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Ideas for Peter Watson, Georg Kreisel and Sydney Shoemaker
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27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 2. Electrodynamics / a. Electrodynamics
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The interference of light through two slits confirmed that it is waves [Watson]
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27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 2. Electrodynamics / c. Electrons
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Electrons rotate in hyrogen atoms 10^13 times per second [Watson]
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27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 2. Electrodynamics / d. Quantum mechanics
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Quantum theory explains why nature is made up of units, such as elements [Watson]
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27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 4. Standard Model / a. Concept of matter
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Only four particles are needed for matter: up and down quark, electron, electron-neutrino [Watson]
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27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 3. Points in Space
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The natural conception of points ducks the problem of naming or constructing each point [Kreisel]
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27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / e. Eventless time
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If three regions 'freeze' every three, four and five years, after sixty years everything stops for a year [Shoemaker, by Lowe]
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If three regions freeze every 3rd, 4th and 5th year, they all freeze together every 60 years [Shoemaker]
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27. Natural Reality / F. Chemistry / 1. Chemistry
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The shape of molecules is important, as well as the atoms and their bonds [Watson]
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27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 2. Life
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In 1828 the animal substance urea was manufactured from inorganic ingredients [Watson]
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Information is physical, and living can be seen as replicating and preserving information [Watson]
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27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 3. Evolution
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DNA mutation suggests humans and chimpanzees diverged 6.6 million years ago [Watson]
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