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Comments on "How Will the World End?"
Post 302551080 by KenJackson on Monday 29th of August 2011 12:10:28 PM
08-29-2011
Comments on "How Will the World End?"
I have read the sun-expansion scenario numerous places but I've never read any suggestion that the earth's orbit would increase to avoid being scorched. What mechanism would push it out?
As for creating a black hole by the LHC, the whole concept is silly so any number of reasons would rule it out, but it still counts as something that was proposed that would destroy the earth, not just people.
Ah! I hope no one minds segueing away from the topic for a moment.
I read Joao Magueijo's book and found it both fascinated and disturbing.
But on the other hand, Magueijo reveals something disturbing about the scientific community. When he suggests the very notion that the speed of light might not be a fundamental, bedrock, constitutional constant of the universe, scientists of all stripe summarily reject him. Or they turn around and run.
This is a religious reaction. He has revealed that many scientists of today hold to a religious belief that they are not willing to even discuss alternatives to.
It's not the end of the world, so to speak, but I found that revelation shocking.
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Comment to Moderator:
I don't see anything in the rules that would suggest my deleted statement shouldn't be a very appropriate part of this discussion. It was needed to balance the "but on the other hand" statement that followed. It was a historical statement and my opinion of it's implication. It was positive and it didn't even counter anything any other participant said. It's also offensive that my good and honest opinion should be rubbed out like profanity.
BTW, the very concept of the End of the World is a religious concept. It's impossible to discuss it without it being a religious discussion whether you quote any religious leaders or not. But what could possibly be wrong with that?
There's been no arrogance, shouting or name calling in this thread that I can see. But the censorship casts a negative shadow on the forum.
As for creating a black hole by the LHC, the whole concept is silly so any number of reasons would rule it out, but it still counts as something that was proposed that would destroy the earth, not just people.
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I read Joao Magueijo's book and found it both fascinated and disturbing.
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But on the other hand, Magueijo reveals something disturbing about the scientific community. When he suggests the very notion that the speed of light might not be a fundamental, bedrock, constitutional constant of the universe, scientists of all stripe summarily reject him. Or they turn around and run.
This is a religious reaction. He has revealed that many scientists of today hold to a religious belief that they are not willing to even discuss alternatives to.
It's not the end of the world, so to speak, but I found that revelation shocking.
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---------- Post updated at 12:10 PM ---------- Previous update was at 10:32 AM ----------
Comment to Moderator:
I don't see anything in the rules that would suggest my deleted statement shouldn't be a very appropriate part of this discussion. It was needed to balance the "but on the other hand" statement that followed. It was a historical statement and my opinion of it's implication. It was positive and it didn't even counter anything any other participant said. It's also offensive that my good and honest opinion should be rubbed out like profanity.
BTW, the very concept of the End of the World is a religious concept. It's impossible to discuss it without it being a religious discussion whether you quote any religious leaders or not. But what could possibly be wrong with that?
There's been no arrogance, shouting or name calling in this thread that I can see. But the censorship casts a negative shadow on the forum.
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