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To: Locke_2007; LeGrande; Greg F; ImaGraftedBranch

Is it not also juvenile to suggest that the current laws of physics as we know them are concrete? Nothing more than theories, devised to help us explain how the universe works. I personally see science as a way to explain how God created the universe, but I also know that certain things we cannot see or measure - Heisenburg’s Uncertainty Principle, for one - simply because we have too many limitations upon us.

Just as an example, within the next few years, it’s very likely that the Higgs boson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higgs_boson) will be determined to exist or not. If it does not, then expect the current “laws” of physics to undergo some thorough revisions (there is a reason why it’s called the theoretical “God particle”).

And that’s fine by me. There’s still more to learn. Humans, fashioning themselves as gods, cannot hope to grasp the full functions of how the universe works. Not yet, in any case.


76 posted on 07/16/2007 8:21:13 AM PDT by Ultra Sonic 007 (Look at all the candidates. Choose who you think is best. Choose wisely in 2008.)
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To: Ultra Sonic 007
Is it not also juvenile to suggest that the current laws of physics as we know them are concrete? Nothing more than theories, devised to help us explain how the universe works.

Not really. New advances will refine our understanding, not invalidate them. F=MA is still valid, E=MCsquared is just more accurate. Heisenberg's equation is incredibly accurate. It is possible that new advances will refine it, but just like F=MA it will still be valid.

156 posted on 07/16/2007 5:50:11 PM PDT by LeGrande (Muslims, Jews and Christians all believe in the same God of Abraham.)
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