The Off Topic Thread.

[El Andrew]

For some reason, every time I go to launch the remote access token app for work on my phone, I accidentally launch Netflix.  Must be subconsciously trying to avoid work.

[BAXRTUTE]

10 minutes ago, stubbietubbie said:

Moon orbit: 3,683km/h

 

International Space Station orbit: 27,600km/h

 

#JustSaying

 

c'mon stubs u can see stirring the nest better then that

[k31th]

22 minutes ago, bloodycrashboy said:

why do you make brash statements about what people believe, when clearly there is no conclusive proof?

Every scientist I've spoken to, know of, read of and watch on the internet; all state this rough percentage of their colleagues - only around 10% "believe" in theistic power. It varies depending on culture, background, scientific field etc, but the actual "believers" are a small percentage (and getting smaller). The number should be small because to "believe" in something makes it contradictory to the scientific method, so you must separate your beliefs from your scientific processes. I'd imagine this sort of internal conflict may make a person uncomfortable.

 

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Moon orbital velocity: 3,683km/h

International Space Station orbital velocity: 27,600km/h

Earth rotation velocity: 1,180km/h

Earth orbital velocity: ~108,000km/h

Solar System orbital velocity: ~792,000km/h

Milky Way velocity: ~3,481,200km/h

etc.

EDIT: this is an awesome video on this topic

 

Edited 27/09/16 10:56 AM by k31th

[ROB83R]

My head hurts 

[stubbietubbie]

17 minutes ago, BAXRTUTE said:

 

c'mon stubs u can see stirring the nest better then that

 

I couldn't help myself, to me the universe is amazing and far more interesting than politics or internet debates.

[MattyP]

Inertial frame of reference is what matters guys

 

Agnostic, atheism, anti theism. are all the same because the very basis of being non religious is that nothing binds you to every other non religious person out there. It's not a different view of thiesm or something in it's place in ones mind, it's the lack their of. 

 

I would be comfortable with making a sweeping generalization that if a god/s proved it's existence than this conversation wouldn't be happening. And If one were to appear, their would be no need to a be a believer or not as we would know it exists.

 

And be careful of the witnesses, they are a dangerous bunch. Physiologically speaking.

[k31th]

2 minutes ago, stubbietubbie said:

I couldn't help myself, to me the universe is amazing and far more interesting than politics or internet debates.

Discussions about how amazing the universe is as described by science (as compared to the fantasy novels we're discussing ) is even better than just pondering the universe (sometimes ).

[MattyP]

I enjoy conversations especially with theists. 

 

If you don't expand your horizons and learn about other views, you begin to loose empathy and your conversations and friend groups just become echo chambers.

[k31th]

This is so true.

Also - general relativity > newtonian gravity inertial reference frames don't exist.

[MattyP]

It does and you know it!