"Art Deco" <erfc@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message...
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> oldcoot <oldcoot7074@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>On May 7, 4:49 pm, "Painius" <starswirlern...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>
>>> Quantum mechanics is pretty much in a basic state now.
>>> There are many things we use right now that we owe to
>>> quantum theory. But instead of particle physicists
>>> busting butt to understand and explain the details about
>>> it...
>>
>> Hell, that's the problem with theoretical physics in a nutshell :
>> abdication of
>> any predeliction to _understand and explain cause_. *Descriptions of
>> effects* are surrogate for _explaining the mechanism_ causing the
>> effects.
>
> Incorrect; physics theories are proposed to quantify observed
> phenomena. If the quantifications do not match observations, the
> theory is rejected.
That's certainly what is hoped for, Mother, but it's not
always true. For example, i have read that several of
the "quantifications" that resulted from testing relativity
theory fell outside the windows of expectation, and yet
the testers felt that they were "close enough" anyway,
so they were not justification to reject relativity.
Also, one of the truly enigmatic aspects of quantum
physics is that the quantifications are often surprises
and unexpectedly waay outside the expected windows.
So what REALLY matters when it comes to such things
is not so much the quantifications and how well they
match expected windows of observation or experiment.
What REALLY keeps such theories alive is practicality.
Quantum mechanics would have been rejected long ago
if it wasn't so gol-darn useful on a practical level.
And oc's right. Physicists are far too busy focusing upon
descriptive elements of theory rather than trying to get
to the root cause of things like gravity. It's as if they've
given up. 'Round 'n 'round they go in circles of thwarted
reality, in elliptical orbits around dim brown dwarfs.
When will they begin again to search for the bright stars?
Mmm, Art, i just took a break outside. Isn't Sirius truly
beautiful this time of year? Closer it gets to the horizon,
the more it brightly sparkles! in several colors! Well, at
least we know what causes _that_, don't we.
happy days and...
starry starry nights!
--
Indelibly yours,
Paine
P.S. Thank YOU for reading!
P.P.S. Some secret sites (shh)...
http://painellsworth.net
http://savethechildren.org
http://eBook-eDen.secretsgolden.com
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