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    Atheists: Do you believe 'reality' can 'exist' without conscious perception?

    You started well.... In a sense, no. Here's my personal opinion: all possible universes exist, but only in an abstract mathematical sense. However, some of those possible universes have laws and conditions which allow the spontaneous appearance of self-awareness. To the self-aware being, only...
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    Is copper wire on roof dangerous in lightening storms?

    No, the worst that could happen is that lightning strikes your house causing the copper wire to fuse. It won't make it any more likely that your house will be hit by lightning. It is no more dangerous than having a TV aerial on your roof.
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    Would This Experiment I Carried Out Be Physics, Biology Or Chemistry; Read More...

    Definitely physics. Specifically physics of materials / engineering physics. Go easy on the capitals!
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    What would an industrial civilization look like in the geological record? Has anyone...

    We would probably recognise them by the charecteristic sign of all human cultures - their rubbish. Materials like gold, glass and ceramics would last pretty much forever in sedimentary rocks as long as they are not subducted into a plate boundary or melted by volcanic activity. There ought to...
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    In the UK, are the media steering us towards Scientific creationism.?

    You will have to give some examples because I can't think of any. On TV recently we have had series by Richard Dawkins and David Attenborough, neither of them could be called a creationist! Just last night on BBC4 I was watching Michio Kaku's series on time, which talked about the mechanisms...
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    my mother and I got into a debate about this sentence because grammtically correct?

    It is grammatically correct, if a bit florid. The "was" implies that the Lord was, but isn't any more, i.e. he doesn't exist at the moment, which is probably not what they wanted to say! "who was among us and is to come again" would make more sense.
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    What kind of anti-static gear do i need for touching sensitive electronics? i.e.:...

    Well you can really go to town if you want to... antistatic work mat, antistatic wrist band, antistatic floor covering, antistatic boots, etc. Really though, if you know a little about static electricity and you develop a safe working practice, you don't need any of that stuff. I have been...
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    in computers and electronics what does k stand for?

    Small k: nothing specific, possibly a constant. Capital K: kilo or multiplied by 1,000, e.g. kilowatt, kiloohm, kilovolt. In computing kilo actually means 1,024, which is 10000000000 in binary, 400 in hexadecimal.
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    What kind of chemicals are in fish smell?

    the strongest components of the smell are volatile amines. They are released by bacteria on the fish, which is why the older the fish is, the worse it smells. Lemon juice is a good antidote to fish smells because it is acidic and neutralises the basic amines.
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