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Errrm, no?
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How is this connected to flux density? Also:
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There is also no reason to equate free will with the conscious mind. Neurons suddently don't change their nature and become active agents just because they are in the conscious part of our mind.
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And where is flux density on the graph?
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The green line that says pressure and the text that defines what pressure is.
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Follow the green line young Padawan.
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Can you pick a coherent position?
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There are a lot more. I am sure pressure is correlated with volume.
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The problem of evolutionarily irrelevant strong emergence
ofd replied to richardbaxter's topic in Philosophy
My understanding is that the collapse of the wave function is due to the enviroment and that information gets transferred to a universal wavefunction. Indeed. Lately I learned about the Portia spiders. Those sneaky critters show intelligent behaviour that is quite astonishing while having very few neurons compared to mammals. You can have very intelligent behaviour in solving problems, so what is the plus that consciousness provides? -
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I have no idea. You brought up the gas tank as a refutation to my argument. Not really. Read up the summaries or have a look at the graph I posted.
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Or because atmospheric physics is a lot more complicated than you think. There are feedback loops, clouds play an important and so on. Because of that, the temperature gradient doesn't simply change constantly the higher you go up. Depending on where you are, it may get hotter the higher you are. Say at a height of 50 km, the temperature may just be as high as 3 km above ground. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Comparison_US_standard_atmosphere_1962.svg The reason CO2 and other greenhouse gases are though responsible is because they re-emit infrared radiation coming from the earth's surface to all directions, including the earth.
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Sure, but the models are different. And models change, get more precise take different data into account. I propose that the temperatures rose prior to the industrial age to their 'normal' levels because they returned to the mean after having been down in the medieval little ice age. Which was most likely caused by a combination volcano eruptions and sun spots. After the effects of those went down, the temperature returned to the mean. The temperature increased compared to a little ice age and got back to 'normal'. Now it increases propably because of CO2.
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How is the inability to track a hurricane over 24 hours related to climate change? Not if there are many factors influencing climate.
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How is that related to climate change? More like 400 000 years. Preindustrial C02 levels were 280 ppm, now they are around 400 ppm. That's a 40% increase. And if CO2 and temperature are correlated this means it may get warmer in the future overall.
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If you want to study reality, study Quantum Mechanics.
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You can't win arguments. An argument is only benefitial if you can learn something or the other person wants to learn something. The other way they are useful is to make arguments for your side, but those arguments only win listeners not your opponent.
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The problem of evolutionarily irrelevant strong emergence
ofd replied to richardbaxter's topic in Philosophy
Are neurons in a state of coherence or decoherence? This is the Deepak Chokra interpretation of Copenhagen. -
It seems that the conscious mind rubberstamps and takes credit for what the unconscious mind does. The ACC makes sure that the unconscious mind can work on its own and isn't bother with interference from the conscious mind. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anterior_cingulate_cortex See also http://science.sciencemag.org/content/303/5660/969.long for more details.
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The Fall of Man as insurance against the Divine Right of Kings
ofd replied to Donnadogsoth's topic in Atheism and Religion
It's the foreknowledge part that makes it so. -
The Fall of Man as insurance against the Divine Right of Kings
ofd replied to Donnadogsoth's topic in Atheism and Religion
So according to Catholic Doctrine, if you don't accept the grace you are predetermined to hell. -
The Fall of Man as insurance against the Divine Right of Kings
ofd replied to Donnadogsoth's topic in Atheism and Religion
In other words, god knows who will be saved and who will be condemned -
The Fall of Man as insurance against the Divine Right of Kings
ofd replied to Donnadogsoth's topic in Atheism and Religion
Knowing beforehand with absolute certainty how every event will turn out is different from prediction. It's called predetermination. -
The Fall of Man as insurance against the Divine Right of Kings
ofd replied to Donnadogsoth's topic in Atheism and Religion
It's not about prediciton but knowing who will be saved and who won't be saved. -
The Fall of Man as insurance against the Divine Right of Kings
ofd replied to Donnadogsoth's topic in Atheism and Religion
Read the other parts too. Especially those about God knowing before who will response to the offer of grace.