorean just so my fortunate past self can teleport it into the present so I can enjoy said fortune.

Most unfortunate.

Lobosias

Rybeck iii wrote:*eats DeLorean* it's a failed company dude! Their last order was to have me eat all the cars they sold. *burps*

Can... Can you time travel now?

Lobosias and Rybeck iii

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Consular wrote:Can... Can you time travel now?

I dunno, probably :p

You forgot Trillian in your poll. :P

Rybeck iii

The church of satan wrote:That's not true actually. Man has indeed gone beyond the scope of what is natural. Humanity creates unnatural things all the time and they've created an era of convenience. A lifestyle that nature wasn't going to offer. But if there are wild smartphones frolicking in some field somewhere then I'd really like to know. ^_^

Humans are a process of nature as much as the tides or avalanches are. Ergo human creations are a product of nature too, as much as ant-hills, fossils or metamorphic rocks are. You won't find penguins frolicking in a field somewhere either, because the conditions are not conducive to their creation. Look in the right places and you'll find what you're looking for.

Frattastan II wrote:Typical pseudo-intellectual garbage.
:P

Calling things you disagree with "pseudo-intellectual" is about as self-referential as it gets.
My statement was correct. Disagreement with it is incorrect. Calling it garbage is itself garbage. Deal with it.

Melon feud

Yo I just founded myself and immediately got banned from TWP wtf

Lobosias

Pepe wrote:Yo I just founded myself and immediately got banned from TWP wtf

They must be anti-Pepe.

Lobosias

Past is Prologue wrote:You forgot Trillian in your poll. :P

I decided to exclude Trillian because she wasn't a super major character.

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