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Comment Re:No they can't (Score 1) 210

In philosophy all things are cherry cheese cake. That's why we use a use an actually useful subset of philosophy called logic.

Anything that's red is cherry cheese cake and is delicious. Any thing that's Delicious can be eaten. Things that can be eaten that are not edible are eaten by looking at them and appreciating there deliciousness and feeding the soul.

Comment Re:No they can't (Score 1) 210

You can't prove a negative is not a rule of logic. Go back to school.

Can you prove 2+2 is not equal to 58.
No you can't prove a negative.

Assume 2+2= 58
2= 1+1

1+1+1+1= count them =4
4=58
initial assumption is false
2+2 is in fact not equal to 58 negative proved. This is a counter example to the statement "You can't prove a negative"
"You can't prove a negative" is false

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Yes you can make general statements that are true.
"All general statements are false" is not a rule of logic. Go back to school.

"2+2 is always equal to 4". Is a general statement.
2=1+1
1+1+1+1=count them =4
4=4 true
The particular general statement "2+2 is always equal to 4" is true. "2+2 is always equal to 4" is a counter example to "All general statements are false".
"All general statements are false" is, in fact, its self false.

Comment Re:Probably not (Score 1) 745

With any intelligent socially interacting species, I suspect, such evolutionarily advantageous features are sure to be an exaggerated part of the species anatomy. It's the non-rare boob theory of exobiology.

Comment Re:Something I think is probably unique to Earth. (Score 1) 745

Don't despair, you mentioned several nutrient sharing methods that animals on earth have. An enlarged gland that secretes nutrient solution has many advantages and may be common in the universe. They may have variation in location, number and type, but I'm sure there are analogues on alien species. That is, if we ever could observe them.

Comment Re:Why the idle? (Score 1) 136

Exactly! There is nothing wrong with what they are doing. The air plane is not for going in to space. It's how they will sharpen their skills. Then they will move on. This clean slate method can work. I don't know how long it will take and at some point they will need to procure a lot of fuel and materials but the project is in its planning stage. Good luck to them.

Comment Re:Say waht you will about MS (Score 1) 474

Ok, go build me 2809 square miles worth of heliostat reflectors smarty pants. The problem with solar power in not it's abundence. It's how diffuse it is. People are small and can only do somuch work to get this energy. After a while it makes sense just to dig coal not that there aren't better alternatives.

Comment Re:Say waht you will about MS (Score 1) 474

You also must consider how many lifetimes worth of effort are wasted per twh. Some renewable systems consume many man hours and just don't produce the energy compared to other systems. How many lifetimes are spent building and maintaining a million windmills compared to a nice compact plant with a powerful and efficient steam turbine.

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