Science!: Higgs Bosons and Romance
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OOH Here we go.... I like to believe that god doesnt exist, its my favourite type god... no god. . Its just a particle guys yes. Everyone believes in something, no one can say why we are here anyway. there are many ways, concepts, to describe what god is , or is not, or even if he exists at all. I like to ask people what type of god are they thinking when they say, i dont believe. Are they thinking of the biblical god? you know the funny one that burns bushes. are they speaking about an platonic idea of god, a source of everything, like deism or whatever. i mean iam sorry if iam offending anyone and iam no expert in religion but i have read about most of them from lao tze to jesus and in the end its just people searching for truth.. name the particle " the kirby particle". who cares.
Ahhh, and interesting read this week in 'Science!'.
I thought the thing about the stem cells was pretty horrific.
But it's also good to know that random scientific research still continues to suck up funding by researching human behavour (ah, so music is the key, hmmm...) in all it's fine details.
As for the Higgs Bosons... well... I'd say I trust Stephen Hawkings on this one, he says that colisions that will happen in the LHC happen in our atmosphere everyday (technically) and we're fine, but it would be fun if they didn't find what they're looking for. Things are always more intersting when that happens.
I thought the thing about the stem cells was pretty horrific.
But it's also good to know that random scientific research still continues to suck up funding by researching human behavour (ah, so music is the key, hmmm...) in all it's fine details.
As for the Higgs Bosons... well... I'd say I trust Stephen Hawkings on this one, he says that colisions that will happen in the LHC happen in our atmosphere everyday (technically) and we're fine, but it would be fun if they didn't find what they're looking for. Things are always more intersting when that happens.
The God particle is just called that because it's a Big Deal and it's so mysterious and all. IIRC it's just one guy who came up with the name and wrote a book about it and then the media picked it up... We all know how the media is with interesting-sounding names. It's got nothing to do with Christianity or atheism or anything like that and many scientists think it's a stupid name either way.
More on-topic: Every new discovery brings us one step closer to the truth. We're not there yet (and when we are, we'll just find a new mystery anyway), but the journey is more important than the destination, right?
The stem-cell thing? Eh, from the article it sounds less like an inherent risk of the treatment and more like some Thai doctor screwing things up. Color me unsurprised. Eh, people thinking it's some kind of miracle cure are every bit as retarded as people thinking it's a crime against nature/God/whatever.
Romantic music makes people more romantic? Who'da thunk it?
Oil spill... Eh. I've lost the will to give a damn. Let them suffocate in their oil for all I care.
More on-topic: Every new discovery brings us one step closer to the truth. We're not there yet (and when we are, we'll just find a new mystery anyway), but the journey is more important than the destination, right?
The stem-cell thing? Eh, from the article it sounds less like an inherent risk of the treatment and more like some Thai doctor screwing things up. Color me unsurprised. Eh, people thinking it's some kind of miracle cure are every bit as retarded as people thinking it's a crime against nature/God/whatever.
Romantic music makes people more romantic? Who'da thunk it?
Oil spill... Eh. I've lost the will to give a damn. Let them suffocate in their oil for all I care.
The LHC is in Switzerland, not Italy. And if they prove the particles existance then they will have only confirmed something that has existed since the Universe began.Jaredin said:
The first two articles just remind me that no matter how much science we do there's still a lot left to learn. 'Oh hey, if this particle exists our equations are right... but it doesn't so there must be at least five'. 'Oh hey look, a procedure we know and have extensive catalogue has killed someone through means we cannot explain.'
I wonder the effect of video game soundtracks on unsuspecting females. Maybe it'd just make them more likely to jump on my head. Singing to them certainly has that effect for me.
I wonder the effect of video game soundtracks on unsuspecting females. Maybe it'd just make them more likely to jump on my head. Singing to them certainly has that effect for me.
Someone should tell him it's short for Godhead Pickle Inspector Particle [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=4&p=001680].ColdStorage said:
So... That dude then went on to turn down all the women?
Even if the black hole did gain stability, it'd just drop to the middle of the earth and not gain enough mass to destroy it for at least 100,000 years. So you wouldn't ever know, though your great great... great great grandchildren will be PISSED.
Don't worry. If the create a black hole, it'll be so small and unstable it'll disappear before we realise it's there (And it'd also be awesome, because we'd have discovered how to completely convert mass into energy)Jaredin said:
Even if the black hole did gain stability, it'd just drop to the middle of the earth and not gain enough mass to destroy it for at least 100,000 years. So you wouldn't ever know, though your great great... great great grandchildren will be PISSED.
I've never heard of groups against stem-cell research -- embryonic stem-cell research, yes, but there's an important difference there. And from the article, those stem cells weren't embryonic anyway.
Anyway, five Higgs Bosons? Whatever they say, but frankly I'm skeptical of any Higgs Bosons at all. They've been promising us that they're within the next MeV for twenty years, now, and the mass just keeps climbing just out of the reach of the most powerful accelerators. I wonder if there won't be an energy level where they'll have to say, ok, so it looks like this particle doesn't exist, after all. Aren't there any other mechanisms to explain the matter imbalance?
Also, please stop with the potshots against religion: this is neither the time nor the place for it.
Anyway, five Higgs Bosons? Whatever they say, but frankly I'm skeptical of any Higgs Bosons at all. They've been promising us that they're within the next MeV for twenty years, now, and the mass just keeps climbing just out of the reach of the most powerful accelerators. I wonder if there won't be an energy level where they'll have to say, ok, so it looks like this particle doesn't exist, after all. Aren't there any other mechanisms to explain the matter imbalance?
Also, please stop with the potshots against religion: this is neither the time nor the place for it.
