tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post8532953589296444526..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: Everything vibrates. It really does.Sabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-12522223419868548292021-08-22T06:05:44.372-04:002021-08-22T06:05:44.372-04:00Hi All,
I've just deleted some comments of pe...Hi All,<br /><br />I've just deleted some comments of people insulting each other and I'm turning comments off. That's it. I have other things to do. Please find some other place to have fun. Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1718988275597189212021-08-22T02:47:14.179-04:002021-08-22T02:47:14.179-04:00Remi didn't read what was on the tin, obviousl...Remi didn't read what was on the tin, obviously.C Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723392308309671498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-47168115014229745672021-08-22T02:42:13.330-04:002021-08-22T02:42:13.330-04:00I'm doing well, getting back to normal, thanks...I'm doing well, getting back to normal, thanks.<br />I do think though, one needs to keep a hard line between science and personal beliefs/speculation, and I think we're pretty good at that. As I've said, I enjoy those excursions here.<br />I don't think everything is alive but if one accepts Superdeterminism, the Universe is all interconnected, so our thoughts and dreams, living C Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723392308309671498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-46036159479487828832021-08-22T02:38:59.413-04:002021-08-22T02:38:59.413-04:00Hi C Thompson,
I would recommend to you the Philos...Hi C Thompson,<br />I would recommend to you the Philosophy of Stoicism. It has been of great value to me, and I recommend The Beginner’s Guide to Stoicism by Matthew J. Van Natta.<br />Meditation is a great help also, and Tibetan Bowl music helps to clear the mind. You can stream it on youtube.<br /><br />The best way for me to get what I want is to:<br />A. Visualize my long-term goals.<br />B.Mr. Jonathan Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06001639663507984948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-49042980062507589182021-08-22T01:58:01.071-04:002021-08-22T01:58:01.071-04:00Remi1:06 PM, August 21, 2021
"It's also ...Remi1:06 PM, August 21, 2021<br /><br />"It's also incredibly rude to lecture adults in their beliefs "<br /><br />But the vast majority of people who qualify as adults by chronological age hold beliefs from the other side of the Enlightenment, so knowledge-wise can be considered to be -500 years old or younger.Steven Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13898046706669437332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-84636816879849455592021-08-22T01:54:02.512-04:002021-08-22T01:54:02.512-04:00Sounds good to me.Sounds good to me.C Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723392308309671498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-3033902364409484482021-08-22T00:59:11.462-04:002021-08-22T00:59:11.462-04:00BillD,
Sorry about that.
I was responding to th...BillD,<br /><br />Sorry about that. <br /><br />I was responding to the commenter who posts under the name Remi, one of those people who know nothing about science communication but do not hesitate to give advice to successful science communicators. <br /><br />And who then go on to proclaim that I must have a mental health problem because I know I'm good at my job. Yeah. I think that person Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-32853032413569261002021-08-22T00:44:17.544-04:002021-08-22T00:44:17.544-04:00Remi,
This blogpost is not about vaccination. You...Remi,<br /><br />This blogpost is not about vaccination. Your comment is off-topic and I will not approve further of your off-topic comments. Please try to distribute your awesome insights elsewhere, thanks. Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-60526271422679077222021-08-21T19:47:05.059-04:002021-08-21T19:47:05.059-04:00*Sigh* Of course, those two lovely ladies are fell...*Sigh* Of course, those two lovely ladies are fellow Americans, and I'll bet anything they're from one of the Southern States. I've heard of ignorance, willful ignorance and stupidity, but never willful stupidity. God help us.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243006930165511059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-44931561353899404362021-08-21T17:10:37.634-04:002021-08-21T17:10:37.634-04:00Anyone hearing - experiencing - J.S.Bach's &qu...Anyone hearing - experiencing - J.S.Bach's "Tocata and fugue in D minor" played on a cathedral organ will tell you it's way more impressive than hearing it even on the best home hi-fi. Same frequencies, same note patterns, same tempos, but the spectral amplitudes are way different.<br /><br />That, having experienced both, corresponds exactly with C. Thompson's comment.<br />BillDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907239887771574688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-71892784840042588842021-08-21T16:50:00.340-04:002021-08-21T16:50:00.340-04:00Sabine, to whom are you speaking here? What exactl...Sabine, to whom are you speaking here? What exactly is being misunderstood? Who of all the above, are claiming to be experts? You know that thing about being precise in communication?BillDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907239887771574688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-62049817428652797802021-08-21T16:43:27.478-04:002021-08-21T16:43:27.478-04:00Sabine, to whom are you speaking here? What are th...Sabine, to whom are you speaking here? What are they misunderstanding? What matters are they erroneously believing themselves to be experts about? Just asking...<br />BillDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907239887771574688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-6532745756739021312021-08-21T16:17:34.814-04:002021-08-21T16:17:34.814-04:00Oscillations are related to interactions and decoh...Oscillations are related to interactions and decoherence. Then we are talking about accelerations.<br /><br />In the Special Relativity you can interprete that accelerated frame causes age for an inertial frame when acceleration towards - the farther away an inertially moving reference object is the stronger is aging.<br /><br />Acceleration is absolute unlike relative inertial motion. Lightlike Eusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114706429392111062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-6759195140476952252021-08-21T15:37:08.899-04:002021-08-21T15:37:08.899-04:00@ Remi: I remember one day as an undergraduate I h...@ Remi: I remember one day as an undergraduate I had a number of friends come to me with all sorts of questions about ancient aliens. There had been a program on TV the night before, yes I did go to college towards the end of a time documentaries were broadcast, and it featured Eric Von Daniken's ideas about how space aliens came to Earth in our past. It is of course pure hokum and nonsense, Lawrence Crowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12090839464038445335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-33580938114240512852021-08-21T15:34:17.063-04:002021-08-21T15:34:17.063-04:00That’s a tough crowd over there on youtube.
