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Universe

2007-10-18T03:52:09Z

AnilaWafer:

The [[universe]] is everything there is in regards to material existence.

Most scientists believe that the universe erupted into being from a singularity approximately 14 billion years ago, and [[Big Bang Theory|has been expanding]] ever since. A recent calculation placed the visible universe at about 156 billion [[light year]]s across creating a dilemma of faster than light speed movement, but it is speculated that the expansion of space itself can exceed the [[speed of light]] even if the objects within it moving on their own can not.<ref>Universe Measured: We're 156 Billion Light-years Wide! <i>Space.com</i> [http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mystery_monday_040524.html]</ref>. As an analogy, imagine ants (galaxies), sitting on an elastic rubber cord. that can't walk faster than 20cm/s. So normally two ants moving away from each other could not exceed a speed of 40cm/s relative towards each other (speed of light). However, if the cord itself is pulled while the ants are moving (expansion of space), the ants' speed can be greater.

For any location in space, it appears that that location is at the center of the expansion of the universe.

This concept can best be explained through the "balloon analogy": imagine you are a random spot on a spotted balloon, when someone inflates the balloon you'll see the spots moving away from you, so it would seem you are at the center of the expansion, furthermore the further away the spots are the faster they move away from you, this is also true for the universe: the more distant a galaxy is, the faster it moves away from us.

Currently scientists are only able to account for 4% of the matter in the universe, though new theories of dark matter recently emerged to account for this.<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20360059/ Where is the rest of the universe?]</ref>

== Young Earth Creationism View ==
[[Young earth creationism|Young earth creationists]] hold that the [[earth]] and universe are approximately 6,000 years old. Young earth creationist scientists state that the following is true: there are multiple lines of evidence pointing to a young earth and universe; the old earth and universe [[paradigm]] has numerous [[anomaly|anomalies]] and uses invalid dating methods, and there are multiple citations in the secular science literature that corroborate the implausibility of the old earth and universe paradigm (for details see: [[Young earth creationism|young earth creationism]]).

While there are differences in regard to the age of the universe, there is not necessarily a difference in viewpoint in regard to its size. For most Young earth creationists, the universe is as large as God wanted to make it. If that's calculated at 156 billion light years, then so be it.

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[[Category:Astronomy]]

Talk:Conservative estimate

2007-10-18T03:47:23Z

AnilaWafer: page needs edits

== Bias ==
This article swings both ways. The first paragraph presents a conservative bias that, while definitely a goal of this medium, goes beyond clever and sounds silly. The second paragraph makes a valid point that ''conservative estimate'' usually connotes a lower bound on a number whereas a ''liberal'' estimate will be more extreme (and thus often larger), and it is true that neither of these estimates is usually correct. However, from there, the author of the second paragraph moves into blanket statements about Conservatives being depressed and depressing....?

Nuclear program of Iran

2007-10-18T03:39:22Z

AnilaWafer: reworded 2nd paragraph

=='''Nuclear Program of Iran'''==
The Nuclear Program of Iran refers to the amibitions of the Iranian government to acquire nuclear technology. Though the program has been in existence since at least the 1950's, today this phrase usually refers to the current program under [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]]. This program is carried out under the guise of acquiring peaceful nuclear technology for civilian use,<ref>[http://www.iran-daily.com/1384/2419/pdf/i3.pdf Nuclear Power Plants Will Generate 6,000MW by 2010], retrieved March 16th, 2007</ref> though many nations feel that Iran is intent on acquiring [[Nuclear weapons]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4680294.stm Iran reported to Security Council]</ref>

==U.S. and Iran==
The views of the United States government and several major European nations are that Iran's primary goal is not nuclear power, but rather [[nuclear weapons]]. Iran has concealed many nuclear activities for nearly two decades, including an enrichment program that would enable them to produce high-enriched uranium for nuclear weapons (this type of uranium is not needed for Iran's current nuclear power program), violating its NPT safeguards obligations<ref>[http://www.newsmax.com/hottopics/Iran_Nuclear_Push.shtml Nuclear Iran]. Newsmax.</ref> .

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Talk:Censorship

2007-10-18T03:33:37Z

AnilaWafer: /* Bunker Mentality */

I would say the Libertarian community is one of the biggest opponents of censorship. [[User:ColinR|ColinR]] 06:40, 13 March 2007 (EDT)

We are. And also one of the biggest proponents of undermining intellectual dishonesty by whatever means available. --[[User:Sam|Sam]] 08:41, 13 March 2007 (EDT)

:Both sides of the political spectrum can commit censorship very easily. If you step too far left or too far right you will censor many things, both communist dictators and fascist overlords have censored in modern history. Conservatives want to censor to hide military information or blunders such as a press blackout or to hide something that they deem to be "obscene", whereas liberals would want to censor things that are deemed offensive to other people's culture or removes rights. Either way, censorship is terrible and clearly not the Framer's Intent. --[[User:JamesLipton|JamesLipton]] 22:16, 19 March 2007 (EDT)

::What a perfect description of what conservapedia does.

