Scientists hope for surprises in Big Bang experiment

[That Guy]

if you've got a better idea, please share it

i mean, it's not like they came up with a theory and called it a day... they're actively working to prove/disprove it... it really doesn't matter which, cause we get closer to the truth either way.

[Beemnseven]

I thought I heard somewhere that it will take them 10 years or more to be able to decipher anything from this experiment.

That's a long wait. I want answers, and I want them NOW.

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

I thought I heard somewhere that it will take them 10 years or more to be able to decipher anything from this experiment.

That's a long wait. I want answers, and I want them NOW.

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[saden1]

Originally Posted by That Guy

if you've got a better idea, please share it

i mean, it's not like they came up with a theory and called it a day... they're actively working to prove/disprove it... it really doesn't matter which, cause we get closer to the truth either way.

No, I don't have a better theory but I do know there's something to be said for simplicity and elegance. String theory just keeps adding shit to justify the math without any testable or observable basis. The science fiction fan in me is excited, the scientist in me is skeptical.

[djnemo65]

Originally Posted by saden1

No, I don't have a better theory but I do know there's something to be said for simplicity and elegance. String theory just keeps adding shit to justify the math without any testable or observable basis. The science fiction fan in me is excited, the scientist in me is skeptical.

Yeah but all science can ever do is provide the best possible explanation based on the evidence available, which at this point is scant. String theory might very well be proven wrong but you can't just say it is too complicated when so many of the world's foremost physicists are proponents. That's why I laugh at people who point out minor inconsistencies in evolutionary theory and act as if they have made a scientific argument - as if identifying flaws without also proposing a competing theory is scientific discourse. As for observable evidence, this 8 billion dollar tube is a pretty significant step in that direction.