I find this discussion to be counter-propaganda. Thread closed!
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Not to worry folks, it's open again, alive and well
Is it de-dogding, or de-bunking?An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. Charles BukowskiComment
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I mis-wrote. I should have said "raisin bran theory", in line with apple pie and cabbage. My poor attempt at humor aside, I've read two of Lee Smolin's books (The Trouble With Physics & the Singular Universe.) I plan to read Time Reborn next.Originally posted by jlittle View Post
He wrote a perfect description of physics as it is today: "When you know the history of physics you are painfully aware of how much each era overestimates the scope of its understanding. Science progresses well, but at each stage, we embrace metaphysical fantasies that seem motivated by the science but come to look silly when people come to know more in the future. As Brian Eno once said, “Nothing so dates an era as its conception of the When you know the history of physics you are painfully aware of how much each era overestimates the scope of its understanding. Science progresses well, but at each stage, we embrace metaphysical fantasies that seem motivated by the science but come to look silly when people come to know more in the future. As Brian Eno once said, “Nothing so dates an era as its conception of the future.”.”
In his 1987 book, A Brief History of Time, Hawking admits to a philosophical interpretation of the Cosmological Constant because he couldn't explain its necessity. With his version of the Matrix Brane Theory he explains away the philosophical component and declares that there is no need for a First Cause. They only problem, which Brane Theory believers gloss over, or overlook, is that the theory is not falsifiable, which puts it in the same category as religion.Last edited by GreyGeek; Jun 18, 2015, 08:28 PM."A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.”
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That's also, partly, what I meant to say.is that the theory is not falsifiable,An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. Charles BukowskiComment
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Back on track, a little.
Which one, I dunnno.......
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Fixed (again). Sorry.Originally posted by claydoh View Post
Windows no longer obstructs my view.
Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
"It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock HolmesComment
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