Originally Posted by shakermaker (Post 629376)

It's not a matter of what scientists 'believe' Willow, it's a matter of what is actually there, and searching for what we can discover through tangible hypothesis. We can't be expected to settle with the knowledge of our existence coming from the silly and primitive story of Creation.
The whole process is much more complicated than big omnipotent man with big beard making mummy and daddy particles give birth to lots of baby particles and calling it our universe. There is the whole issue of dark matter and it's power that scientists will look into using the data provided from today. I for one am really excited about what happened today. Hopefully people of this generation will react to this like people of past generations reacted to the first moon landing; by way of inspiring new generations of scientists who are eager to find out about our universe and provide us with answers. I hope for a new age of reason and rationality, and for people to believe in science rather than stories of miracles and sacrificed goats.

Originally Posted by grannyclaret (Post 629613)

yipee were still here .........i hope it dosent end like Hiroshima............................:end:

Originally Posted by Eric (Post 629624)

Hiroshima is still here:D

I'm not much of a theoretical physicist (but I do play darts with one if that counts) but if the "god" particle exists then it means that Einstein's unified field theory works. This would make sense of "god doesn't play dice." I find it interesting that there are certain patterns in the universe esp. in terms of the speed of light, gravity and magnetism that could be used to argue intelligent design. So, religion is not dead; and this experiment will not kill it, nor is it designed to. Maybe I'll head down to the pub, grab a beer, and throw some darts with a tipsy scientist.:theband:

Originally Posted by Eric (Post 629565)

This is more productive than ridiculing the beliefs of others.

Originally Posted by shakermaker (Post 629635)

So in your book it is socially acceptable to ridicule beliefs in Aztec sacrifices and the Flying Spaghetti Monster but considered rude to state that stories of Creation are clearly absurd?

Originally Posted by shakermaker (Post 629635)

So in your book it is socially acceptable to ridicule beliefs in Aztec sacrifices and the Flying Spaghetti Monster

Originally Posted by Mancie (Post 629661)

To be honest I'm not a religious type but the scientist view of the "big bang" theory along with umpteen coincidences that we are told led to the creation of life on this planet, a theory that is banded around as almost fact.. is even more ridiculas than the theory of a someone/thing creating life.