You ma...That’s a tough crowd over there on youtube.<br />You make a little mistake in the comment section, and they treat you like you said that Lambda wasn’t a free constant in GR, or something!<br />Thanks for the heart emoji, Sabine.<br />Mr. Jonathan Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06001639663507984948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-5473410341014861902021-08-21T15:20:13.875-04:002021-08-21T15:20:13.875-04:00I would say that Eddington is still largely right....I would say that Eddington is still largely right. The deviations from the second law are for observations of semi-classical or quantum physics. The second law is pretty air tight on the large scale.<br /><br />IT is Saint-Saens.<br /><br />I mentioned this event in my life with Peruvian vessels, which occurred during graduate school years, because the wildly varying harmonic shifts that occurredLawrence Crowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12090839464038445335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-6853675836386813502021-08-21T14:55:27.393-04:002021-08-21T14:55:27.393-04:00And, Dr. Hossenfelder can be corrected and say tha...And, Dr. Hossenfelder can be corrected and say thanks, as well as admit to not understanding or knowing something, so rather un-smug. That's on her blog, YouTube channel and elsewhere.C Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723392308309671498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-80611195102160106492021-08-21T14:52:34.211-04:002021-08-21T14:52:34.211-04:00I am well aware I have much about physics to learn...I am well aware I have much about physics to learn but I've quite a lot of personal and online experience with people who believe different things. <br />The ones I've known personally can be quite thoughtful and intelligent; some also believe in science and medicine along with it. I've time to have discussions with them, and understand where they're coming from.<br /><br />OthersC Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723392308309671498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-77503274898977134582021-08-21T14:27:19.293-04:002021-08-21T14:27:19.293-04:00C Thompson wrote:
"I think the difference bet...C Thompson wrote:<br />"I think the difference between 'woo-woo' and metaphysics is that metaphysics can be used to think and discuss scientific knowledge and ideas whereas woo denies science, or seeks to twist the language into false uses."<br /><br />Hello C (I hope you are recovering nicely from your recent medical issue).<br /><br />Yeah, well, the problem is that the Keith D. Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630496579402615153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-78010621280268178262021-08-21T13:57:15.976-04:002021-08-21T13:57:15.976-04:00Does this mean that the answer to the question (pa...Does this mean that the answer to the question (paradox) "What happens when the irresistible force meets the immovable object?" is "It oscillates".DavidtheHopelesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13133334356339883729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-33872494760178042832021-08-21T13:27:55.048-04:002021-08-21T13:27:55.048-04:00>> Well, you were wrong. It is abundantly cl...>> Well, you were wrong. It is abundantly clear from your comment that you completely misunderstand my target audience. It never ceases to amaze me how many people believe themselves to be experts in all kinds of matters they know absolutely nothing about.<br /><br />Oh dear. Narcissism, (it's complex).<br /><br />Let's just be grown up and not try to dominate other people. We can Remihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02215058871423908929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-47954921035650312392021-08-21T13:23:10.870-04:002021-08-21T13:23:10.870-04:00This comment will probably be censored: Several we...This comment will probably be censored: Several well-regarded scientists, as well as a Nobel Laureate have expressed concerns about vaccinating during a pandemic and risking viral escape. They have also expressed concerns about "Original viral sin" with powerful modern vaccines. Now this is not the place to discuss such matters and one couldn't, unless one had the medical or Remihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02215058871423908929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-86937559157775794682021-08-21T13:09:55.098-04:002021-08-21T13:09:55.098-04:00Well, you were wrong. It is abundantly clear from ...Well, you were wrong. It is abundantly clear from your comment that you completely misunderstand my target audience. It never ceases to amaze me how many people believe themselves to be experts in all kinds of matters they know absolutely nothing about. Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-17119104556036934362021-08-21T13:06:19.792-04:002021-08-21T13:06:19.792-04:00As Sagan said, "Keep an open mind but don'...As Sagan said, "Keep an open mind but don't let your brains fall out". It's also incredibly rude to lecture adults in their beliefs - leave them to it. If they come to you or challenge you, that is the time.<br /><br />You're also forgetting the history of science and all the smug people that made comments like:-<br /><br />“Everything that can be invented has been invented.Remihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02215058871423908929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-39953428590738927142021-08-21T12:46:44.232-04:002021-08-21T12:46:44.232-04:00Remi, there's a video Dr. Hossenfelder made th...Remi, there's a video Dr. Hossenfelder made that discusses whether religion is scientific; I found it was thoughtful and fair. I reccommend watching that and similarly philosophical videos if you want another side of Dr. Hossenfelder as a communicator.C Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723392308309671498noreply@blogger.com