Getting my beliefs challenged
I own the extended DVD set of "What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?" , also known as "Down the Rabbit Hole". I can't remember now how my browsing the internet today started, but I ended up learning a lot about the science in "What the Bleep": It's terribly inaccurate. There are other inaccuracies or downright errors, but for the most part quantum mechanics only work on quantum levels, not at sizes like a basketball or a universe or even a mere atom. And that spoils all New Age claims that it is quantum physics that explain the Law of Attraction or any other woo-woo belief, like spontaneous healing, psychic phenomenon or near-death experiences. Dang. I was so hoping science could explain these things by now. My surfing has brought me to The Committee for Skeptical Inquiry . There I have found good writing, and proper skepticism. Not the finger-pointing pooh-poohing of beliefs, but rather a behind-the-scenes look at some claims and what's factually ...
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Bergen is surrounded by mountains and they are criss-crossed by trails and walking paths, used by exercise buffs and families with strollers alike. You're looking at a path along Storevatnet (Big Pond) on Sandviksfjellet (Mt. Sandy Cove, named after the actual sandy cove at its feet).
Re 9/11: Calling it "patriot day" reminds me of old East Block memorials which are very fond of using "patriot" or "patriotic" in their titles. Makes me think of "Animal Farm". The US seems to be turning into the sort of country it used to criticize.
Hope you are having a great Sunday evening.;)
Here's how I've found some translations: For any subject on Wikipedia, there will be languages listed in the left sidebar on that page. Those languages have their own page on the subject.