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HeathfieldRoad1874 - 4/9/2017 21:00

Not sure where to put this. I thought about a new thread, but we all know how those on religion go!!!!! As science is possibly responsible for these stats, maybe here is a good place?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41150792

For the first time, more than half of people in the UK do not identify as religious, a survey suggests.
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That's interesting. I've plenty to say on that but i'm not sure this is the forum for it.

 
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/12/the-brainless-slime-that-can-learn-by-fusing/511295/

A Brainless Slime That Shares Memories by Fusing

It can also rival organisms with brains—like human engineers. In 2009, Atsushi Tero, from Hokkaido University, released a slime mold onto a Petri dish modeled on a map of the Greater Tokyo Area, with bits of food standing in for major urban centers. As the plasmodium sent its tendrils over the map, it continually changed its branches, strengthening some and weakening others. After a day, it had created a network that was almost identical to Tokyo’s actual rail network. Human designers had created that network to be as efficient as possible; the slime mold had done the same, but without any brainpower.
 
https://futurism.com/for-sixth-time-300-years-britain-contain-no-snow/

For the Sixth Time in 300 Years, Britain Will Contain No Snow

There is plenty to be done to at least help curb the rapid progress of our warming planet. Melting snow patches in the Scottish Highlands may not seem to be much in the grand scheme of things, but they are a sign of bigger issues. There is a lot we can do to prevent climate change from reaching its full destructive potential.
 
Now, this really is huge news. It wasn't aliens, after all.

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ancient-papyrus-reveals-secret-how-ancient-egyptians-built-great-pyramid-giza-2600bc-1640617

Ancient papyrus reveals secret of how Ancient Egyptians built the Great Pyramid of Giza in 2600BC
 
BodyButter - 4/8/2017 06:47

kefkat - 30/7/2017 02:20

I have bought a new laptop is as much as I have to offer this thread atm, technology wise. It's a lovely bright red DELL laptop. I decided I had had enough of Acer/ASUS for a mid range priced laptop so thought I would see how DELL would do. So far I am very pleased. Solid, compact easy to use laptop. Very happy with it so far
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I have an Acer ultrabook. It's only a year old and it's getting tatty.

The Mrs bought a Dell and the build quality is much better.
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I must have only had it a couple of days when I posted that: said laptop was returned to Dell within a matter of weeks, and I got my money back. It was awful. It kept dropping the WiFi out and nothing would fix it, accept restart and troubleshoot everytime.

On the final day of it's life with me I put it on in the morning, it went into advanced repair and continued to loop on that whatever I tried. Rang Dell. Had a performance with them. Finally got a code to send it back.

I am now back with Acer. It may look tatty after a year (we shall see) though it isn't a notebook. It at least will work longer than a few weeks. I have had it now 5 weeks which is a mega improvement on Dell.

My lads gave me that ''Oh for God sake Mother'' look when I told them about it. They said ''you bought a what? Mother!!!'' despair look all because you fancied a change and liked the colour. ''Dell are rubbish especially for you Mother because of the amount you use yours'' was the polite bit of the response.
 
HeathfieldRoad1874 - 4/9/2017 21:00

Not sure where to put this. I thought about a new thread, but we all know how those on religion go!!!!! As science is possibly responsible for these stats, maybe here is a good place?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41150792

For the first time, more than half of people in the UK do not identify as religious, a survey suggests.
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Interesting and the results don't surprise me, as the Christian church stats for attendance are lower. Though how accurate the young person rate is I wouldn't like to say. There is a Christian union in uni's for example and attendances at our church fellowship alone is quite big of young christian people at uni. I think it would surprise you.

Also such young Christian conventions each year like Newday see about 7000 attend. Newday is http://thinktheology.co.uk/blog/article/guest_post_from_joel_virgo_reflections_on_newday_2017

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It's interesting also the stats on those who identify with having a spiritual power in their lives and those who believe too.

Key findings of those who believe in God or a higher spiritual power are 28% to 38% who don't believe in any of this. Also 20% who believe in some sort of spiritual power and 14% who do.

Here's the link to it: https://faithsurvey.co.uk/uk-christianity.html

Hmm interesting what you say about those of us of faith and how posts go :14: could be said both ways :18:

Not here to argue anyway. Just throwing some additional stats into the mix. You would have to be a vegetable not to know that secularism has taken over. Though it's amazing how many churches are fuller than usual at Christmas and Easter
 
HeathfieldRoad1874 - 24/9/2017 18:48

Now, this really is huge news. It wasn't aliens, after all.

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ancient-papyrus-reveals-secret-how-ancient-egyptians-built-great-pyramid-giza-2600bc-1640617

Ancient papyrus reveals secret of how Ancient Egyptians built the Great Pyramid of Giza in 2600BC
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I watched a documentary where this was a proposed solution a few years back, be interesting to see if its accepted.

Solves one issue but still leaves hundreds of questions.

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HeathfieldRoad1874 - 24/9/2017 18:48

Now, this really is huge news. It wasn't aliens, after all.

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ancient-papyrus-reveals-secret-how-ancient-egyptians-built-great-pyramid-giza-2600bc-1640617

Ancient papyrus reveals secret of how Ancient Egyptians built the Great Pyramid of Giza in 2600BC
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I watched a documentary where this was a proposed solution a few years back, be interesting to see if its accepted.

Solves one issue but still leaves hundreds of questions.

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I see the discovery of the scroll to be most revealing. No doubt there will always be questions, but at least we definitely have proof it's manmade now.
 
London to New York in 3 hours?

NASA has unveiled breakthrough tests of a futuristic supersonic jet capable of flying passengers across the Atlantic ocean in just three hours.

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/647526/nasa-test-new-concorde-supersonic-jet-new-york-london
 
Interesting article on how Chinese scientists have corrected a DNA error, research which they suggest could one day lead to the treatment and prevention of inherited diseases.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41386849

 
It's science fiction coming true, isn't it. If successful, it could lead to all sorts of treatments. These guys are hero's. They save more lives than any politician ever will.
 
Speaking of science fiction, what the hell is this all about?!

Did anyone play the game Deus Ex back in the day? It's one my all time favourites but I never wanted to see it become reality!

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/sep/28/artificial-intelligence-god-anthony-levandowski
 
lol, we need to Take The Power Back!

Isn't a religious group creating an AI god kind of full of contradictions? Or is it just 2017 and anything goes now?

 
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