RE: The problem of the soul
August 5, 2021 at 5:13 am
(This post was last modified: August 5, 2021 at 5:15 am by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
(August 5, 2021 at 5:04 am)WinterHold Wrote:(August 5, 2021 at 2:50 am)Angrboda Wrote: Plasma isn't non-physical.
Plasma is ionized gas that is super-heated:
https://www.psfc.mit.edu/vision/what_is_plasma
Quote:Plasma is superheated matter – so hot that the electrons are ripped away from the atoms forming an ionized gas. It comprises over 99% of the visible universe. In the night sky, plasma glows in the form of stars, nebulas, and even the auroras that sometimes ripple above the north and south poles. That branch of lightning that cracks the sky is plasma, so are the neon signs along our city streets. And so is our sun, the star that makes life on earth possible.
That doesn't seem "physical" to me, many scientists actually agree with me:
In other words; it's not a "solid,physical" state of matter:
https://education.jlab.org/qa/plasma_01.html
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Quote:[url=http://www.pnl.gov/energyscience/06_99/art2.htm]Plasma is the fourth state of matter. Many places teach that there are three states of matter; solid, liquid and gas, but there are actually four. The fourth is plasma. To put it very simply, a plasma is an ionized gas, a gas into which sufficient energy is provided to free electrons from atoms or molecules and to allow both species, ions and electrons, to coexist. The funny thing about that is, that as far as we know, plasmas are the most common state of matter in the universe. They are even common here on earth. A plasma is a gas that has been energized to the point that some of the electrons break free from, but travel with, their nucleus. Gases can become plasmas in several ways, but all include pumping the gas with energy. A spark in a gas will create a plasma. A hot gas passing through a big spark will turn the gas stream into a plasma that can be useful. Plasma torches like that are used in industry to cut metals. The biggest chunk of plasma you will see is that dear friend to all of us, the sun. The sun's enormous heat rips electrons off the hydrogen and helium molecules that make up the sun. Essentially, the sun, like most stars, is a great big ball of plasma.
Since plasma is a state of matter, it is physical (ionized gas is a physical thing). Since electricity is moving electrons, it is physical (electrons are physical things). Try to understand stuff more.
Boru
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