Notices by Karthik (karthikdeva@qoto.org)

How can someone exploit science dry and reject it when it contradicts their belief system?
It's either reason or Faith?
How is it Faith and reason? Can any religious moderates care to explain? #Religion #Science #QOTO

@freemo Well she is my iron woman :100a: and yes, extra hug for her today :)

#QOTO
(A follow up of my previous #QOTO post)
How cool it is when a sci-fi novel's prediction comes true? (Or almost true)
One such example is a 'DYSON SPHERE' , it is an hypothetical structure that engirdles a star and absorbs its energy.
/A lame analogy - An advanced civilization builds trillions of space drone with high efficiency solar panels that flies and surrounds a star. Absorbs its energy and returns every time they need to recharge /
This structure was first described in a sci-fi novel 'Star Maker' (1937) written by Olaf Stapledon. Years later a young Freeman John Dyson reads this book, who later became a Theoretical physicist. One of his work includes a thought experiment that theorizes the existence of a megastructure analogous to the one in Star Maker novel. (He even published a proper research paper backing his theory)
Fast forward to 2015, Kepler Space Telescope noticed unusual light fluctuations in KIC 8462852 star. This unusual light pattern from the star is unexplainable till now. None of the hypothesis seems to explain such weird behaviour. But Dyson sphere theory could. This star is famously called as 'Tabby Star'

Could this be a sign of an advanced civilization?

@freemo SEM image of Leptospirillum ferrooxidans bacterium at 13000x magnification .I took this couple of months ago. They were on Pyrite mineral surface. :rick:
#STEM #qoto #Bacteria

@Full_marx @iakshay @design_RG Wow, if you're blocked for simply being a 'right-winger' then that sucks! But if you didn't follow their community guidelines then i can understand. I'm sure @freemo won't do such things, for no Apparent/Valid reason.

#QOTO for today,
What are all the local calamities (preferably environmental) you are facing currently? Do you suspect #GlobalWarming as a reason behind it? (or) some other factor?
Is there anything you or your local authority can do to solve any immediate/ long-term crisis?

#NoCelebrityCulture is a dream scenario and it's good to see so many of the #Mastdoon users support that.
Almost all the topics that are debated or discussed in India revolves around some celebrity/politicians.
They never represent / care about what a commoner has to say.
For e.g.
During De-monetization almost all the celebs tweeted/posted videos praising our PM, some went further to order us that it's 'ok' to suffer for the sake of our nation. But I remember myself and so many common citizen struggling. Things spiraled out of control. But not for the so- called celebs.

@freemo Geographically speaking, we are Asians. But I have always wondered why we are not addressed as 'Asians' as much others (Chinese, Koreans etc). So I guess we are just 'Indians'
Like @_lunawinters mentioned, more than 150 languages are spoken (22 official), thousands, if not lakhs of different communities following different customs are present.
Not weird for a country with 1.3 BILLION population.

தமிழ் peeps in #Mastodon , Let me welcome #Thiruvalluvar :thiruvalluvar:
How can anyone saffronise or reduce him to any religion if he's an emoji? :thiruvalluvar:
@Tallymark90 @Deepsealioness @Pandimarudhu
Eppadi irruku??
Thanks to @freemo

இன்னாசெய் தாரை ஒறுத்தல் அவர்நாண
நன்னயம் செய்து விடல் - :thiruvalluvar:
(Translation: To reprove a harm-doer, put him to shame by doing a good deed in return.)

Imagine someone saying that Taj Mahal is the birthplace of Adam. Then all Angels fly and destroy Taj Mahal claiming that underneath the demolished structure we found evidence of apple eaten 'by' Adam and Eve.
After years of 'legal' battle between Adam clan (aka) angels and Taj Mahal curators the government says that the land belongs to Angels and they can grow as many apple trees they want.
#AyodhyaVerdict

@freemo @metapsyche Yes, plenty of possibilities. But at least according to this theory, they say that it will lead to Big-Bang again. Big-Bang typically starts with 'initial singularity', so there's way we can escape to any conceivable universe.
If, and only if this theory is true, then no universe-ians ( We are currently Milky-way- Fers :leibniz: ) can escape.

The Universe May Be Round and That would be a bad news for Physicists #Physics #AstroPhysics #QOTO
Our universe is Round? / Flat?
What do you think ?
https://gizmodo.com/a-round-universe-would-be-bad-news-for-physicists-1839647806

@pschwede @freemo https://www.firstpost.com/india/as-outrage-over-twitter-indias-alleged-bias-grows-journalists-and-activists-migrate-to-mastodon-how-to-join-this-open-source-micro-blogging-site-7618741.html

The Literal Gaslighting That Helps America Avoid Acting on the Climate Crisis | The New Yorker
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-literal-gaslighting-that-helps-america-avoid-acting-on-the-climate

Hi everyone!
Glad to be a part of Qoto instance.
And 65k characters?! Whoa