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Quantum mechanics is by far the most proven scientific theory in history, though. It is bizarre, and you are not the first one to say that it is bizarre, and many people have tried to disprove it, and they can't.

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But here: if photons actually had mass, then by going at the speed of light, they'd have INFINITE mass, because one of the relativistic laws is that objects with mass gain mass as they travel faster. It's much less logically contradictory to say that photons have zero rest mass, and this works fine because photons can never be at rest anyway.

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Frankly, it's quite surprising that photons manage to avoid fouling up the laws of physics as artfully as they do. They have momentum, which is about as close to having mass as you can get without actually having mass.

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Particles need not have mass. Photons don't. They have energy, which can sort of be thought of as mass, but it's more reasonable to say they have energy.

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Two men were in a cabin in the woods. They were dead. They had both died through no fault of their own, and were not killed by any natural disaster or animal. They had not been murdered. They would both have been a perfect picture of health if they were alive. How did they die?

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hell

n 1: any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits"; [syn: hell on earth, hellhole, snake pit, the pits, inferno]

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Arancaytar came from a series of fantasy stories (daydreams is more like it) I made up around three years ago.

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I'd like to think that in some way, hubris will always lead to nemesis.

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I have seen precious little evidence of a higher power, intelligent or otherwise, enforcing justice.

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You know, one of the concepts of Karma is that what ever energy is sent out will be returned to you. To say “I have bad luck” will bring bad luck. To say “I love you” will encourage others to be more open to loving you.

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I agree that higher powers guided our evolution and development.

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Yes, I am one of those who have settled on 'God-guided evolution'. There is science to back it up and nothing is impossible for God so I find it very likely that he used evolution to create the world and the creatures in it. On the issue of whether or not I evolved from a monkey, though, the jury is still out but leaning towards no.

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Ok perhaps my statement was unjust. I am very open to a logical explanation to creationism. Please show me some scientific references so I can do further research on this discussion. Maybe if I see the logic that supports creationism I will have an easier time understanding that a woman just popped out of a guy's rib to populate the species.

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^ That goes double for me. Maybe we can get everybody down to one star. Why wouldn't you want to be an evil priest?

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EDIT: Are there people who are scientists, aren't religious, and also don't accept evolution? I've seen a lot of people who are religious and don't accept evolution, and a few who are scientists, are religious, and don't accept evolution, but I don't think I've ever seen someone who was a scientist, wasn't religious, and doesn't accept evolution. Do they exist?

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Also, for everyone who thinks that Terri will suffer as she starves, I'm pretty certain they'll fill her system with morphine, so even if she were capable of it, she won't feel anything.

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