So, I'm sure that many of you are familiar with the so called "M-theory" right?
Which is oddly named because it currently does not meet the requirements of scientific theory.
But that aside, M-hypothesis is an elegant mathematical solution for uniting the four fundamental forces, reconciling Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity, and establishing a universe which was never created.
Except that M-theory has no empirical evidence going for it, and makes a lot of assumptions which have no empirical basis.
In addition, one of it's major predictions (that we should be able to make mini-black holes in the LHC) just turned out to be false.
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-12/no-black-holes-formed-lhc-physicists-report
Isn't it when a hypothesis is found to be not correct, we throw it out the window!?
Why then do we continue to follow this possible road, when there are other hypotheses for a theory of quantum gravity out there, that are just as equally valid?
The Theory of Evolution is proven beyond doubt. That is why it is assigned the title of theory. That part of the culture wars should have been over with at least a century ago.
And for the record, I have a background in both aerospace engineering and physics, so I think I am entitled to an opinion on this technical matter.
Yes, the article did state that. However, any skeptic knows that it is impossible to prove a negative.
However, when string and m theorists state that black holes should be popping up in a specific energy range, and they don't, it forces me to question the idea completely.
Not to mention, there are other, equally likely at this point, hypotheses for quantum gravity.
Which is oddly named because it currently does not meet the requirements of scientific theory.
But that aside, M-hypothesis is an elegant mathematical solution for uniting the four fundamental forces, reconciling Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity, and establishing a universe which was never created.
Except that M-theory has no empirical evidence going for it, and makes a lot of assumptions which have no empirical basis.
In addition, one of it's major predictions (that we should be able to make mini-black holes in the LHC) just turned out to be false.
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-12/no-black-holes-formed-lhc-physicists-report
Isn't it when a hypothesis is found to be not correct, we throw it out the window!?
Why then do we continue to follow this possible road, when there are other hypotheses for a theory of quantum gravity out there, that are just as equally valid?
The Theory of Evolution is proven beyond doubt. That is why it is assigned the title of theory. That part of the culture wars should have been over with at least a century ago.
And for the record, I have a background in both aerospace engineering and physics, so I think I am entitled to an opinion on this technical matter.
Yes, the article did state that. However, any skeptic knows that it is impossible to prove a negative.
However, when string and m theorists state that black holes should be popping up in a specific energy range, and they don't, it forces me to question the idea completely.
Not to mention, there are other, equally likely at this point, hypotheses for quantum gravity.