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Okay, so a mad cow was found in the US, or at least a cow that tested positive for Mad Cow Disease. How does one test for these things? Is it possible to test for prions themselves while they lay dormant, or does one have to wait until some symptoms manifest themselves before testing? Also...

In general, I have no use for this hypothesis, but... Hypothesis: The universe was willed into existence. For convenience and out of tradition, call the being that did this "God". Assume also that God isn't being deliberately deceptive in creation, but is indifferent to being "proven". Leave...