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More on the Fine Structure Constant
Bonker writes "Neat news from the Beeb. It turns out that data collected from observation of quasars indicates that the fine structure constant of the universe, aka 'Alpha', may have changed since the universe began. It may have been very slightly smaller than it is right now. The article hints that other constants we're familiar with, such as high, holy 'c', may also vary over time. Of course values can't have changed dramatically, because that would mean that low-weight atoms such as carbon would be unstable, and without carbon, there wouldn't be anyone around to measure the fine structure constant anyway." We ran a story about this last year. It looks like the team has continued to check their work for errors and hasn't found any yet.
Today was a horrible day for slashdot, i am not trying to be a troll or anything but I am a die hard slashdot reader and It just seemed there is no good news today.. Oh well..
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Now perhaps there is some truth behind it, even if the reasons why are different. Anyway, should serve as a reminder to EVERYONE that understanding of reality changes, and what is fact today may be discovered as myth tomorrow.
I have decided that for science to progress, it is absolutely essential that people be willing to accept that everything they believe may be wrong, so that they are open to new possibilities. On the other hand, they must not be quick to accept new theories, and examine it properly. There are too many people in all walks of life who become stubbornly attached to a belief because of one reason or another. This kind of attitude inhibits the progress of scientific discovery.
Talking about creation and evolution, almost everyone has religious reasons for wanting to believe either side. If there was debate on whether quarks were really the smallest component, almost nobody would care about the outcome for religious reasons. However, evolution gives people the power to defend atheism, and creation gives people the power to defend creation. Almost everyone has a religious/philosophical reason for wanting an answer to the question of origins.
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Is anyone else irritated because the Slashdot icon in the upper right hand corner no longer sends you back to "www.slashdot.org" but instead to the topic page (Example: "science.slashdot.org" or "ask.slashdot.org)? It's bugging the shit outta me.
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Since you couldn't fit 2 of every insect on a boat, the bible is not the literal truth.
Since it's not the literal truth, I tend to doubt that anyone, let alone Christ, rose from the dead, meaning that story is also fiction at best, legend at worst. Once you come to truth in the form of a fable or legend, rather than literal, everything is fair game, including, say, Islam, Native American beliefs and, oh, about 7 billion other view points.
You can't just pick and choose which part of science you will support in order to foward your own belief system.
Wowsers - Christianity debunked in 2 paragraphs!
This article isn't agreeing with your viewpoint in the least, good sir. Besides, if you like any part of this research based on it's merits, you should like many equally cool theories and such, all of which are pretty much against a 6000 year old Universe...