tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961783734974841063.post843328527673147615..comments2023-10-31T10:26:13.916+00:00Comments on Bollogs: Superstring theory, P-Branes, and God.Uncle Marvohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00146362608723100601noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961783734974841063.post-89638337385395044182010-10-21T21:13:27.607+01:002010-10-21T21:13:27.607+01:00I agree with you, a theory can be embellished and ...I agree with you, a theory can be embellished and tweaked in it's death throws as it tries to accommodate new facts. But until a better theory comes along, its still the best description we have of how the universe works.<br /><br />I'm betting they won't find a Higgs or any dark matter, either, these look like band aid on flakey theory too. But still the best theory we have, which works, most of the time.Fat Jacquesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961783734974841063.post-75135376710352681472010-10-21T20:50:58.280+01:002010-10-21T20:50:58.280+01:00Ah, Mr Jacques. But you miss the point. It is simp...Ah, Mr Jacques. But you miss the point. It is simples. EVERY theory, in physics, in particle physics (quantum mechanics, if you will), is simples. OK, it has the odd quirk like the square root of minus one to slow you down a bit, but even Einsten's special theory, viz e=mc2, or Euler's Identity, viz e^(pi*i)+1=0 is intrinsically simples. They've lost it. If you have to make God out of 26 dimensions, the tail wags the dog.<br /><br />Carry on.Uncle Marvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00146362608723100601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961783734974841063.post-6972577102833239232010-10-21T20:43:22.928+01:002010-10-21T20:43:22.928+01:00The latest theory may well be wrong and a new one ...The latest theory may well be wrong and a new one will replace it. But you are wrong about evidence. The development of cosmological theories is dependent on observations. As new discoveries are made, theories are changed or scrapped to accommodate new information.<br />New theories make predictions and evidence is then sought to substantiate. If countercevidence is found, the theory falls.<br /><br />Socialism doesn't work on paper, Adam Smith showed that.Fat Jacqueshttp://Twitter.com/fat_jacquesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961783734974841063.post-48071396740588454272010-09-10T16:55:05.860+01:002010-09-10T16:55:05.860+01:00Even the guiarist from Queen can understand it? I ...Even the guiarist from Queen can understand it? I should bloody ell think he can.<br /><br />Brian May:<br /><br />May studied physics and mathematics at Imperial College London, graduating with a BSc (Hons) degree and ARCS in physics with Upper Second-Class Honours. He then proceeded to study for a PhD degree, also at the Imperial College London departments of Physics and Mathematics, and was part way through this PhD programme, studying reflected light from interplanetary dust and the velocity of dust in the plane of the Solar System. When Queen became successful he abandoned his physics doctorate but did co-author two scientific research papers: MgI Emission in the Night-Sky Spectrum (1972)[28] and An Investigation of the Motion of Zodiacal Dust Particles (Part I) (1973),[29] which were based on May's observations at the Teide Observatory in Tenerife. He is the co-author of Bang! – The Complete History of the Universe with Patrick Moore and Chris Lintott, which was published in October 2006.[30] More than 30 years after he started his research, in October 2007 he completed his PhD thesis in astrophysics,[31] entitled A Survey of Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud,[32] passed his viva voce, and performed the required corrections.[33][34][35][36] He officially graduated at the postgraduate awards ceremony held in the Royal Albert Hall, on the afternoon of Wednesday 14 May 2008.<br /><br />On 17 November 2007, May was appointed Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University,[15] taking over from Cherie Blair, and installed in 2008.[16]<br /><br />Asteroid 52665 Brianmay was named in his honour on 18 June 2008 on the suggestion of Sir Patrick Moore (probably influenced by the asteroid's provisional designation of 1998 BM<br /><br />But no, I don't think I'll be buying it either - and I thought Brief History of Time was crap too.Sir Henry Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07414086555889687483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961783734974841063.post-70901071074423146592010-09-10T11:45:38.634+01:002010-09-10T11:45:38.634+01:00Excellent post.
I am a science junkie and read ex...Excellent post.<br /><br />I am a science junkie and read exactly this sort of shit all the time. I often wonder why I read it at all - cos there is not one scrap of evidence. The whole thing is theory. <br /><br />....even Socialism works on paper - and we know what a total clusterfuck that is.Billy Blofeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02973682006107803539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961783734974841063.post-60592287714245037922010-09-10T09:28:57.902+01:002010-09-10T09:28:57.902+01:00Hmm, yes. Then again, man v. man stupidity may be ...Hmm, yes. Then again, man v. man stupidity may be the only thing to remove Coulson and the never-ending Lab leadership pantomime from the front pages. Which would be good. So..........Pam Nashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07371835641538430316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961783734974841063.post-86882537186559462902010-09-09T23:04:13.973+01:002010-09-09T23:04:13.973+01:00Excellent reasoning. Couldn't have put it bet...Excellent reasoning. Couldn't have put it better myself.<br /><br />Yours sincerely,<br /><br />Prof C Corkings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com