Horizon -Parallel Universes (full version)

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Parallel Universes

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[Redflowers9]

So we're just one big episode of Sponge bob square pants.

[nohabitualthinking]

Well-known scientists daydreaming in metaphysics...sounds intriguing...teach it as fact....penalize anyone who dissents...shove under the rug contradicting empirical data...perpetuate the mystery....perpetuate the need to solve the mystery....obtain government funding, grants to find a solution....the metaphysical dogma keeps on marching on...

[SomeAnimeOtaku]

@yasashiiookami I'm shocked by the fact that this isn't the top comment..

[intuit13]

@nohabitualthinking And FYI, there are lots of "well-known" physicists who don't agree with much of string theory. One of the Nobel Prize laureates for discovering the standard model is one of those physicists. Science is very open to all sides of the story. This isn't the 18th century anymore.

[intuit13]

@nohabitualthinking There is no conspiracy to brainwash everyone into thinking all this is fact. Once (and if) it's PROVEN as fact, it will be taught as such. This is the way of science.

[intuit13]

@nohabitualthinking What in the world are you going on about? Nobody is teaching string theory "as fact". If you watch/read more about it, you'd realize that. Also, do you not know how the biggest scientific discoveries historically take place? Before the atom was proved to exist in the "dust particle" experiment, they were just "metaphysical daydreams", as you'd call them. Same with black holes. Same with almost every other major discovery in the world of physics.

[JWCreatesArt]

I've just watched this for the first time. Tho' certainly I come from a place of some knowledge about such things, my mind has so very currently been 'blown' by this, I must reserve opinions until after subsequent viewings. Mostly, I get it. But until I can intelligently chat about it, I'm sure I don't totally comprehend what is being related. Kinda cool to think about...

[toontune]

Oh, and I think M in M-Theory should should stand for Metaphysics....or Megamind :)

[toontune]

OK so it's not particles, how bout string theory, yea that's it...wait wait, not string, no no no, how about membrane, yea, that's the ticket, many many much of them, with parallel universes, an infinite number, some the same as ours except where Elvis lives, all following the same laws of physics...no, actually completely different laws of physics, ones we can't even begin to understand...hmmm, we finally understand it all..fantastic stuff..yeaaa, who needs God to explain anything. Paweeze!!!

[muypro4]

@GodOfTheInternets ... Thank you, yes we have a God created nature given brain, could`nt have one without the other! ALSO, I said NOTHING about finding God given logic to (invent?) new medicine. Please drop the scales from your God -Nature created eyes.

[bogieman987]

@GodOfTheInternets How do you know?

[GodOfTheInternets]

@muypro4

Blah blah blah. By your logic we should not try to invent new medicine because we haven't figured out how our nature-given brain works.