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Where do I get my confidence to challenge established theories?

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Re: Where do I get my confidence to challenge established theories?
« Reply #220 on: 27/11/2024 14:09:53 »
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High voltage, high current and high frequency (65000Hz) through the body of Dr Irwin Moon!!!
High current through the body? I think not. Skin effect is significant at 65 kHz and any current greater than 10 mA through the heart can be fatal.
Skin is a part of body.
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Re: Where do I get my confidence to challenge established theories?
« Reply #221 on: 27/11/2024 16:33:30 »
But not the heart. And is mostly dead. "Around" is not the same as "through". 200 volts DC hand-to-hand is potentially lethal if the source impedance is less than 1000 ohm.
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Re: Where do I get my confidence to challenge established theories?
« Reply #222 on: 27/11/2024 16:42:03 »
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The reproducibility crisis and other problems in science | John Ioannidis
Big problem in medical research is the poor quality of input material. Huge variability of tolerance and robustness even among "normals", and every patient is by definition abnormal.

Secondary problem of applied research (i.e. clinical medicine) is the expectation of recovery as the norm (every "failure" makes headlines) despite the variability not only of the input patient and condition thereof, but also his subsequent behavior and environment.

Statistical significance is just that - it doesn't guarantee individual outcomes.  So a billion people not dying from COVID is not seen as a triumph of vaccination, but one associated cardiac death, though statistically insignificant,  can set the entire program back.
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Re: Where do I get my confidence to challenge established theories?
« Reply #223 on: 15/12/2024 07:23:55 »
A New Physics Breakthrough Could Change Everything
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?New physics? is a catch-all term for fundamentally new discoveries in physics (such as dark matter, quantum gravity, or a theory of everything) which push the boundaries of how we understand our reality. How could new discoveries in these areas of research affect our lives? Let?s take a look at what knowledge and practical use we could potentially gain.

If we can learn something from Alpha Zero, AI models initially learn from human knowledge. But at some point, human knowledge becomes more of obstacles from further advancements. It's likely because of some false assumptions are tightly embedded in existing knowledge and no one is willing to discard them.
AI models with access to physical reality can break that limitations. But of course it comes with its own risks.
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Re: Where do I get my confidence to challenge established theories?
« Reply #224 on: 15/12/2024 12:01:51 »
Quote from: hamdani yusuf on 15/12/2024 07:23:55
new discoveries in physics (such as dark matter, quantum gravity, or a theory of everything)
Wrong. These are hypotheses, not discoveries.
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Re: Where do I get my confidence to challenge established theories?
« Reply #225 on: 15/12/2024 12:55:18 »
Quote from: alancalverd on 15/12/2024 12:01:51
Quote from: hamdani yusuf on 15/12/2024 07:23:55
new discoveries in physics (such as dark matter, quantum gravity, or a theory of everything)
Wrong. These are hypotheses, not discoveries.
What makes them different?
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Re: Where do I get my confidence to challenge established theories?
« Reply #226 on: 16/12/2024 09:28:18 »
You really need to learn about the scientific method. It's what distinguishes honest men from priests.
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Re: Where do I get my confidence to challenge established theories?
« Reply #227 on: 16/12/2024 15:08:49 »
Quote from: alancalverd on 16/12/2024 09:28:18
You really need to learn about the scientific method. It's what distinguishes honest men from priests.
Honest men make mistakes sometimes.
But the opposite should be called conmen.

String Theory Isn?t Dead
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Heard anything of string theory lately? Well, there have been a few developments. Apparently it?s not dead, going by a recent review article. The article also lists all the things that string theorists have learned recently. And they indeed learned something. Let?s take a look.
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Re: Where do I get my confidence to challenge established theories?
« Reply #228 on: 10/01/2025 08:44:13 »
3 steps to finding confidence | Kris Kelso | TEDxOldHickory
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The common advice of ?fake it til you make it? can actually hurt you more than it helps, but there?s a better approach. In this TEDxOldHickory talk, Kris Kelso explains how to develop ?Humble Confidence? and avoid the temptation to be fake when the stakes are high. Kris Kelso, PCC, is a Keynote Speaker, author, and a two-time company founder. 

He has worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs, business owners, and their leadership teams as a coach, facilitator, and mentor, and speaks to audiences around the world. He is the Dean of Entrepreneurship at the Professional Christian Coaching Institute, a Faculty Coach at Heroic Public Speaking, an advisor and instructor at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center, and is a contributing writer for Fast Company Magazine, Yahoo Finance, and The Nashville Business Journal.  He and his wife have three sons and live in a suburb of Nashville, Tennessee.
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Re: Where do I get my confidence to challenge established theories?
« Reply #229 on: 10/01/2025 16:55:00 »
Quote from: hamdani yusuf on 16/12/2024 15:08:49
Honest men make mistakes sometimes.
But the opposite should be called conmen.
Priests never make mistakes. They speak with absolute certainty about things you will never know to be wrong.
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Re: Where do I get my confidence to challenge established theories?
« Reply #230 on: 11/01/2025 04:50:49 »
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Honest men make mistakes sometimes.
But the opposite should be called conmen.
Priests never make mistakes. They speak with absolute certainty about things you will never know to be wrong.
We know that the earth is older than ten thousand years.
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Re: Where do I get my confidence to challenge established theories?
« Reply #231 on: 11/01/2025 10:22:12 »
Ah, my son, it all depends on what you mean by a year. Genesis is an allegory, and in the eyes of the Creator what you call a year is more like a nanosecond..... Why else would Man have this instinctive desire to prostrate himself before God every 7 days? 
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« Reply #232 on: 12/01/2025 00:39:02 »
People need some break from routine activities.
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« Reply #233 on: 12/01/2025 01:30:57 »
The Huge Flaw in Quantum Mechanics Few Physicists Take Seriously
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Penrose is one of the only people that speaks coherently about these matters. Everyone else is lost in mathematical details until they cannot explain what Wednesday means..

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Just like Einstein said when Minkowski "mathematized" special relativity: 'Since the mathematicians have invaded the theory of relativity, I do not understand it myself any more'

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He correctly points out the cheat of the QM and then introduces one of his own, just as bad 😅
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This quote was cut form the interview: "Unfortunately, if you were to take out the old cheat and replace it with a new cheat, you'd end up with Herpes."

He has the confidence to say what most others don't.
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Re: Where do I get my confidence to challenge established theories?
« Reply #234 on: 12/01/2025 15:39:34 »
Quote from: hamdani yusuf on 12/01/2025 00:39:02
People need some break from routine activities.
Such as kneeling before a parasite every 7 days?
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« Reply #235 on: 21/01/2025 04:18:00 »
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People need some break from routine activities.
Such as kneeling before a parasite every 7 days?
Like sleeping or going to a vacation.
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« Reply #236 on: 21/01/2025 11:15:46 »
Those diversions are generally benign or even curative. Religion is evil.
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« Reply #237 on: 25/01/2025 03:27:08 »
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Those diversions are generally benign or even curative. Religion is evil.
How do you define evil?
Is there benefit of religion?
What makes it survive in society?
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« Reply #238 on: 25/01/2025 03:28:47 »
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Re: Where do I get my confidence to challenge established theories?
« Reply #239 on: 30/01/2025 19:08:51 »
Quote from: hamdani yusuf on 25/01/2025 03:27:08
How do you define evil?
inherently harmful
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Is there benefit of religion?
only to the sellers of the product, and those who promote conflict based on religion.
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What makes it survive in society?
bad people
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