@anonym41414:"It is not possible, as far as we know right now, to take non-living matter (either organic or inorganic) and turn it, by application of non-living physical processes, into living matter. We don't know why that is, either."That statement assumes 'it is not possible', but more likely it is simply that we don't know yet how to, instead of not knowing why 'it is not possible'.It used to be 'not possible' for us to fly, or it used to be not possible to divide up atoms into even smaller parts, for example...
@Phyltre: While you are technically correct, I would wager that, in most instances, we are measuring the three-dimensional projections of n-dimensional phenomena (where some theories suggest that n is as high as 11, ISTR) not, in fact, those n-dimensional phenomena themselves. It stands to reason that anything outside our limited purview is basically unavailable to us directly, and must be inferred by its effect on what we can observe.(I see I'm repeating you, but at greater length. In any case, it's basically moot.)Not that hotbeef's original post makes any sense, anyway.
Top 10 Questions Science Cannot Answer (from 1988):10. Which one's Kate and which one's Allie? 9. How did Ed McMahon get my home address? 8. How can guys on the street sell real Rolexes for $10? 7. Why don't the laws of physics inhibit the expansion of Paul Prudhomme? 6. How can wrestling refs miss so many illegal holds? 5. How could the IRS be so dense about my "church"? 4. Why do men achieve orgasm in a second while women never have them? 3. Why, if Mr. Ed could talk, he never complained about having to stand in straw soaked with his own urine? 2. How can 10 short items take an hour to read? 1. What exactly was Jimmy the Greek bred for?
whodathunkNov 28, 2006
@anonym41414:"It is not possible, as far as we know right now, to take non-living matter (either organic or inorganic) and turn it, by application of non-living physical processes, into living matter. We don't know why that is, either."That statement assumes 'it is not possible', but more likely it is simply that we don't know yet how to, instead of not knowing why 'it is not possible'.It used to be 'not possible' for us to fly, or it used to be not possible to divide up atoms into even smaller parts, for example...
toxicredmNov 28, 2006
@unknownunknowns:I keep seeing 47's, maybe that's just because I'm watching all of the episodes of all of the Star Trek series.<a class="user" href="http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/47_references">http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/47_references</a>
canthrosNov 28, 2006
@Phyltre: While you are technically correct, I would wager that, in most instances, we are measuring the three-dimensional projections of n-dimensional phenomena (where some theories suggest that n is as high as 11, ISTR) not, in fact, those n-dimensional phenomena themselves. It stands to reason that anything outside our limited purview is basically unavailable to us directly, and must be inferred by its effect on what we can observe.(I see I'm repeating you, but at greater length. In any case, it's basically moot.)Not that hotbeef's original post makes any sense, anyway.
staticneuronNov 29, 2006
Hey.... doesn't Persol2point0 have a valid point? Are female eggs technically living?
canadienseNov 29, 2006
Top 10 Questions Science Cannot Answer (from 1988):10. Which one's Kate and which one's Allie? 9. How did Ed McMahon get my home address? 8. How can guys on the street sell real Rolexes for $10? 7. Why don't the laws of physics inhibit the expansion of Paul Prudhomme? 6. How can wrestling refs miss so many illegal holds? 5. How could the IRS be so dense about my "church"? 4. Why do men achieve orgasm in a second while women never have them? 3. Why, if Mr. Ed could talk, he never complained about having to stand in straw soaked with his own urine? 2. How can 10 short items take an hour to read? 1. What exactly was Jimmy the Greek bred for?
izeasgtDec 1, 2006
If anyone reads this far down: <a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_unsolved_problems">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_unsolved_problems</a>Now then, what if a seriously paranormal phenomenon were proven to exist? As in, what if someone won the Randi challenge? For specificity, let's say someone proved s/he had the powers of Matilda Wormwood. What then? How might scientists attempt to explain it? What theories would they come up with?