== Censorship of Michelangelo ==

I can only marvel at the irony. You don't dispute the facts, you only characterize them as anti-Catholic. Which is absurd. The Pope himself defended Michelagelo, and I stated that fact. The site cited is not a Wikipedia mirror site, but if you need a different citation, I can certainly find one. But, again, it is not the facts you dispute. The facts are inconvenient (for you., personally, for some reason), and so you censor them. How appropriate. You remind me of nothing so much as the Soviet revisionists of history. NitramNos 14:25, 8 June 2007 (EDT)
:The subterfuge you employed to place this WP content gave it away. And of course the [[Counter-Reformation]] stab. If you wish to contribute constructively, please do so. However CP's content will not controlled and regulated by outside influences. [[User:RobS|RobS]]
::I have not the slightest idea what you mean when you refer to subterfuge. Please be more specific, unless this is just an example of your paranoia affecting your better judgement. Your accusations are a rather wild. Have you actually looked at the reference I cited? It is not a WP mirror site. I added the Counter-Reformation fact (which you characterize so typically in your paranoid fashion as a "stab") after checking my notes and seeing I had left that out (as you would see if you did your homework and checked the reference in the first place). I summarized and cited one of the best-known instances of censorship in history, but you do not deem it worthy of the Censorship article. Controlled and regulated by outside "influences." Get a grip! NitramNos 14:39, 8 June 2007 (EDT)

Inserted for the record [http://www.edinformatics.com/great_thinkers/michelangelo.htm] reads at the bottom of the page,
*''All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License (see Copyrights for details). Disclaimers. Wikipedia is powered by MediaWiki, an open source wiki engine.''

== Bunker Mentality ==

You people are a work of art! You do not consider the alteration of a work of art to be censorship? What planet do you live on? NitramNos 14:52, 8 June 2007 (EDT)

:You people...you people....who do you think you are talking to, Ross Perot? [http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/1996/11/05/Resources/Guest.Column.Perots.RaceBaiting.Hurts.Everyone-2176171.shtml] [[User:RobS|RobS]] 17:19, 8 June 2007 (EDT)

== Examples ==

This page would really benefit from some examples of censorship. American examples that come immediately to mind are various parent groups removing books like ''The Catcher in the Rye'' from schools, the military blacking out parts of letters sent by soldiers during wartime, and ratings systems like those for movies keeping some content away from audiences. I can see how the Michelangelo example can be written with an anti-Catholic sentiment, but reporting the true historical incident is not inherently anti-Catholic, just like talking about the Holocaust today isn't inherently anti-German. So, that may be a good non-American example to keep if it can be rewritten. China's policy of censoring most media content entering the country provides another international example that would be instructive.

Thesaurus

2007-10-18T03:16:28Z

AnilaWafer: a little more information

A '''thesaurus''' lists synonyms and antonyms of index words. Most thesauruses (or thesauri) list index words alphabetically like a [[dictionary]]. Peter Mark Roget published the first thesaurus, ''Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases'' in the 1850's, and current editions have become known simply as ''Roget's'' or ''Roget's Thesaurus'' <ref>http://www.beyondbooks.com/law81/1j.asp</ref>.

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[[Category:Dictionaries]]

Culture of Scotland

2007-10-18T03:07:07Z

AnilaWafer: linked kilt to kilt article

==Clothing==
The [[kilt]], a knee-length, pleated wrapped skirt worn by men, is the most widely-known distinctly Scottish item of clothing.

Trews are narrow, tight-fitting trousers, often in [[Tartan]], worn by Scotsmen when not [[kilt]]ed, and are part of the mess uniform for many [[Scottish]] [[regiments]].
[[Category:Scottish Culture]]

Culture of Scotland

2007-10-18T03:05:38Z

AnilaWafer: elaborated kilt a little.

==Scottish Clothing==
The kilt, a knee-length, pleated wrapped skirt worn by men, is the most widely-known distinctly Scottish item of clothing. Trews are narrow, tight-fitting trousers, often in [[Tartan]], worn by Scotsmen when not [[kilt]]ed, and are part of the mess uniform for many [[Scottish]] [[regiments]].
[[Category:Scottish Culture]]