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Current Thoughts in String Theory

Posted by michael on from the elephants-all-the-way-down dept.

DrLudicrous writes "The NYTimes is running a nice little synopsis of the current ideas in string theory. Apparently, there is still quite a bit of disagreement about how to interpret the various theories, with some string theorists supporting a semi-deterministic worldview a la Einstein (God does not play dice), while others believe our universe is just one possibility among many, with respect to various physical parameters."

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  1. god indeed plays dice.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    and the dice are loaded

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  3. In Soviet Russia. . . . by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    The dice plays God

  4. Re:Fringe science, or valid? by DonGar · · Score: 1, Troll
    We did eventually understand relativistic motion, however, so we probably will eventually understand the extension of subatomic particles into multi-demensional space, too.

    Speak for yourself about understanding relativistic montion. I get the basics, but the further I try to get past that, the more my head hurts.

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  5. In Soviet Russia... by Bob+Cat+-+NYMPHS · · Score: -1, Troll

    dice plays God with youniverse!

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    1. Re:In Soviet Russia... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      In Soviet Russia, universe plays dice with God.

      If you think about it, that's not so far from the crucifixion, right?

    2. Re:In Soviet Russia... by Bob+Cat+-+NYMPHS · · Score: -1, Troll

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      Mod THIS up!

      Hey Billy, will this post increase my karma?

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  6. In soviet Russia, by corkhead0 · · Score: -1, Troll

    naw, too easy :)

  7. Re:Superstring theory is not the only candidate by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Actually, it turns out that quantum gravity was right and superstring was wrong.

    There's a new theory that replaces both, called M-theory.