Submitted 1 week ago by PugJesus@piefed.social to science_memes@mander.xyz
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This entire pie chart makes up the less than 5% of the actual Universe made up of particles that our crude senses and instruments can detect.
We are a bit of cosmic pollution; the Universe would be essentially unchanged if all normal matter in it disappeared.
And some people think Sky Daddy made the whole thing Just For Them
While dark matter does appear to be a real physical thing we just can’t detect very well, I’m not totally convinced that dark energy is actually physical energy – the same effects could potentially be explained by some as-yet undiscovered property of spacetime itself, without any unseen ‘energy’ causing it to do that.
While I agree, this line of argument could be taken to bolster Sky Daddy’s love for us and only us.
The whole universe is so different from us, but our little bitty part is just right. Clearly, Sky Daddy made the particles our crude sense and instruments can detect just for us, but Sky Daddy truly is unknowable (and made of the other stuff).
What are the chances that we would evolve on a planet with the perfect atmosphere and biome for us to survive? Checkmate, atheists.
I get what you are saying but this is actually how science works. If you want to higher level of abstraction you do generalize, if you want to go to detail you want as much categories as possible to differentiate noise from actuall difference.
If you want to calculate the mass of the milkyway it might be reasonable to focus only on these two element, however if you want to study the mass of the planets of our tiny solar system you can probably consider other elements too.
So there are good cases when to differentiate and when not to. Which is probably not the point you wanted to make.
A scientist knows that every model is flawed, but some are useful.
A bigot thinks their view of the world is the only valid one, even when presented with contrary evidence.
An engineer knows that without applications, science is just magic, but we know that what isn’t immediately applicable will someday be wonderful
A bigot is terrified that what they know to be true in this moment will be revealed to be the most basic understanding of a thing, and almost entirely incorrect (but good enough for children to start with)
Just like genders, I get it
Of course all life we know of is trans lesbian-based, but do you think it’s possible there are planets out there with enby demiromantic asexual-based life forms?
Your intended audience will not comprehend unfortunately
DrSleepless@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I’m not sweatie, your sweaty
kmartburrito@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I don’t eat the sweats, I just lick them for the salt content
LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 1 week ago
Sweat is disgusting oxygenist propaganda. Why can’t you just leak pure hydrogen from your pores like a normal molecule?