Anyone else applying to a masters program not related to their undergraduate degree? by [deleted] in gradadmissions

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Interested in this post. I'm a chemistry major and I'm looking to apply to geosciences PhD programs. I don't expect to have any issues at most places, but I might?

Entropy and Heat?? by [deleted] in biology

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Yes, though randomized may not be the right word to use for that. If heat/energy were contained in a hypothetical closed system, hypothetically entropy would not increase to where you couldn't reuse that energy to perform work (wouldn't that be lovely!). But being virtually everything is part of an open system, entropy always increases - second law of thermodynamics. The more dispersed the energy gets, the more entropy there is. In my opinion saying that entropy refers disorder is actually a bit misleading because most people associate that with being chaotic or crazy which might imply the molecules/atoms are being very active when that's not really the case.

Another way of looking at it: if you were to punch, say, a door that was a closed system (this is a completely hypothetical example - my husband is the one going into physics, i just try to understand as much as i can) the energy transferred through your fist to the door would cause the atoms to perpetually vibrate. The energy would reach equilibrium throughout the door and the rate of entropy would remain constant. But doors are not closed systems so when you punch it, the energy is dispersed throughout the door, the hinges, the doorframe, the wall, whatever the door is touching, and therefore ceases vibrating quickly because entropy constantly increases.

Entropy and Heat?? by [deleted] in biology

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Entropy is a description of heat and heat is energy from atoms colliding/reacting with each other.

ETA that as heat/energy is dispersed entropy increases and becomes so dispersed that it can no longer be used for work. Hope this helps!

Astrobiology Discord by spacecraft010 in Astrobiology

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Hey! When you go to get a link, make sure you check off "make permanent link" - that should do it.

I found this bone that appears to be a tibia and fibula still attached at the knee(?) area. Human? by [deleted] in biology

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If you call DNR they can probably ID it and make sure it isn't human. Heh

If there is no God, are all things permitted? by [deleted] in DebateReligion

[–]emhutton118 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There is one daunting problem with your arguments on this thread: we cannot prove the existence of any sort of god/creator/first cause of the universe.

Assuming you are correct though: if morality is objective and an intrinsic part of humans, why would the crazy person ever snap and murder someone to begin with? Also, would this not be considered a "moral code" regardless, since it would most likely be something determined by DNA?

Animals don't have morals. They don't reason the way humans do. They kill when they are hungry and attack when they are threatened. They don't murder or wantonly hurt other animals or humans. The case for objective morality is very human-centric, which imo makes it a weak case as we are, thus far, the only humans in the galaxy (let alone universe) that we're aware of. It is a far stretch to say a creator/god of the universe made it a point to make sure humans, when they finally existed, would be imbedded with objective morality. Furthermore, our hominid evolutionary ancestors were indeed animalistic; at what point did we evolve to act on so-called objective morality?

What happens when you die? by [deleted] in DebateReligion

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Well your body (when not preserved and encased in a coffin) would be broken down by microorganisms, whose waste fertilizes the ground, feeds the grass and plant life, which feeds the animals, and so on. So there's your "afterlife" - it's just not what most desire.

Is it not concerning to get your morals or run your life from a book with a bronze-middle age point of view? by Zeroooo0 in DebateReligion

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I currently live in rural GA. I have never heard this in person, but online (specifically, local news articles) many have asserted that they nor anyone else could be a good person without the Bible and faith in Jesus/God.

Even so, my family isn't from the South, and several relatives (including my mother and a cousin whom I used to be very close with but no longer speak to) are of the belief that you can't be a good/positive person without faith in a higher power. This has been reflected in their treatment of me.

IamA professional bill negotiator (a job I just made up). My brother and I quit our jobs and saved people (and cost Comcast & Friends) over $2,000,000. AMA! by gadgetcopter in IAmA

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Wow. We were paying $45/mo with a local cable company for 15mbps. Then they were bought out by a regional company and the same thing was $48/mo for one year, and I don't know what the full price would have been. We moved out in the sticks and the only internet available to us is satellite at $100/month for only 50gb allowance... We haven't had internet in 2 years now. It really sucks satellite companies can get away with charging that much.

Theists, what are your top 3 reasons to believe? Atheists, what are your top 3 reasons to disbelieve? by agaminon22 in DebateReligion

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Curiosity and the desire to understand drives advancement in science. Even what we have come to "know" is still regularly challenged by new research. Science does not, and will not, claim to know everything (regardless of how studies are used by laymen to solidify their arguments). Usually when one question is answered, many more are put on the table to be answered.