Stars Are Alive!

Discussion in 'General Philosophy' started by TruthSeeker, Jun 22, 2006.

  1. TruthSeeker Fancy Virtual Reality Monkey Valued Senior Member

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    A rock is energy. It is made of matter and matter is energy.
     
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  3. Absane Rocket Surgeon Valued Senior Member

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    Did you not read that last few posts before you replied?
     
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  5. superluminal I am MalcomR Valued Senior Member

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    Do you have any scientific literacy at all?
     
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  7. TruthSeeker Fancy Virtual Reality Monkey Valued Senior Member

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    What I stated is a well known fact. You know "E=mc^2"?

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  8. TruthSeeker Fancy Virtual Reality Monkey Valued Senior Member

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    You said we cannot do work on another object!
     
  9. Absane Rocket Surgeon Valued Senior Member

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    Yes.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E=mc2

    And I quote:

     
  10. superluminal I am MalcomR Valued Senior Member

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    We can DO work on another body. We are NOT work itself. I mean energy and work in the physics sense.
     
  11. superluminal I am MalcomR Valued Senior Member

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    This means that an amount of mass (m) is equivalent in energy content to c<sup>2</sup> times that mass.

    Look up the difference between equivalent to and equal to.

    BTW, stars are not alive.

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  12. TruthSeeker Fancy Virtual Reality Monkey Valued Senior Member

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    Interesting! So where does the distinction come from!?

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  13. TruthSeeker Fancy Virtual Reality Monkey Valued Senior Member

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    The point is that energy and mass are interchangeable. Mass is just a form of energy.
     
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  15. TruthSeeker Fancy Virtual Reality Monkey Valued Senior Member

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    Thank you for proving me right.
     
  16. Absane Rocket Surgeon Valued Senior Member

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    No, the point is that we do not really know for sure what E really means, but we have a pretty good idea.

    Let's look at this:

    momentum = mass * velocity

    Given that the velocity is constant, is a hunk of matter, having mass, really just a big ball of momentum?

    My example is just pointing out that what an equation says does not tell us what it is made of.
     
  17. TruthSeeker Fancy Virtual Reality Monkey Valued Senior Member

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    Once again, my point proven.

    A form of it, yes.

    I question whether you make sense here... what do you mean with "what it is made of"?
     
  18. Absane Rocket Surgeon Valued Senior Member

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    No.


    A form, in the sense you are using it, means you can change one thing into another. You cannot change momentum into mass or mass into momentum.


    At least in your sentence design, you are arguing that mass is made of energy.,,, as you did say: A rock is energy. It is made of matter and matter is energy. You claim this just because we have the mass-energy equivalence E = mc<sup>2</sup)
     
  19. superluminal I am MalcomR Valued Senior Member

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    TruthSeeker,

    You don't seem to be making much progress, hmm?
     
  20. Absane Rocket Surgeon Valued Senior Member

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    I am arguing just to attack the logical structure of his or anyone's viewpoint. Feel free to comment on what I have to say, too.
     
  21. superluminal I am MalcomR Valued Senior Member

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    I agree with what you are saying.
     
  22. Absane Rocket Surgeon Valued Senior Member

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    Perhaps, but I do not really know what I am arguing. What am I arguing? I am just saying whatever is opposite or different from his claims and then back them up.

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  23. superluminal I am MalcomR Valued Senior Member

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    Oh. I thought you were arguing that TS was a shallow thinking, mush minded, helium sucking, delusionist.

    My mistake.
     

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