Interesting, Non Political News

MusicForFish said:

Found this to be interesting.

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Plastic is going to end up being the new lead.

The specific content of this article will only be interesting to those who like to speculate about FTL travel. It was a basic explanation of the reasons for a cosmic speed limit. Nothing earth shattering, but helps clarify this a little bit.

The real reason I'm linking it, though, is the final paragraph. This is so fucking good, it applies to nearly every scientific discussion.

The key message — beyond the one that while inertia does increase with speed, mass remains the same — is that it is easy for intelligent people to be misled by simplified explanations for complex problems. Thus, if you think you’ve found something that the professional scientific community has overlooked, perhaps it is because you began with one of these partial truths.

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This is not directed at any one side in any particular debate. Its a challenge for all of us to keep in mind, myself definitely included.