They have gone to plaid!
Posted on 03/19/2007 8:34:38 PM PDT by LibWhacker
So I'm to believe in a 57-dimensional model, and creationism is a fairy tale?
No thanks - I'll stick with Genesis.
what time is McGuyver on ?
Great, just great. I went to public school. So that means I have 57 dimensions I am clueless about.
Something tells me we're a bit short on being ready for that next level, dude...
They have gone to plaid!
Where does Duncan Hunter stand on this? /s
The foolishness of God is greater than the wisdom of man.
E-8 is so gay.
E-9 is where it's at.
"Belief" doesn't apply to mathematics and physics -- those sciences don't rely on faith. Consider:
God's Love is infinite and beyond our comprehension, yet He granted us human Love as a model, to help us understand. A child can love, and in that act becomes one with God.
God's Universe includes complexities (perhaps 57-D ones) that are beyond our comprehension, yet He granted us the mathematics to describe the Universe with models, to help us understand. Mathematicians and physicists can appreciate the beauty of those models, and in doing so, appreciate the Creation itself (whether they admit it out loud or not).
I see no contradiction in believing that God created a Universe of infinite majesty and complexity, and yet inspired the author of Genesis to phrase it in a simpler way that would help all people grasp the Creation.
Nothing in this fancy 57-D mathematical model requires that in order to appreciate it, you have to give up your religious beliefs. They are not in opposition.
That said, of course you're welcome to reject the mathematics -- it's a free country.
Not at all what is invited in this calculation. Don't be obtuse. Seeing some of the mathematical facets of God's plan is not blasphemy.
Now, now... If you were paying attention in school, you should have a pretty good handle on four of them. So actually, you're only clueless about 53 of them! ;-)
Fair criticism. What is so intriguing about E8 is that it pops out of physicists equations in a lot of different areas. There's likely something fundamental about it. But you're right that the definition of how it is going to change things is a little vague. It seems to me one of the biggest barriers is the complexity of the description required. Sampling a single configuratin of the E8 out of 60 gig of numbers and formulae is going to be very comptationally intensive. Will probably limit it's usefulness until computers get faster.
But kudos to the folks who did this. It's a massive accomplishment that may be very important.
Personally, I think the fabric of the universe is based on Palindromes. How can it be that all numbers can result in a palindrome? It's utterly baffling to me. If we understood why palindromes exist, I think we would find that answer to be the key to much of the universes puzzles.
So I'm to believe in a 57-dimensional model"
For the feat, the team used a mix of theoretical mathematics"
This is imaginative science.
I guess I missed the part in the article where they honored God. Sorry.
"Belief" doesn't apply to mathematics and physics -- those sciences don't rely on faith."
"the team used a mix of theoretical mathematics"
That relies on faith.
Cheers!
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