you know what? i was just bored and trolling.
why so serious?

you would think with the internet, people would take advantage of having such a wide range of resources at their disposal.

i thought her whole bit was she loved doing research and that she spent her time dedicated to understanding the world around her.

I guess spot on then.

i think that would be an excellent idea, seb. go for it.

if you want to do the list next year, i say go for it. i'm swamped currently and realized i have to really commit to my studies this fall when school restarts. blah.

how is life treating you?

True. But at least it could revamp the P&R. Lately it has been extremely dead and has only produced pathetic christianity arguments.

Has Cyrrylia left for good? If so i know i will miss him. He always brought interesting views to topics.

I miss the debate of the week. It was always a more constructive discussion. Maybe that will teach everyone to post correctly in the P&R. Do you think that we could get it going again?

Hi Seb, I see you're here.
I'm at work. And I'm brored.

Hey anima, long time no talk.
Here's an article I found very interesting and slightly disturbing...being the physics whiz you are, I'd like to hear your view on it.

THERE’S A SLIGHT CHANCE THE WORLD WILL END IN AUGUST
Every couple of months, it seems like a new theory turns up about global annihilation . . . and how we all need to freak out because we’re about to die. Here’s the latest on that . . .

–Scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research have developed the world’s most powerful particle accelerator called the Large Hadron Collider (–or LHC).

(–If you don’t know what a particle accelerator is, it’s basically a device that uses electric fields to propel electrically-charged particles. TVs and X-ray machines are examples of small-scale particle accelerators.)

–Now, I’m not going to bore you with all the scientific details of the project . . . because chances are most of us wouldn’t really understand them anyway.

–But the gist is that the LHC could allow scientists to see invisible “dark matter” that makes up 96% of the universe . . . and could allow them to detect up to TEN dimensions (–right now, we can only detect three dimensions . . . length, width and depth).

–Sounds pretty cool, right? It is . . . but there’s just one tiny problem.

–See, there’s a slight possibility that when the device is activated in August . . . the world will be DESTROYED. The two main concerns are:

#1.) That the LHC could spit out killer particles called strangelets which would basically eat away at the planet until it was nothing more than a lifeless rock. Or . . .

#2.) That the LHC could cause a black hole to form . . . which would swallow the planet.

–According to some scientists, the odds of global annihilation occurring when the LHC is switched on in August . . . are about ONE in 50 MILLION.

(Wired)

(–OK, so ONE in 50 MILLION are pretty good odds . . . but we’re talking about the end of the world here. At what point is it too risky to continue the experiment? ONE in 10 MILLION odds? ONE in a MILLION? What’s the cut off point???)

done.

i realize its linked to politics. i simply didn't feel that was what i was referencing with our superiority complex.

aw well. i'm going to bed. i still think you're awesome for being able to rebut every argument made. whether you care or not, i just thought you should know.