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IS THERE A GOD?

IS THERE A GOD?

  • At the instant of the Big Bang , Time itself began šŸ¤Æ.
  • There was no time before the Big Bang.
  • So there is no time for God to make the universe in.
  • No one created the universe and no one directs our fate.
  • There is probably no heaven and afterlife either. Belief in an afterlife is just wishful thinking.
  • When we die we return to dust.

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What Are The Three Ingredients We Need To Cook Up A Universe?

What Are The Three Ingredients We Need To Cook Up A Universe?

  1. The first is matterā€”stuff that has mass.
  2. The second thing we need is energy.
  3. The third thing we need to build a universe is space.

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Mass And Energy Relationship

Mass And Energy Relationship

  • Einstein realised that two of the main ingredients needed to make a universeā€”mass and energyā€”are basically the same thing.šŸ¤Æ
  • His famous equation E = mc^2 simply means that mass can be thought of as a kind of energy, and vice versa.
  • So instead...

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Mooreā€™s Law

Mooreā€™s Law

ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦suggests that ā€œcomputers can double their speed and capacity every 18 months. If our gadgets keep following Mooreā€™s law, AI may surpass human intelligence within the next hundred years, making the possibility of a self-aware Skynet less remote.ā€

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It Might Be Possible To Predict The Future ā€“But Itā€™s Unlikely

It Might Be Possible To Predict The Future ā€“But Itā€™s Unlikely

Laplace argued that if we knew the positions and speeds of all the universeā€™s particles, we could calculate their future behavior.

But Heisenberg discovered that due to the way , light waves are packaged into discrete units calledĀ quanta,Ā ā€œyou cannot measure both the sp...

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What Is A Negative Energy ?

What Is A Negative Energy ?

  • Space and energy can materialise out of nothing. The laws of physics demand the existence of something called ā€œnegative energy.ā€

Imagine a man wants to build a hill , To make this hill he digs a hole in the ground and uses that soil to dig his hill.

...

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STEPHEN HAWKING

ā€œWhen you look at the vast size of the universe, and how insignificant and accidental human life is in it, that seems most implausible.ā€

STEPHEN HAWKING

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STEPHEN HAWKING

ā€œWhen we see the Earth from space, we see ourselves as a whole. We see the unity, and not the divisions. It is such a simple image with a compelling message; one planet, one human race.ā€

STEPHEN HAWKING

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So Where Is All This Negative Energy Today ?

So Where Is All This Negative Energy Today ?

  • Space itself is a vast store of negative energy. Enough to ensure that everything adds up to zero.
  • The universe is like an enormous battery storing negative energy.
  • It means that if the universe adds up to nothing, then we donā€™t need a God to create i...

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Even Light Cannot Escape A Black Hole ā€“ But Something Can !! šŸ¤Æ

Even Light Cannot Escape A Black Hole ā€“ But Something Can !! šŸ¤Æ

  • Hawking discovered that black holes release particles at a steady rate ( Hawking Radiation).
  • His theory argues that space is filled with particles and antiparticles. Theyā€™re in a constant process of bonding, separating and then annihilating one another.
  • The ...

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What Are Black Holes ?

What Are Black Holes ?

  • ā€¦.. was a star so massive that it had collapsed in on itself.
  • Itā€™s so massive that not even light can escape its gravity, which is why itā€™s almost perfectly black.
  • Itā€™s gravitational pull is so powerful, it warps and distorts not only light but also...

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 What Came Before The Big Bang ?

What Came Before The Big Bang ?

  • Most massive objects ā€“ like black holes ā€“ can warp space-time so violently that time itself stops.
  • By following the ā€œchain of causalityā€ back to its furthest point, we can prove the Big Bang couldnā€™t have a cause becauseĀ time didnā€™t exist.

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To Survive On Earth, We Need To Take Immediate Action

To Survive On Earth, We Need To Take Immediate Action

  • Global warming might be Earthā€™s most immediate threat, but we also face a greater one: nuclear annihilation.
  • Our planet could end up like the surface of Venus ā€“ a planet not known for its hospitable conditions (250 degree Celcius and evening showers of sulphuric acid).
  • In th...

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Whatā€™s A Big Bang ?

Whatā€™s A Big Bang ?

  • In nanoseconds, the universe went from an infinitely dense point ( maybe smaller than a proton ) to a rapidly expanding body which continues to grow today.
  • Evidence supporting such a theory first appeared in 1965, with the discovery of faint backgrou...

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MARK MANSON

ā€œWe are inconsequential cosmic dust, bumping and milling about on a tiny blue speck. We imagine our own importance. We invent our purposeā€”we are nothing.

Enjoy your f*cking coffee.ā€

MARK MANSON

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Quantum Mechanics

Quantum Mechanics

In quantum mechanics, particles do not possess well-defined positions and speeds. Rather, these values are represented by something called aĀ wave function.Ā 

A wave function is a set of numbers, each one representing a different point of space. The size of the wave function ...

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Thereā€™s No Easy Answer To The Question Of Alien Life

Thereā€™s No Easy Answer To The Question Of Alien Life

  • Itā€™s estimated that 20 percent of all stars have Earth-like planets orbiting them in theĀ Goldilocks Zone . ( a region capable of sustaining life because itā€™s not too distant from its star to be an icy wasteland, but not close enough to fry its inhabitants)
  • There are ...

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Forces And Laws Govern Our Universe

Forces And Laws Govern Our Universe

  • The universe is a machine governed by principles or laws.
  • The laws of nature are a description of how things actually work in the past, present and future.

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STEPHEN HAWKING

ā€œSo remember to look up at the stars and not at your feet.

Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist.

Be curious.

STEPHEN HAWKING

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So Why Isnā€™t Our Sun Currently Not Collapsing?

So Why Isnā€™t Our Sun Currently Not Collapsing?

  • Stars supports itself against its own gravity through the creation of thermal pressure.
  • Inside every star, a huge amount of energy is being generated through nuclear reactions (fusion) which convert hydrogen into helium.
  • Eventually, a star ...

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