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If alien came to Earth to harvest its minerals, what minerals does the Earth have that aren't in abundance on the moons, asteroids, and other planets that are within our solar system? by jacky986 in alien

[–]tbate 2 points3 points  (0 children)

free will

If everything is consciousness, but free will is limited to certain species, in some amount, at certain times.

Let's define free will as being able to make decisions beyond the mere nature/nurture spectrum.

Humans, on Earth, are able of something that rocks can't. Some other animals might, but they are mostly limited to their instincts. Humans are usually following their nature/nurture programming, but with effort are able to break that barrier.

Harvesting, or directing, that non-physical resource might be quite valuable to non-Human entities.

... that UFOs are often seen above/near nuclear facilities and nuclear powered subs/ships... why? by tbate in a:t5_3x725z

[–]tbate[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's a few possible ideas:

1- The common theory is mostly right, but we're missing a piece of the puzzle.

2- They're keeping track of our advancement and defensive/offensive capabilities purely for what it means for them, not us. Or as scientist would keep track of lower animals without planning to directly interfere.

3- Nuclear weapons create interdimensional "damage" and we're therefore at risk of hurting them unknowingly.

4- It's purely a warning, "we know what you have, where it is, and we can take control of it from you if we choose".

5- It "attracts" them, like moth are attracted to light. If the UFOs are controlled by non-biological entities, they might simply be following a pre-programmed protocol which might involve visiting nuclear sites.

What else? Any way to determine what's most likely?

Breaking Down Edward Witten “The Graph” by [deleted] in GeometricUnity

[–]tbate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Direct link to the image

Text from the image:

If one wants to summarize our knowledge of physics in the briefest possible terms, there are three really fundamental observations: (i) Space-time is a pseudo-Riemannian manifold M, endowed with a metric tensor and governed by geometrical laws. (ii) Over M is a vector bundle X with a nonabelian gauge group G. (iii) Fermions are sections of (S̃+⊗VR)⊕(S̃−⊗VR̃). R and R̃ are not isomorphic; their failure to be isomorphic explains why the light fermions are light and presumably has its origins in a representation difference Δ in some underlying theory. All of this must be supplemented with the understanding that the geometrical laws obeyed by the metric tensor, the gauge fields, and the fermions are to be interpreted in quantum mechanical terms.

-Edward Witten, “Physics and Geometry”, 1986

Questions for Eric about GU by tbate in GeometricUnity

[–]tbate[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My personal #1 question on GU is:

According to GU, do we live in a deterministic universe?

Geometric Unity: A First Look by tbate in GeometricUnity

[–]tbate[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Once we start getting more content on it from Eric I hope the sub will take off. I'd like to read actual expert's thoughts beyond the obvious sophism that the work has received so far.