Zkuq said:
Dr.Grass said:
Zkuq said:
Dr.Grass said:
Zkuq said:
It's about time if true. I fear this is just an error of some sort but I do hope it's real anyway. |
WHY?
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Which part do you refer to?
Why it's about time? Because it's exciting and could finally bring us forward. I'm not a top scientist so maybe I'm missing something but it seems that in the last few decades, nothing big has really happened.
Why I fear this is an error? Because it would be boring and we would be where we started.
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Well if the speed of light is indeed a universal speed limit then your ''about time'' statement makes no sense. Meaning that you've actually believed all this time that Einstein was wrong.
People just like sensational stories, which is why this one is getting so much attention. My money is on you having this motivation - sensationalism. The fact is the universe has its laws and they are independent of what you believe, therefore 'hoping' for something is meaningless.
Sorry for shitting on you, this extends to all people who are going ape-shit about this story but don't understand relativity.
I might be losing popularity points along the way, but someone has to bring some sanity to these discussions.
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Well, I really know almost anything of the theory of relativity but yes, it's a bit hard to believe nothing could be faster than light under any conditions. I do believe that the theory of relativity is an excellent theory of... lots of stuff, but I'm sure even it has its limits - limits we may even have yet to discover. But that's why I study physics, to understand stuff better and maybe some day be a part of finding something new and exciting. I certainly don't know a lot yet but hey, I just started my second year of studies.
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So you don't understand one of the most incredible scientific theories ever, or rather don't know anything about it - Yet you want to bring your intuition into the game and make that a factor? You're going to have a big problem with quantum mechanics then - it's not intuitive at all.
" I do believe that the theory of relativity is an excellent theory of... lots of stuff"
>_>
If you're really studying physics then you should have learnt to let go of your intuition long ago and not trust your intuitive thoughts as they arise from subjective memory.
