Possible for some, seemingly impossible for some more.
Some go back and forth?
Scientific American: What Humans Could Be.
Monday, April 20, 2020
Koreans with BCG Vaccinations vs Countries with Serious Coronavirus Infections?
Remember reading about Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccinations seem to reduce the number of deaths due to coronavirus and that they were conducting studies into it.
Also used to prevent recurrence of bladder cancer. They flush the bladder with it and the bladder walls become more resistant to cancer. In most of the cases.
Have a feeling that this could be one of the reasons why Korea has managed to keep the number of coronavirus infections in control. Along with the masks and contact tracing...
The link is to an article on the matter.
BCG Vaccine Fighting Coronavirus in South Asia
Also used to prevent recurrence of bladder cancer. They flush the bladder with it and the bladder walls become more resistant to cancer. In most of the cases.
Have a feeling that this could be one of the reasons why Korea has managed to keep the number of coronavirus infections in control. Along with the masks and contact tracing...
The link is to an article on the matter.
BCG Vaccine Fighting Coronavirus in South Asia
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Is God an Entity, Force, or Some Other Phenomenon?
Doubt that God is something like that most religions describe. Seems to be too much from a human perspective.
Feelings, emotions, and the ilk are human characteristics. What if God did not have feelings, emotions and such?
Wonder if God has something to do with knowledge, reason, or conscience? Maybe enjoyment of music...
Even religions like music.
Could it be that good people enjoy music and other things in life than bad people? That's a good thought.
Could it be that good people think more clearly and are more satisfied with life than bad people? Seems to be so.
Even religions like music.
Could it be that good people enjoy music and other things in life than bad people? That's a good thought.
Could it be that good people think more clearly and are more satisfied with life than bad people? Seems to be so.
Friday, April 3, 2020
Seoul Is Almost Back To Normal - Very Crowded
Koreans seem to have great confidence in the government and health officials being able to contain coronavirus.
There are still cases because of churches not following recommendations. They can hold services, but they need to record the names of those attending, check for fever, not sit them closely together and wear masks.
Most churches are holding online services, but there are those who disregard the recommendations and are very hostile.
There were some outbreaks in call centers, mental institutions, hospitals and elderly homes.
However, markets are crowded, buses are crowded and so on with almost everyone wearing masks.
There are still cases because of churches not following recommendations. They can hold services, but they need to record the names of those attending, check for fever, not sit them closely together and wear masks.
Most churches are holding online services, but there are those who disregard the recommendations and are very hostile.
There were some outbreaks in call centers, mental institutions, hospitals and elderly homes.
However, markets are crowded, buses are crowded and so on with almost everyone wearing masks.
Sunday, March 15, 2020
Maybe I am stupid? But...
If the theoretical "Big Bang" created mostly hydrogen, helium and their isotopes and other things such as stars and explosion created the heavier elements, I don't really understand how stars formed from hydrogen and helium.
Hydrogen and helium dissipate in a vacuum. At below 14.01 Kelvin, they are a metal and can clump together. However, as soon as enough heat is generated, they should change into a gas and dissipate.
Maybe a planet-sized clump of metallic hydrogen formed and in the center, the metallic hydrogen got very hot. Would it have enough energy to implode into a star? Or would it explode with enough force to create heavier elements?
Maybe metallic hydrogen planets smashed into each other at tremendous speeds? That could create heavier elements and eventually cause star formation. That sounds more likely.
Jupiter and other gaseous planets are thought to have cores of metallic hydrogen.
But I don't like the "Big Bang" theory, as it stands now.
I like the theory that eventually all mass becomes energy (theoretically, all mass decays to hydrogen, which then decays into radiation energy), and since theoretically energy isn't affected by time or space, there will be a moment when all the energy in the universe is without time or space, which is what people call a "singularity" and from which supposedly came the "big bang", according to theorists. I think I prefer the term "sudden existence" of mass and space, which would do away with the need for cosmic inflation.
Maybe dark matter is metallic clumps of hydrogen, helium, lithium and other stuff that are too small to be visibly detected directly, and can be detected only through their gravitational effects on surrounding galaxies?
"Dark energy"? Could be the effects of pressure from all the photons and radiation shooting out in all directions. If scientist say they can build a solar sail to propel spaceships, then they should agree that photons and radiation exert pressure on mass causing them to spread out. Will this account for all the "dark energy"? I don't know. Could do the math. Maybe someday...
Did you know that the "edges of the universe" move away from each other at faster than the speed of light?
Wikipedia - Expansion of the Universe
Excerpt -
"This can be seen when observing distant galaxies more than the Hubble radius away from us (approximately 4.5 gigaparsecs or 14.7 billion light-years); these galaxies have a recession speed that is faster than the speed of light. Light that is emitted today from galaxies beyond the cosmological event horizon, about 5 gigaparsecs or 16 billion light-years, will never reach us, although we can still see the light that these galaxies emitted in the past. ".
