An interesting article.
The science is settled. Once “scientists” form a consensus that’s the end of debate.
I would venture to say no, the constants of physics do not remain ‘constant’ or unchanging.The physical conditions of measuring or defining any particular condition are subjective, even when performed by computers. We have to agree with certain generalities in most cases.
Have they checked Fidel Castro’s brain (Who may not still be dead)
One of the traditional hallmarks of western science is its basis in Christian faith. God is good, and rational and unchanging. Therefore, we can study God's creation and use consistent methods to achieve consistent results.
Whether constants are truly constant may be a fair question, but the belief that nature is inherently consistent has helped us built the modern world.
Islam, on the other hand, believes that Allah is unbound by such petty concerns. If a human expects water to boil at 100 degrees Celsius at sea level, then this is "shackling Allah" and is not a good idea. Allah does what Allah wants to do. Of course the Arab world has done some work in science (but most of "their work" was actually taken from the Greeks or from Indians (or Chaldeans). But this notion that the world of Allah is unpredictable has not helped the Muslims.
Believe it or not. Grandfather of singer Olivia Newton-John
You’ll only know if you can measure it.
Assumes we live in a ‘time invariant’ universe. If time is not a constant, nothing else is ... Just sayin ...
I’ve often wondered about the implications of the speed of light slowing over many millions of years. The distance scale of the universe would be profoundly affected.
Sure they are. I had the list of them right over there...wait, over there...um, over there?....nope. Dammit, Heisenberg!
This partly explains the continues measurements of laser light bounced and returned from the Apollo laser reflector arrays, along with the two (one recently recovered thanks to the LRO lunar orbiter) Soviet French-built arrays and a fifth in orbit since 2009 attached to the LRO itself.
Before the recovery of the 'lost' Lunokhod array together with the deployment of the LRO, photon counts reflected back to Earth had reached a peak granularity in measuring the Earth-Moon distance down to within 3 mm, putting a fine enough point for most of us on a figure averaging 238,857 miles.
It's was hoped adding the lost array and the LRO array would improve on that figure, along with confirmation of the Moon's formally illusive "center," and it's moment of inertia. The finer point, so I've been informed by people way over my pay-grade, would add further certainty to, so-called "locality," adding much to our astonishment (as the author honestly hints) in discovering these "constants" are universal, not just a characteristic of the neighborhood.
For my own paygrade, it adds to my conclusion that says if all we received from the most recent aborted Moon program was the LRO, it has proved very worthwhile, and for many more less obscure achievements.
The great paradox of Creation: The only constant is change.
Nature abhors consistency.
Bookmark.
The programmer’s lament - “Constants aren’t and Variables won’t”.