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Post by Stammerhead on Jan 10, 2019 23:57:18 GMT
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Post by Catman on Jan 11, 2019 0:10:54 GMT
Anna sure could in Frozen. How do you think she and Kristoff survived that 200 foot fall?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2019 0:27:13 GMT
Sure they can. I went into a little metal box the other day and pushed a button, and I levitated about a hundred feet up.
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Post by Stammerhead on Jan 11, 2019 0:34:45 GMT
Anna sure could in Frozen. How do you think she and Kristoff survived that 200 foot fall? QED I explained how this works in an early comic strip called The Logic of Improbability. Unfortunately the strip isn't all that good so I won't post a link to it.
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Post by general313 on Jan 11, 2019 0:36:04 GMT
Only people with special powers like Jesus or Luke Skywalker.
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Post by thefleetsin on Jan 11, 2019 1:19:52 GMT
only if you're the son of a living god. otherwise, take the bus.
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Post by Vegas on Jan 11, 2019 2:02:21 GMT
I had a recurring dream when I was a pup... that I could just bend my legs back at the knees and levitate off of the ground.. and I could propel myself forward by paddling my hands really fast. - --( ) Those were cool dreams.
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Post by Arlon10 on Jan 11, 2019 2:15:46 GMT
Only people with special powers like Jesus or Luke Skywalker. Interesting choices. Often science "fiction" or scientific speculation deals with things that were once termed "supernatural." That is for example gravity is a natural force because it is known to operate consistently in nature. Defying gravity would be "supernatural" except that many today people don't like that term. They believe they can speculate all day about defying gravity without calling it supernatural.
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Post by goz on Jan 11, 2019 2:43:41 GMT
Only people with special powers like Jesus or Luke Skywalker. Interesting choices. Often science "fiction" or scientific speculation deals with things that were once termed "supernatural." That is for example gravity is a natural force because it is known to operate consistently in nature. Defying gravity would be "supernatural" except that many today people don't like that term. They believe they can speculate all day about defying gravity without calling it supernatural. I am sorry that I cannot maintain a straight face and gravity after reading this particular word salad. May I suggest a little coleslaw dressing? I think quite many organic brands call themselves 'super natural'!
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Post by Arlon10 on Jan 11, 2019 2:46:44 GMT
Interesting choices. Often science "fiction" or scientific speculation deals with things that were once termed "supernatural." That is for example gravity is a natural force because it is known to operate consistently in nature. Defying gravity would be "supernatural" except that many today people don't like that term. They believe they can speculate all day about defying gravity without calling it supernatural. I am sorry that I cannot maintain a straight face and gravity after reading this particular word salad. May I suggest a little coleslaw dressing? I think quite many organic brands call themselves 'super natural'! I'm not being intentionally cryptic. Maybe the problem is on your end.
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Post by goz on Jan 11, 2019 2:53:04 GMT
I am sorry that I cannot maintain a straight face and gravity after reading this particular word salad. May I suggest a little coleslaw dressing? I think quite many organic brands call themselves 'super natural'! I'm not being intentionally cryptic. Maybe the problem is on your end. Nope. You have the problem all on your own.
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Post by Stammerhead on Jan 11, 2019 9:40:09 GMT
Interesting choices. Often science "fiction" or scientific speculation deals with things that were once termed "supernatural." That is for example gravity is a natural force because it is known to operate consistently in nature. Defying gravity would be "supernatural" except that many today people don't like that term. They believe they can speculate all day about defying gravity without calling it supernatural. I am sorry that I cannot maintain a straight face and gravity after reading this particular word salad. May I suggest a little coleslaw dressing? I think quite many organic brands call themselves 'super natural'! I think he’s talking about concepts like anti-gravity and Superman’s ability to fly. We accept them in science fiction and fantasy stories without seeing this as supernatural.
