An Idea

[Profpat]

Hi Drifter;

I saw the original movie The Razors Edge, with Tyrone Power as I recall. My eyes are poor, so not much reading lately.

You are of course right about judging ourselves. The only one I can judge. I always come up very short because, being semienlightened, I should know better.

The ignorant at least have their ignorance to blame, but I have no such defense.

That is why, if there is a final judgement, I'd rather have Jesus judge me, rather than myself. The problem of course is that I really don't believe in either and therefore stuck with my daily judgement.

Enough of this happy talk. Thanks for your thoughts.

Best to you always,

Pat

[Drifter]

Profpat, if your happy, Im happy for you.

Best to you as well.

Hi Drifter;

I saw the original movie The Razors Edge, with Tyrone Power as I recall. My eyes are poor, so not much reading lately.

You are of course right about judging ourselves. The only one I can judge. I always come up very short because, being semienlightened, I should know better.

The ignorant at least have their ignorance to blame, but I have no such defense.

That is why, if there is a final judgement, I'd rather have Jesus judge me, rather than myself. The problem of course is that I really don't believe in either and therefore stuck with my daily judgement.

Enough of this happy talk. Thanks for your thoughts.

Best to you always,

Pat

[dipayankar]

Then why doesnt the neutrons on Neutron stars change into decay into protons??

Indeed, the proton is pretty much stable, however Pat has stated this. Also, free neutron decay does occur, but I don't think that there are that many free neutrons in the universe. Whenever a free neutron is produced, most of the time it collides with another atom and is taken into the nucleus.

Still, I agree that Pat's comments could be a little confusing. I think he means that he envisions a neutron spinning and projecting the electron. Is this correct, Pat?

[neutralino]

Then why doesnt the neutrons on Neutron stars change into decay into protons??

Perhaps they do. Note that neutron stars aren't just made of neutrons. Plus, conditions inside a neutron star, in the regions where the neutrons live, are not like conditions we are used to. Thus, I don't know whether neutrons would decay inside a neutron star or not, but they could. Here is a link to some info on the structure of a neutron star.

[Drifter]

Man's earthly life is controlled by the power of Destiny, through the physical limitations of the mortal body. However, if a man's mind is illuminated by the Light of God, he becomes free from these celestial influences, for even the gods of the Logos, are powerless before God. It is not our duty to simply acquiesce in our fate, but rather, through comtemplation of God, to rise above our merely mortal nature and awaken our immortal soul [e.g. the state of Christos, is within]. was it the wise King Solomon who said, "I will give you 1/10th of my kingdom for a ticket into Heaven."

Hi Drifter;

You are of course right about judging ourselves. The only one I can judge. I always come up very short because, being semienlightened, I should know better.

The ignorant at least have their ignorance to blame, but I have no such defense.

That is why, if there is a final judgement, I'd rather have Jesus judge me, rather than myself. The problem of course is that I really don't believe in either and therefore stuck with my daily judgement.

Enough of this happy talk. Thanks for your thoughts.

Best to you always,

Pat

[Profpat]

Thanks Neutralino for the interesting link.

[dipayankar]

Thanks Neutralino for the information. I was under the idea that neutron stars are only neutrons. Probably gravity allows neutrons to be like they are and not decay like in other places in the Universe...

Perhaps they do. Note that neutron stars aren't just made of neutrons. Plus, conditions inside a neutron star, in the regions where the neutrons live, are not like conditions we are used to. Thus, I don't know whether neutrons would decay inside a neutron star or not, but they could. Here is a link to some info on the structure of a neutron star.

[Profpat]

Man's earthly life is controlled by the power of Destiny, through the physical limitations of the mortal body. However, if a man's mind is illuminated by the Light of God, he becomes free from these celestial influences, for even the gods of the Logos, are powerless before God. It is not our duty to simply acquiesce in our fate, but rather, through comtemplation of God, to rise above our merely mortal nature and awaken our immortal soul [e.g. the state of Christos, is within]. was it the wise King Solomon who said, "I will give you 1/10th of my kingdom for a ticket into Heaven."

Hi Drifter;

If man's earthly life is controlled by the power of Destiny, then we don't have to feel guilty?

Best,

Pat

[dipayankar]

Bang on target... This puts the question of destiny in its true perspective

Hi Drifter;

If man's earthly life is controlled by the power of Destiny, then we don't have to feel guilty?

Best,

Pat

[Profpat]

Hi Dipayankar;

To me the question is the universe deterministic or probabilistic.

If deterministic than everything has been preordained since the beginning. This would be the universe Einstein wanted, every course being able to be determined exactly.

Probabilistic of course means that probability theory surely is important in predicting outcomes but nothing is known for certain.

I favor the probabilistic model in that it allows for degrees of freedom and therefore allows for our own limited freedom. This implies I'm responsible for my own degree of freedom and consequently my actions.

What our your's and other members thoughts on this subject?

Best,

Pat