Needs moar time-cube.
Needs moar time-cube.
Meanwhile, back on Azeroth, the overwhelming majority of the orcs languished in internment camps. One Orc had a dream. A dream to reunite the disparate souls trapped under the lock and key of the Alliance. So he raided the internment camps, freeing those orcs that he could, and reached out to a downtrodden tribe of trolls to aid him in rebuilding a Horde where orcs could live free of the humans who defeated them so long ago. That orc's name was... Rend.
The news title is misleading. His not actually saying the Earth is alive per se, at least not in the everyday sense of the word. Also this theory is pretty bullshit. He's saying that we can model the Earth as being alive - if we redefine life to mean something as basic and not-alive like a gyre. And the only evidence he has seems to be that this incredibly simplistic theory that doesn't actually explain anything is so vague and broad enough that it doesn't outright contradict some scenarios he imagined.
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You need math to back it up buddy, there are lots of nice sounding ideas out there, the problem is none of them offer any proof.
Edit to add: It looks like a very interesting read though, I'll get back to you when I've had time to read through it all.
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just like all other posters who wants to comment on the substance on this theory, I'll read it first.
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Metaphorically I think your right.
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I can feel the elements...they're telling me...no wait, that's my stomach. This "theory" gives me indigestion.
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Here's my take on it. I only skimmed the first 10 pages or so, and found it to be utter bull, so the accuracy of my interpretation is open for debate/ridicule.
One analogy to rule them all
The universe likes balls. Planets are balls. Atoms are balls. Animals are (roughly) balls. Therefore it's completely valid to think of everything as balls. To make the analogy useful, the properties of planets/atoms/animals are translated to spins in different directions/speeds.
The author goes on to state that it's beyond current science to do this accurately, thus making any attempt at validating it with math null and void.
He then goes on to use mathematical-looking notation to make it seem all legit when he tries to explain how interactions between planets/atoms/animals can be viewed as a translation of spins between them.
I'm sure his analogy works in many ways, but it definitely feels that he's stretching it way too far.
"One of these, the natural law of unity, decrees that the living cell and any part of the visible universe are irreducible."
This quote caught my eye, as it is a hallmark of a certain other theory everyone here is certainly very familiar with(intelligent design). Does not appear that this guy has any ties to the discovery institute though after a quick search.
This thread just got cited on Pharyngula
http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngu...is-inevitable/
Now you know I read both =D
I'm sorry, but this displayed such a blatant misunderstanding of basic science that I had to make an account just to reply. First, you misunderstand the how the word theory is used in scientific discourse. A scientific theory explains and predicts something. That prediction is usually done with math, thus, Newton's theory of gravity: F = G*m1*m2/r. What I think you're referring to is the hypothesis.
And this "paper" amounts to even less than that. It's simply conjecture* with no base in observation or empirical evidence. It can't make any predictions, and it can't be proven through experiment. It is essentially a big "What if this is the way the universe works?". It is no more a scientific theory than me suggesting that the earth is really just an abstract representation of a metaphysical turtle swimming through a sea of space-time, ectoplasm, and quantum gyraxiums. The only difference is that I made up less words than this paper did.
Sorry, couldn't let this one slide.
*Special thanks to terrorsolda for the correction =)
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Meanwhile, back on Azeroth, the overwhelming majority of the orcs languished in internment camps. One Orc had a dream. A dream to reunite the disparate souls trapped under the lock and key of the Alliance. So he raided the internment camps, freeing those orcs that he could, and reached out to a downtrodden tribe of trolls to aid him in rebuilding a Horde where orcs could live free of the humans who defeated them so long ago. That orc's name was... Rend.
Oh, but technically, it is breathing and reproducing. Only technically tho.
The earth is not only the planet, but all that lives on it. The planet gave birth to whatever kind of micro bio-organisms that then evolved onward and brought us life as we know it. Everything on earth is connected together. From the trees to the bees.
Take this movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqxEN...-button&wide=1 It's a good movie to watch. Plus it's free!
I'm sorry, but I couldn't let your incorrect use of hypothesis slide. A scientific hypothesis, in the context of the scientific method, must be testable. Yet, you state that this hypothesis cannot be proven through experiment. Thus, it is not testable. I believe you are looking for a word similar to conjecture, not hypothesis.
This is what PhD graduates do with their time now?
Christ I hate pseudoscience.
Honestly his "theory" is garbage, something I'd expect from a low budget documentary.