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Initial Tests Fail To Find Gravitational Waves
eldavojohn writes that though gravitational waves are "predicted to exist by Einstein's Theory of General Relativity, the initial tests run by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory Scientific Collaboration (LIGO) failed to find anything. It doesn't disprove their existence although it does rule out a subset of string theory. From the article, 'For example, some models predict the existence of cosmic strings, which are loops in space-time that may have formed in the early universe and gotten stretched to large scales along with the expansion of the universe. These objects are thought to produce bursts of gravitational waves as they oscillate. Since no large-amplitude gravitational waves were found, cosmic strings, if they exist at all, must be smaller than some models predict.' The scientists working in Washington and Louisiana (in tandem to rule out flukes) will now move on to Advanced LIGO which will analyze a volume of space 1,000 times larger. If they don't find any gravitational waves in that experiment, the results will be more than unsettling to many theorists."
Wow, great insight, random Slashdotter! If only those physicists visited Slashdot more often they'd know what's wrong with their results and conclusions!
You just got troll'd!
Actually, some ID proponents tend to outright ignore new evidence, or any evidence, that doesn't fit their theory.
Never see hat in any other fields of course...
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Actually does any theory or study of origins fit the scientific model? Science is based on that which can be tested. Finding ways to repeatably test remote historical events, or proposed events, is pretty difficult. While scientific study can be used to try and understand evidence, the final interpretation of many things depends very much on the bias of the interpreter. Anyone who denies that is either lying or blind.
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The only one who was wrong are the retarded string theorists who do nothing but make mathematical models to encompass every piece of data.
There's no actual thinking going on there - it's all convoluted bullshit.
Huh? So they've experimented with inter-species variation and natural selection. Creationism/ID doesn't deny the existence of those.
All they've accomplished is recreating the peppered moth example in a lab using caterpillars.
Alexander Peter Kristopeit bought his basement from his mommy for one dollar.