Hydrogen and helium dissipate in a vacuum. At below 14.01 Kelvin, they are a metal and can clump together. However, as soon as enough heat is generated, they should change into a gas and dissipate.
Maybe a planet-sized clump of metallic hydrogen formed and in the center, the metallic hydrogen got very hot. Would it have enough energy to implode into a star? Or would it explode with enough force to create heavier elements?
Maybe metallic hydrogen planets smashed into each other at tremendous speeds? That could create heavier elements and eventually cause star formation. That sounds more likely.
Jupiter and other gaseous planets are thought to have cores of metallic hydrogen.
But I don't like the "Big Bang" theory, as it stands now.
I like the theory that eventually all mass becomes energy (theoretically, all mass decays to hydrogen, which then decays into radiation energy), and since theoretically energy isn't affected by time or space, there will be a moment when all the energy in the universe is without time or space, which is what people call a "singularity" and from which supposedly came the "big bang", according to theorists. I think I prefer the term "sudden existence" of mass and space, which would do away with the need for cosmic inflation.
Maybe dark matter is metallic clumps of hydrogen, helium, lithium and other stuff that are too small to be visibly detected directly, and can be detected only through their gravitational effects on surrounding galaxies?
"Dark energy"? Could be the effects of pressure from all the photons and radiation shooting out in all directions. If scientist say they can build a solar sail to propel spaceships, then they should agree that photons and radiation exert pressure on mass causing them to spread out. Will this account for all the "dark energy"? I don't know. Could do the math. Maybe someday...
Did you know that the "edges of the universe" move away from each other at faster than the speed of light?
Wikipedia - Expansion of the Universe
Excerpt -
"This can be seen when observing distant galaxies more than the Hubble radius away from us (approximately 4.5 gigaparsecs or 14.7 billion light-years); these galaxies have a recession speed that is faster than the speed of light. Light that is emitted today from galaxies beyond the cosmological event horizon, about 5 gigaparsecs or 16 billion light-years, will never reach us, although we can still see the light that these galaxies emitted in the past. ".
Saturday, March 7, 2020
Grocery Shopping Back to Normal in Seoul Regardless of Coronavirus
Most of the coronavirus cases are due to selfish people who want to avoid quarantine and hide from health officials.
In Daegu, a religious group continued to hold services for their 300,000 members in spite of some of their members being infected and submitted incomplete lists of their churches and members.
After cases spiked, they cancelled services and submitted a revised list. Authorities are investigating if they deliberately submitted incomplete lists. A couple dozen of its members are still not answering their phones and not cooperating with health authorities.
90% of the cases in Korea are in the city of Daegu and surrounding North Kyungsan province.
In Seoul, with around 10m citizens, shopping is back to normal, but only some restaurants and nightclubs are doing good business. A few cases are reported in Seoul each day, but a few cases are reported daily in many cities all around the world.
Korea has tested almost 180,000 people as of this afternoon, mostly members of the religious group (they account for over 60% of the cases).
Almost everyone wears masks in Korea and there are hand sanitizers everywhere.
In Daegu, a religious group continued to hold services for their 300,000 members in spite of some of their members being infected and submitted incomplete lists of their churches and members.
After cases spiked, they cancelled services and submitted a revised list. Authorities are investigating if they deliberately submitted incomplete lists. A couple dozen of its members are still not answering their phones and not cooperating with health authorities.
90% of the cases in Korea are in the city of Daegu and surrounding North Kyungsan province.
In Seoul, with around 10m citizens, shopping is back to normal, but only some restaurants and nightclubs are doing good business. A few cases are reported in Seoul each day, but a few cases are reported daily in many cities all around the world.
Korea has tested almost 180,000 people as of this afternoon, mostly members of the religious group (they account for over 60% of the cases).
Almost everyone wears masks in Korea and there are hand sanitizers everywhere.
Korea needs a president admits to experimenting with pot, like Obama. Too many uptight people here. Some are, like, pot smokers should be incarcerated for a long time because they are a menace to society. Geez! Take a look at the world today, pot is being legalized in more countries every year.
Did you know that Carlos was arrested for pot? I think he got a fine. I'm okay with $5 dollar fines, like in Ann Arbor in the 70s.
Thursday, March 5, 2020
String Theory Proposes There Are Lots of Dimensions
Most say the dimensions in string theory are three spatial dimensions, a time dimension, and many dimensions that are so small that they cannot be detected.
I think that the dimensions, besides the three spatial dimensions and time dimension, are not so small they cannot be detected, but are the dimensions of meaning, intent, life, energy and so on that cannot be detected physically. Meaning, intent and life are "real", so they must have a dimensional quality.
I think that the dimensions, besides the three spatial dimensions and time dimension, are not so small they cannot be detected, but are the dimensions of meaning, intent, life, energy and so on that cannot be detected physically. Meaning, intent and life are "real", so they must have a dimensional quality.