Is discovering whether the big bang theory is correct or not really worth even that small of a chance of world destruction?
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My vote goes to the latter. We know a lot for sure, and we are able construct good models of how things work, but we should never assume that our theories are absolutely correct.markfiend wrote:Well, either dark matter and dark energy are real, or there's something seriously wrong with gravitational theory...
Well here we go.culprit wrote:Indeed. Mark... I think the answer must lie in the 'brane type principles where an unseen force acts on this dimension, and that simply cannot be put into a theory until it is better known.
I find trying to get my head around the idea of other dimensions- New Scientist recently mentioned 11- when they cannot be seen (and when you think about it it makes your head hurt) - interesting but you can't let it affect you too much or you can't sleep
NO! don't!...markfiend wrote:it is possible to write equations in GR which treat the Earth as a stationary and the rest of the universe rotating around it once every 24 hours. But the mathematics get horribly complicated[/size]
Only if you don't enjoy it.boudicca wrote:Are you telling me I'm just wasting my goddamn time?!
Well no worries there then, I love it. I don't know how anyone can't be facinated by these things. But it is somewhat depressing to think of being blown back to square one in our understanding of the universe...nick the stripper wrote:Only if you don't enjoy it.boudicca wrote:Are you telling me I'm just wasting my goddamn time?!
Or watching two turtles try to get intimate.thhell wrote:Kind a like waiting for a new Sisters albumboudicca wrote: Well, first it's depressing. Then it's just funny.
Yeah, probably not the biggest of bangs...nick the stripper wrote:Or watching two turtles try to get intimate.thhell wrote:Kind a like waiting for a new Sisters albumboudicca wrote: Well, first it's depressing. Then it's just funny.
"first depressing, then funny", thus slightly nuts. You are heading in the right direction. I life doesn´t make you nuts, you simply didn´t get it..boudicca wrote:Well no worries there then, I love it. I don't know how anyone can't be facinated by these things. But it is somewhat depressing to think of being blown back to square one in our understanding of the universe...nick the stripper wrote:Only if you don't enjoy it.boudicca wrote:Are you telling me I'm just wasting my goddamn time?!
Well, first it's depressing. Then it's just funny.
The problem with more than 3 dimensions (such as the string theory suggests) seems to be that gravity wouldn't work the way it is observed in the universe -- for example, planets would crash onto the sun and not go around in stable orbits (or rather, would never have formed). But I'm not a physicist, and I've just read about that once. If there are more than 3, maybe the dark matter is hiding in them, but that's probably too naive thinking.culprit wrote: I find trying to get my head around the idea of other dimensions- New Scientist recently mentioned 11- when they cannot be seen (and when you think about it it makes your head hurt) - interesting but you can't let it affect you too much or you can't sleep