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We've all known since 2006 that gravity isn't real! n/t DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2013 #1
LOL! LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #18
May 5, 1961 AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #29
Well... actually... Scootaloo Aug 2013 #53
There is no gravity... Wounded Bear Aug 2013 #128
About that size-of-the-universe stuff-- Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #2
Steve Jobs took acid (talked about it in public) and was a Buddhist. JDPriestly Aug 2013 #23
I knew Macs didn't really exist rbrnmw Aug 2013 #38
Those ipads ipods and iphones rbrnmw Aug 2013 #39
If people now-a-days only knew. RC Aug 2013 #3
It helps to have an agenda Hydra Aug 2013 #4
And just forget about Einstein. napoleon_in_rags Aug 2013 #5
i don't trust a man who can't comb his hair. unblock Aug 2013 #6
Well, that rules out Godel too. napoleon_in_rags Aug 2013 #7
well i hear he was an incomplete and inconsistent man, but i can't prove it. unblock Aug 2013 #8
LOL! +1000. nt napoleon_in_rags Aug 2013 #9
And I'm not too sure about that Heisenberg guy, either!! lastlib Aug 2013 #162
hey, isn't he that meth chemist guy? unblock Aug 2013 #165
Ada Lovelace, the worlds very first computer-programmer, was a woman. Does that count? DetlefK Aug 2013 #10
well i can easily dodge this question as i've already dismissed computers entirely ;) unblock Aug 2013 #11
Of course it matters - how dare she be a woman! demwing Aug 2013 #27
She came up with the concept of computer "bugs" IDemo Aug 2013 #51
Grace Hopper found the first actual "bug". riqster Aug 2013 #84
i just saw the story of her life SwampG8r Aug 2013 #73
Mr. Neville Shunt: riqster Aug 2013 #85
Read this tiny subthread R. Daneel Olivaw Aug 2013 #12
lol! unblock Aug 2013 #13
LOL! Aerows Aug 2013 #33
Thumbs up!!!! Heidi Aug 2013 #111
and the Royal Society is a buncha Rosicrucians! and Copernicus cited Hermes Trismegistus! MisterP Aug 2013 #14
The OP is obviously a reaction to something that s/he thinks everybody knows about ... Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #15
questioning my motives! how dare you! unblock Aug 2013 #16
No. I'm questioning your method. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #17
well it's reasonable to dismiss everything i post, anyway. i'm an atheist, after all! unblock Aug 2013 #20
Tesla: Hysterical Attention Whore LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #19
shocking! unblock Aug 2013 #21
heh heh heh demwing Aug 2013 #28
As are Plato Aerows Aug 2013 #56
Wonderful! Thanks. JDPriestly Aug 2013 #22
Too bad that DUzys are so much work. Lots of good stuff on this thread n/t eridani Aug 2013 #24
K&R Vinnie From Indy Aug 2013 #25
Is Someone Questioning a Law of Physics? Skraxx Aug 2013 #26
Einstein wasn't a flawed, hypocritical, proven liar? Aerows Aug 2013 #31
worse, einstein had an *agenda*! there was even some talk about him and the presidency of israel! unblock Aug 2013 #35
I'm still waiting for the questioning of the Laws of Physics claim Aerows Aug 2013 #37
Yes Aerows Aug 2013 #40
So No One Is Questioning a Law of Physics? Skraxx Aug 2013 #42
I'm ready when you are Aerows Aug 2013 #45
About What? Physics? Testable and Falsifiable Hypotheses? Skraxx Aug 2013 #49
i never had a problem with that, but the credibility of its proponents has be called into question. unblock Aug 2013 #59
Cat plays with mouse; mouse befuddled LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #77
So Then You Don't Understand The Concept Of Testable Hypotheses Skraxx Aug 2013 #86
*i* understand the concept. but i'm told to focus on the proponents rather than the data unblock Aug 2013 #90
Who Is Telling You To Ignore Scientific Evidence? Skraxx Aug 2013 #94
why, it's all around us! unblock Aug 2013 #99
Is A Law of Phsyics the Same Thing as Any Old "idea and agenda"? Skraxx Aug 2013 #101
It is to truthers jberryhill Aug 2013 #109
. Iggo Aug 2013 #96
You have to understand. GG's words are as irrefutable as gravity. joshcryer Aug 2013 #83
