Glenn101 Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 The New York Post currently has an article about one (of many) very puzzling problems with the current main stream theory of the creation of the universe. According to their calculations, matter and ant-matter should have been created symmetrically, i.e in equal amounts. And that being, the two should have immediately destroyed each other ending the creation of the universe before it really began. I don't know any of the math they are using to explore this idea, but the idea seems rational, except that the theory makes our actual existence irrational. So, is belief in a divine creator all that irrational? Glenn 1 Link to comment
snowflake Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 6 minutes ago, Glenn101 said: The New York Post currently has an article about one (of many) very puzzling problems with the current main stream theory of the creation of the universe. According to their calculations, matter and ant-matter should have been created symmetrically, i.e in equal amounts. And that being, the two should have immediately destroyed each other ending the creation of the universe before it really began. I don't know any of the math they are using to explore this idea, but the idea seems rational, except that the theory makes our actual existence irrational. So, is belief in a divine creator all that irrational? Glenn The entire "nebular hypothesis" has some serious problems with it, the evolution of the planets, the existence of all of the heavier than iron elements on earth, the stability of our sun, the "fine tuning" of the universe....all of it clearly points to a creator......so belief in a creator is much more rational that believing this happened by chance. 2 Link to comment
Bobbieaware Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 (edited) 52 minutes ago, snowflake said: The entire "nebular hypothesis" has some serious problems with it, the evolution of the planets, the existence of all of the heavier than iron elements on earth, the stability of our sun, the "fine tuning" of the universe....all of it clearly points to a creator......so belief in a creator is much more rational that believing this happened by chance. Alma put it this way: 44 But Alma said unto him: Thou hast had signs enough; will ye tempt your God? Will ye say, Show unto me a sign, when ye have the testimony of all thy brethren, and also all the holy prophets? The scriptures are laid before thee, yea, and all things denote there is a God; yea, even the earth, and all things that are upon the face of it, yea, and its motion, yea, and also all the planets which move in their regular form do witness that there is a Supreme Creator. (Alma 30) Edited October 26, 2017 by Bobbieaware 1 Link to comment
Gray Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 People often come up to me just to say "You shouldn't be here." So I think there could be something to this. 4 Link to comment
The Nehor Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 The idea that all the antimatter was annihilated is speculation. For all we know half the Universe is antimatter. Just do not go over there and touch it to find out. That would end badly. 3 Link to comment
Nofear Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 The problem with the result isn't that the physics of the Standard Model of Particle Physics was wrong. The problem is that the theory is more correct than physicists hoped for. The new measurements are about 100x more precise than previous results on the magnetic moment of antimatter. Here is a brief explanation of the baryon asymmetry problem: https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/ask-ethan-31-why-are-we-made-of-matter-537d06075bae. 1 Link to comment
Robert F. Smith Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 4 hours ago, Glenn101 said: ...................................................... I don't know any of the math they are using to explore this idea, but the idea seems rational, except that the theory makes our actual existence irrational. So, is belief in a divine creator all that irrational?.............................................. In an entirely natural universe (without supernatural beings of any kind), it is entirely rational to posit advanced beings who are able to create life and to cultivate and populate planets. The late astrophysicist Carl Sagan "believed in superior beings in space, creatures so intelligent, so powerful, as to resemble gods." He affirmed that a new civilization is formed just in our galaxy every 10 years. "There are a million technical civilizations in the [Milky Way] galaxy," he believed. Famed scientist Richard Dawkins likewise argued that "It's highly plausible that in the universe there are godlike creatures." See Tom Bethell, “Extraterrestrial Intelligence and the Search for God.” American Spectator, Nov 2011, online at http://spectator.org/archives/2011/11/08/extraterrestrial-intelligence . 2 Link to comment
Nofear Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 58 minutes ago, Robert F. Smith said: In an entirely natural universe (without supernatural beings of any kind), it is entirely rational to posit advanced beings who are able to create life and to cultivate and populate planets. There are Mormons who take this idea and run with it. Quote We believe that scientific knowledge and technological power are among the means ordained of God to enable such exaltation, including realization of diverse prophetic visions of transfiguration, immortality, resurrection, renewal of this world, and the discovery and creation of worlds without end. (https://transfigurism.org/) I like some of the ideas but for some of the speculations I am personally more hesitant and more agnostic (and politically more conservative than most of those who identify with Mormon transhumanism). 1 Link to comment
Stargazer Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 3 hours ago, Gray said: People often come up to me just to say "You shouldn't be here." So I think there could be something to this. My first snorting belly laugh of the day. Thanks! 1 Link to comment
thesometimesaint Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 5 hours ago, Glenn101 said: The New York Post currently has an article about one (of many) very puzzling problems with the current main stream theory of the creation of the universe. According to their calculations, matter and ant-matter should have been created symmetrically, i.e in equal amounts. And that being, the two should have immediately destroyed each other ending the creation of the universe before it really began. I don't know any of the math they are using to explore this idea, but the idea seems rational, except that the theory makes our actual existence irrational. So, is belief in a divine creator all that irrational? Glenn Incorrect. Current scientific theory is that there was a very slight bias(Less than a fraction of 01%) towards matter at the Big Bang. whether God was was involved is not a scientific question. Link to comment
Robert F. Smith Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 19 minutes ago, Nofear said: There are Mormons who take this idea and run with it. I like some of the ideas but for some of the speculations I am personally more hesitant and more agnostic (and politically more conservative than most of those who identify with Mormon transhumanism). Most Mormons are unaware that Mormonism is a fully naturalistic and humanistic religion -- indeed, that that is its strength. Instead, most Mormons erroneously see their faith as a species of normative Protestant Christianity. 2 Link to comment
