Subatomic particle

2009-11-11T20:19:26Z

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A '''subatomic particle''' is any particle that is smaller than or makes up an [[atom]]. At one time this included [[protons]], [[neutrons]], and [[electron]]s, which are known to make up all elements (except ordinary [[hydrogen]] does not have any neutrons). Since that time additional particles have been experimentally detected or theorized. These include [[quarks]] and [[gluons]] which are a level smaller still.

Other particles that are believed to exist are [[photons]] and [[neutrinos]].

Most of space on the subatomic level is empty, with only very small amounts having particles in them.

Subatomic particles are categorized into:
*[[Fermion]]s, which include [[lepton]]s and [[hadron]]s (such as [[proton]]s and [[neutron]]s).
*[[Boson]]s, which include [[photon]]s.

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Double standard

2009-10-12T22:56:53Z

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A '''double standard''' holds a harsher attitude against someone or something than one holds about himself or strangers, sometimes without realizing it. Causes of double standards include lack of forgiveness and political bias. Conservapedia opposes double standards.

Many people undergo dramatic life changes when they wake up to how they were applying a double standard, as in:

*ignoring people who are charitable and favoring people who are not
*holding grudges against others who acted no worse than oneself
*favoring self-serving people over selfless ones

The son finally decides to return to his father in the [[Prodigal Son]] when he realizes that among the people he left his father for, "no one gave him anything" in contrast to his father's generosity. The son had been applying a double standard against his father, but no longer.

A useful approach to avoiding double standards in family situations is to "treat your friends like family, and your family like friends." Had the Prodigal Son done that, he never would have senselessly suffered as he did.

Examples of [[liberal]] double standards include:

*[[Global warming]]: Supporters of the [[Kyoto Protocol]] (an emissions reduction treaty) say that "[[correlation is not causation]]" when scientists point out the dozens of natural [[climate cycles]] linking changes in sunspots to changes in Earth's air temperature. But their argument for a [[runaway greenhouse effect]] is based on a single period from 1850 to present in which carbon dioxide levels and air temperatures have risen together.

*[[Evolution]]: Ardent supporters of the Theory of Evolution blindly accept any study that purportedly "proves" their theory, without addressing (or even allowing the criticism of) any flaws in such studies. But when it comes to alternative theories (whether it be [[Creationism]], intelligent design, or something else), the same people immediately reject them without even studying the details.

*[[Wikipedia]] is much harsher in describing [[conservatives]] and sites perceived to be conservative. Compare, for example, Wikipedia's entries on Conservapedia and Scholarpedia.

*Liberals supported and participated in a prayer for the late [[Ted Kennedy]] led by the chaplain for the House of Representatives, which expressly and repeatedly referenced the [[Lord]], yet the same liberals insist on the [[censorship]] of [[classroom prayer]].<ref>http://www.necn.com/Boston/Politics/2009/08/29/Prayer-offered-for-Kennedy-at/1251586062.html</ref>

Examples of conservative double standards include:

The Arlington Independent School District in Texas, which denied students any opportunity to watch Obama's back to school address during school hours (as to allow the students to make up their own mind and not be swayed by bias portrayals of either party at a young age) shortly later offered to bus students to an off-campus event during the school day at which former president George W. Bush was speaking. The district later apologized after realizing this apparent double standard.
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== See also ==

*[[Prodigal Son]]

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