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Post by general313 on Jan 11, 2019 15:45:38 GMT
Only people with special powers like Jesus or Luke Skywalker. Interesting choices. Often science "fiction" or scientific speculation deals with things that were once termed "supernatural." That is for example gravity is a natural force because it is known to operate consistently in nature. Defying gravity would be "supernatural" except that many today people don't like that term. They believe they can speculate all day about defying gravity without calling it supernatural. One big reason scientists are reluctant to the idea of the supernatural is that history is replete with cases where what at first seems supernatural turns out, on closer inspection, to be quite natural. A great example that I've brought up before is Vitalism: the belief that "living organisms are fundamentally different from non-living entities because they contain some non-physical element or are governed by different principles than are inanimate things".
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Post by FilmFlaneur on Jan 11, 2019 18:02:08 GMT
One of the most famous alleged levitators of modern times was the Victorian medium Daniel Home. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Dunglas_Home As one can see, there are questions about many, if not all of the claims but his career still makes for fascinating reading. I recommend the principal book on the subject by Peter Lamont: The First Psychic: The Extraordinary Mystery of a Notorious Victorian Wizard. (2005). Further back there is St Joseph of Cupertino, also worth reading about in The Man Who Could Fly: St. Joseph of Copertino and the Mystery of Levitation by Michael Grosso.
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Post by Aj_June on Jan 11, 2019 18:07:04 GMT
Only people with special powers like Jesus or Luke Skywalker. I gather Luke Skywalker is a character from the Star Wars movie series. I guess Star Wars is one of the few famous movies of Sci-fi category that I have not seen. Just wanted to ask how strongly would you recommend the series? Answer not as a person who saw it in childhood but as you would if you were to see it for the first time now.
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Post by general313 on Jan 11, 2019 18:23:20 GMT
Only people with special powers like Jesus or Luke Skywalker. I gather Luke Skywalker is a character from the Star Wars movie series. I guess Star Wars is one of the few famous movies of Sci-fi category that I have not seen. Just wanted to ask how strongly would you recommend the series? Answer not as a person who saw it in childhood but as you would if you were to see it for the first time now. I'd say it's definitely worth watching (in part because of how embedded it is our culture) unless you really dislike fantasy, although I gather that you're a GOT fan, so that shouldn't be a problem. It's more kid friendly than GOT, like many of the Marvel Universe blockbusters. Watch Episodes 4 (A New Hope), 5 (The Empire Strikes Back), 6 (The Return of the Jedi). If, after that you're still interested, go onto 7 and on. For me Episodes 1, 2 and 3 were a complete waste of time. Just set your expectations a bit lower than those for, say, GOT, and you should enjoy it. I better stop now before I get roasted by a Star Wars fanboy.
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Post by geode on Jan 11, 2019 18:34:33 GMT
Yes, my favored means is Cathay Pacific Airlines.
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Post by Catman on Jan 11, 2019 18:53:43 GMT
People at the Maharishi School in Fairfield, Iowa, used to claim they could.
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Post by Stammerhead on Jan 11, 2019 22:00:10 GMT
People at the Maharishi School in Fairfield, Iowa, used to claim they could. Was that a Yogic Flying Circus?
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Post by Arlon10 on Jan 12, 2019 0:02:16 GMT
Interesting choices. Often science "fiction" or scientific speculation deals with things that were once termed "supernatural." That is for example gravity is a natural force because it is known to operate consistently in nature. Defying gravity would be "supernatural" except that many today people don't like that term. They believe they can speculate all day about defying gravity without calling it supernatural. One big reason scientists are reluctant to the idea of the supernatural is that history is replete with cases where what at first seems supernatural turns out, on closer inspection, to be quite natural. A great example that I've brought up before is Vitalism: the belief that "living organisms are fundamentally different from non-living entities because they contain some non-physical element or are governed by different principles than are inanimate things". Before and after the periodic chart of the elements was "completed" represent very different phases in the expansion of science. It is a consistently observable ("scientific") fact that non living clusters of molecules do not "evolve" in the same way as living things. Smaller cluster have the competitive advantage over larger ones. Non living things are obviously fundamentally different in that they have systems of energy collection and utilization and protection against the environment among other things required for their continued assembly. It is the old concept of "animalcules" that is passe. You've been using faulty sources again.
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