thesometimesaint Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 5 hours ago, snowflake said: The entire "nebular hypothesis" has some serious problems with it, the evolution of the planets, the existence of all of the heavier than iron elements on earth, the stability of our sun, the "fine tuning" of the universe....all of it clearly points to a creator......so belief in a creator is much more rational that believing this happened by chance. IOW I don't know what it is so it must be God. Link to comment
Glenn101 Posted October 26, 2017 Author Share Posted October 26, 2017 3 hours ago, Nofear said: The problem with the result isn't that the physics of the Standard Model of Particle Physics was wrong. The problem is that the theory is more correct than physicists hoped for. The new measurements are about 100x more precise than previous results on the magnetic moment of antimatter. Here is a brief explanation of the baryon asymmetry problem: https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/ask-ethan-31-why-are-we-made-of-matter-537d06075bae. Thanks for the link. If I understand the article correctly, with the new level of precision now obtainable, the chances of baryon asymmetry are reduced greatly. Glenn Link to comment
Nofear Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 1 hour ago, Glenn101 said: Thanks for the link. If I understand the article correctly, with the new level of precision now obtainable, the chances of baryon asymmetry are reduced greatly. Glenn Correct. There is, and really has been for decades now, talk of extensions to and/or modifications of the Standard Model. Unfortunately, one by one these competing candidates fail. But we know that there has to be something more than the Standard Model (for more than one reason). But definitive observations of violations of it remain elusive. This latest result is one example. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics_beyond_the_Standard_Model 1 Link to comment
SamuelTheLamanite Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 (edited) 10 hours ago, Robert F. Smith said: Most Mormons are unaware that Mormonism is a fully naturalistic and humanistic religion -- indeed, that that is its strength. Instead, most Mormons erroneously see their faith as a species of normative Protestant Christianity. Your interpretation brother, it is not an "obvious fact". Robert, how did Jonah survive after being swallowed by a large fish? How did Jesus resurrect from the death? Edited October 27, 2017 by SamuelTheLamanite Link to comment
Robert F. Smith Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 9 minutes ago, SamuelTheLamanite said: Your interpretation brother, it is not an "obvious fact". Robert, how did Jonah survived after being swallowed by a large fish? For a fundamentalist evangelical it just has to be supernatural. For a believer in a naturalistic universe, it has a rational explanation. For an ignorant savage, all things digital are magic, while a modern technician has no problem understanding electronic marvels. A yokel falsely believes that the sun rises each morning, while the physicist knows that the Earth is spinning on its axis as it orbits the sun. It is a point of view about reality. Link to comment
SamuelTheLamanite Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 1 minute ago, Robert F. Smith said: For a fundamentalist evangelical it just has to be supernatural. For a believer in a naturalistic universe, it has a rational explanation. What is the rational explanation? Again I am not Evangelical, I am the total opposite of an Evangelical. I am nowhere near being an Evangelical. Link to comment
SamuelTheLamanite Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 13 hours ago, The Nehor said: The idea that all the antimatter was annihilated is speculation. For all we know half the Universe is antimatter. True, it is just an assumption. Please ask Robert Smith what he thinks about assumptions. Link to comment
Robert F. Smith Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 6 minutes ago, SamuelTheLamanite said: What is the rational explanation? Again I am not Evangelical, I am the total opposite of an Evangelical. I am nowhere near being an Evangelical. Then show how much rationalism plays a part in your conclusions. Evangelicals run away from reason and logic. They fear such things. Link to comment
SamuelTheLamanite Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Robert F. Smith said: Then show how much rationalism plays a part in your conclusions. Evangelicals run away from reason and logic. They fear such things. What makes you think I am running away from reason and logic? Edited October 27, 2017 by SamuelTheLamanite Link to comment
Robert F. Smith Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 4 minutes ago, SamuelTheLamanite said: What makes you think I am running away from reason and logic? I have all the evidence I need in this thread. Link to comment
Nofear Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 It's perhaps not polite to say, unfortunately, it's been my experience that when it comes to cosmology and particle physics most members, non-members, and people in general -- they don't know enough to even ask the right or sometimes even relevant questions. As a consequence their (science-extending-theological) speculations are typically also very, very poor. Unfortunately saying such constitutes a measure of arrogance, which while amply present in me, I usually try to suppress publicly. This article isn't about the Standard Model like the op, but, it is ... both dark matter and dark energy aren't components of the Standard Model.https://phys.org/news/2017-10-physics-majority-universe.html 2 Link to comment
thesometimesaint Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 12 hours ago, SamuelTheLamanite said: Your interpretation brother, it is not an "obvious fact". Robert, how did Jonah survive after being swallowed by a large fish? How did Jesus resurrect from the death? Any time you must posit any God or Godlike force to make science work. It is no longer science, but it is religion. BTW It is perfectly acceptable in science to say: "I don't know". SEE Link to comment
The Nehor Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 On 10/26/2017 at 1:18 PM, Robert F. Smith said: Most Mormons are unaware that Mormonism is a fully naturalistic and humanistic religion -- indeed, that that is its strength. Instead, most Mormons erroneously see their faith as a species of normative Protestant Christianity. I still am unaware. I do not believe it is fully naturalistic and humanistic nor do I believe in the classical Christian conception of God and the Universe. I would suggest it is weirder then both. Link to comment
thesometimesaint Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 10 hours ago, The Nehor said: I still am unaware. I do not believe it is fully naturalistic and humanistic nor do I believe in the classical Christian conception of God and the Universe. I would suggest it is weirder then both. Truth is often stranger than fiction. Link to comment
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