Is That What This Is About? Comparing A Law of Physics To Glenn Greenwalds Reporting? Skraxx Aug 2013 #87
Seriously, I don't see anyone questioning the Law of Physics Aerows Aug 2013 #32
Then What Is This Post About Newton? Skraxx Aug 2013 #43
Thread derail = successful Aerows Aug 2013 #46
Is This Post About Newton and the Law of Gravity? Is the OP Unclear on the Concept of Testable Skraxx Aug 2013 #47
It is quite an impressive piece of ironic writing Riftaxe Aug 2013 #66
Whoa Aerows Aug 2013 #74
I'm a progressive, and a lesbian Aerows Aug 2013 #75
I read that post as his imagining being a liberal is left of progressive BainsBane Aug 2013 #76
So His Reporting Is Akin To A Law of Physics? His Claims Are Testable and Falsifiable? Skraxx Aug 2013 #88
PLONK. sibelian Aug 2013 #68
no, no, no. PLANK! unblock Aug 2013 #70
No..... PLANCK jberryhill Aug 2013 #103
arrgh! curse that crazy german spelling! unblock Aug 2013 #105
I'm pretty sure all science is now wrong thanks to OP. joshcryer Aug 2013 #82
This isn't a Clapper thread. n/t DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2013 #107
I doubt that Democracy stuff Aerows Aug 2013 #30
I once made a scale-model country out of colored clay. riqster Aug 2013 #34
LMAO! n/t Aerows Aug 2013 #36
My work here is done. Tip your servers! riqster Aug 2013 #52
I'm usually sharper than this Aerows Aug 2013 #55
You're Comparing Ideas about Democracy with a Law of Physics? Are They The Same Type of Thing? Skraxx Aug 2013 #44
Derail thread = successful Aerows Aug 2013 #48
This OP is not About Questioning Gravity? Then What is it About? Skraxx Aug 2013 #50
Scientists proved the theory of gravity was flawed LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #78
Indeed! Skraxx Aug 2013 #89
Who? LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #91
You Know, The Messiah, Glenn Greenwald Skraxx Aug 2013 #95
As a scientist, I am not familiar with his work LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #98
What Facts? Scientific Facts And Laws of Physics? Or Unfalsifiable Claims Made by Individuals? Skraxx Aug 2013 #102
no no no. It's all about personalities silly LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #112
So Someone is Claiming Laws of Physics are Evaluated on Personality? Skraxx Aug 2013 #113
I've certainly come to that view LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #114
Where is this Evaluation of Physical Laws Based on Personality Happening? Skraxx Aug 2013 #115
Well, I've been reading a lot lately LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #116
What "Empirical Facts"? Where is This Questioning Laws of Physics? Skraxx Aug 2013 #117
Why didn't you complain about this in 2006? LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #118
So, No Examples of Someone Questioning A Law of Phyiscs? Got it, thanks! Skraxx Aug 2013 #121
If you don't agree with me you must want Sarah Palin to be President LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #122
Still No Examples of People Questioning Laws of Physics I See, Just Non-Sequitors Skraxx Aug 2013 #123
How Many Boxes Do You Have In Your Garage? LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #124
So That's a "No" Then, You Can't Support This Idiotic OP, Got It! Skraxx Aug 2013 #131
Are You Now or Have You Ever Been a Pole Dancer? LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #132
Are You Asking Me Out? Skraxx Aug 2013 #133
Are You Going to Get A Book Deal Out of This? LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #135
What Sort of Pick Up Line Is That? Now I'm Losing Interest, You Better Step It Up Pal! Skraxx Aug 2013 #136
Did You Once Agree with Someone I Disagreed With? LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #137
I Guess That Means You Can Fly! Who Knew Physics Was A Popularity Contest! Skraxx Aug 2013 #138
Do You Still Think This Thread is About Physics? LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #139
No, But No One Has The Courage To Actually Admit What It's About Because You All Know How Flawed Skraxx Aug 2013 #141
