Not completely closed! That's a gross understatement. We spend a few billion a year on supercolliders to amend the theory of relativity, in the search for the Grand Unified Theory, which should reconcile Quantum Mechanics and Relativity.
BTW, I'm not a physicist, but I've done my hw, and last time I checked the only time relativity fails to produce through equation what we observe in reality is in the super-microscopic.
Also, lets look at a few things:
1. It is pretty well understood that a theory is very nearly a fact in the scientific community.
2. Math is an extremely powerful tool, that is more accurate than any instrument possible. It lets us model natural systems in incredible detail, and give incite into how to prove a hypothesis. Don't knock it.
3. If you're going to play around with the denotations and conotations of words, please look them up first!
And I move to amend the troll's name to "Nazi-Hate-Monger Troll."
Woo hoo!!! Go IBM, kick Microsoft's wimpy ass!!! That must be a major slam to MS. Getting hammered by the Grandfather of the computer industry, ouch, that hurts.
Right, but he is running our country, and congress appears to tolerate him, unfortunately, so we have to deal with him.
And I am not sure about missile defense, I see both sides, but I also see Bush as essentially brainless, so I distrust his plan. Why isn't he pushing for new technology to be used? Missiles for missile defense, sure, it works, but sattelite based lasers system would be more effective.
This is not a military issue, and should not become one. I think space will be, and needs to be militarized, but not yet. We need something to protect up there, like an economy, first.
Ok, Russia may be ahead of NASA in terms of forward thinking, but NASA has the science, the facilities, and is WAY ahead of Russia in terms of research funding and funding in general. However, it all goes back to the same old argument, is science best done for economic purposes, for the sake of science, or for military advance?
I'm not sure anyone has any patriotism anymore, NASA is what the US has to work with, and, depending on what country you're from, that may matter and might not. I am really getting sick of NASA bashing simply based on the fact that it has to interact with society, and, more importantly, the US congress. Give them some bloody credit for the advancements they have made, and the fact, that they continue to increase their budget, even if the idiot in office cuts half the funding on their flagship project.
I agree, the world is changing extremely fast, but its very exciting! However, I don't trust the Russian space program. I think NASA is right to be paranoid about safety. The Russian sapce program may go commercial, and make loads of cash, that's wonderful, NASA will always be the first class ticket to space.
Woo hoo! Everyone party tonight! All we need now is that little idiot in office to fund stem cell research, and we'll be redifining humanity. Asimov would be proud.
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You completely missed my point. Completely missed it. You are millions of Parsecs from it. Wow, now it takes talent to be that oblivious.
Not completely closed! That's a gross understatement. We spend a few billion a year on supercolliders to amend the theory of relativity, in the search for the Grand Unified Theory, which should reconcile Quantum Mechanics and Relativity. BTW, I'm not a physicist, but I've done my hw, and last time I checked the only time relativity fails to produce through equation what we observe in reality is in the super-microscopic. Also, lets look at a few things: 1. It is pretty well understood that a theory is very nearly a fact in the scientific community. 2. Math is an extremely powerful tool, that is more accurate than any instrument possible. It lets us model natural systems in incredible detail, and give incite into how to prove a hypothesis. Don't knock it. 3. If you're going to play around with the denotations and conotations of words, please look them up first! And I move to amend the troll's name to "Nazi-Hate-Monger Troll."
Woo hoo!!! Go IBM, kick Microsoft's wimpy ass!!! That must be a major slam to MS. Getting hammered by the Grandfather of the computer industry, ouch, that hurts.
Right, but he is running our country, and congress appears to tolerate him, unfortunately, so we have to deal with him. And I am not sure about missile defense, I see both sides, but I also see Bush as essentially brainless, so I distrust his plan. Why isn't he pushing for new technology to be used? Missiles for missile defense, sure, it works, but sattelite based lasers system would be more effective. This is not a military issue, and should not become one. I think space will be, and needs to be militarized, but not yet. We need something to protect up there, like an economy, first.
Ok, Russia may be ahead of NASA in terms of forward thinking, but NASA has the science, the facilities, and is WAY ahead of Russia in terms of research funding and funding in general. However, it all goes back to the same old argument, is science best done for economic purposes, for the sake of science, or for military advance? I'm not sure anyone has any patriotism anymore, NASA is what the US has to work with, and, depending on what country you're from, that may matter and might not. I am really getting sick of NASA bashing simply based on the fact that it has to interact with society, and, more importantly, the US congress. Give them some bloody credit for the advancements they have made, and the fact, that they continue to increase their budget, even if the idiot in office cuts half the funding on their flagship project.
I agree, the world is changing extremely fast, but its very exciting! However, I don't trust the Russian space program. I think NASA is right to be paranoid about safety. The Russian sapce program may go commercial, and make loads of cash, that's wonderful, NASA will always be the first class ticket to space.
Woo hoo! Everyone party tonight! All we need now is that little idiot in office to fund stem cell research, and we'll be redifining humanity. Asimov would be proud.