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uriel1972

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14. Not exactly...

Reply to mr_lebowski (Reply #2)

Tue May 21, 2019, 10:14 PM

May 2019

The ancient mathematicians were as bright as we are and had figured out that the Earth was round and were very close to it's circumference measurement. There were atheists back then and all sorts. Don't be so down on the "Ancients" they were pretty cluey.

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I don't understand the mathematics of cosmology completely. [View all] MineralMan May 2019 OP

Nice post. They (scientists) can't reconcile between Quantum Mechanics and Physics ... SWBTATTReg May 2019 #1

There are a few people working hard on that. MineralMan May 2019 #3

If the Cosmos is indeed infinite, wouldn't there then be infinite possible mathematics and physics? Midnight Writer May 2019 #5

Yes, probably. MineralMan May 2019 #7

The poets may be closer to the truth than the physicists. "What if 6 turned out to be 9?" Midnight Writer May 2019 #10

That reminds me a little of a problem I had when I was creating MineralMan May 2019 #6

Clever way to resolve the printer issue...there is a cosmological constant ... SWBTATTReg May 2019 #11

Yes. I've seen that. I'm watching to see how the controversy MineralMan May 2019 #12

Every post I ever read of yours in this forum I think ... you literally could be me, MM ;) mr_lebowski May 2019 #2

Don't say that! Guillaumeb already thinks there is only one MineralMan May 2019 #4

Not to mention it's close cousin... uriel1972 May 2019 #15

Not exactly... uriel1972 May 2019 #14

There is no Noble prize in math Midnightwalk May 2019 #8

You're right. Physics it is, then. MineralMan May 2019 #9

S.T.F.U. ALL OF YIZ ! 3Hotdogs May 2019 #13