Who? LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #142
Still Don't Have The Courage To Actually Engage on the Topic I See Skraxx Aug 2013 #143
What? LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #144
Exactly Skraxx Aug 2013 #145
Where? LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #146
Wherever You Want, Punkin' Skraxx Aug 2013 #147
Who? LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #149
You're Wearing A Sailor Boy Outfit Aren't You? Skraxx Aug 2013 #151
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023491461 LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #152
Thong? Skraxx Aug 2013 #154
. LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #155
Pasties? Skraxx Aug 2013 #156
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Merkin? Skraxx Aug 2013 #158
. LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #159
Codpiece?? Skraxx Aug 2013 #160
. LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #161
Now You're Singing To Me! I'm So Flattered! You Know You Want To Ask Me Out, Don't Be Shy! Skraxx Aug 2013 #164
This OP is not About Questioning Gravity? Then What is it About? Wounded Bear Aug 2013 #129
And? Skraxx Aug 2013 #130
Counting....nt Wounded Bear Aug 2013 #148
I Had My Doubts About Your Ability To Do So Skraxx Aug 2013 #150
Newton was an untrustworthy jerk because he liked sour green apples. Quantess Aug 2013 #41
And as we all know, God didn't make little green apples. nt riqster Aug 2013 #54
No! I don't trust his motives. Quantess Aug 2013 #58
Granny Smith apples, combined with Vidalia onions Aerows Aug 2013 #79
Hello? Why do you think they call it 'theory' of gravity? moobu2 Aug 2013 #57
what i want to know is, who signed thermodynamics into law, anyway? unblock Aug 2013 #61
You expect Obama to do this with a Republican House? LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #80
Newton, Turing, and Einstein provided evidence for their theories Recursion Aug 2013 #60
no, no, no. can't trust evidence if the person pushing it has an agenda. unblock Aug 2013 #62
Well, to take this out of the analogy... Recursion Aug 2013 #63
greenwald? snowden? what *are* you going on about? unblock Aug 2013 #71
Evidence of physical laws can be reproduced by anyone jberryhill Aug 2013 #104
you're right! outside of the lab, we have to base everything on people's reputations and character. unblock Aug 2013 #106
Uh, no you don't jberryhill Aug 2013 #108
lol! sorry if the snark overload in this thread is leading you astray. unblock Aug 2013 #110
And anybody who doesn't agree with you is a goddamned racist! Th1onein Aug 2013 #64
you're goddamned right about that! or a homophobe! or a straight-ally-uh-ist. unblock Aug 2013 #67
Yeah, I'm not so sure it existed before science proved it. Cerridwen Aug 2013 #65
no, no, no. unblock Aug 2013 #69
Damn! My "generational bias" is showing!" Cerridwen Aug 2013 #72
Ones personal inclinations has zero bearing on science. joshcryer Aug 2013 #81
Ben Franklin was the Father of Our Country... literally. ananda Aug 2013 #92
haha! unblock Aug 2013 #100
I'm glad you cleared this up because right here on DU a Random poster told us that sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #93
Kicked, Rec'd, and Bookmarked. Iggo Aug 2013 #97
Good post. TransitJohn Aug 2013 #119
all I can say is WTF gopiscrap Aug 2013 #120
I think gravity should be part of the secret laws of physics KurtNYC Aug 2013 #125
good idea. in the meanwhile ponder this: drop an object at noon and it falls *away* from the sun! unblock Aug 2013 #127
A map might help LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #140
a map? what's that supposed to mean? i'm so lost. <<-- aha! aha!!!! unblock Aug 2013 #153
A map can answer physics questions OR LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #163
ah, a topological pun, well done! unblock Aug 2013 #166
Gravity is an illusion! lol n/t RKP5637 Aug 2013 #126
IKR?!?! Rex Aug 2013 #134
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