Comments on: Einstein Proven From the DARK SIDE http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/12/22/einstein-proven-from-the-dark-side/ tech, science, news and social issues for geeks Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:00:20 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Will Sullivan http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/12/22/einstein-proven-from-the-dark-side/#comment-128548 Will Sullivan Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:52:30 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=8899#comment-128548 FYI, back in August, [GAS] posted a cool vid of physicist Patricia Burchat explaining dark matter and dark energy--a must see for its lucidity and simplification-without-pandering-to-the-LCD, even if you mostly understand the phenomena already: http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/08/25/dark-matter-and-dark-energy-explained/ FYI, back in August, [GAS] posted a cool vid of physicist Patricia Burchat explaining dark matter and dark energy–a must see for its lucidity and simplification-without-pandering-to-the-LCD, even if you mostly understand the phenomena already:

http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/08/25/dark-matter-and-dark-energy-explained/

]]> By: David http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/12/22/einstein-proven-from-the-dark-side/#comment-127461 David Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:01:22 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=8899#comment-127461 An interesting adjunct to this are the recent (past 5-10 years) discussions involving M-Theory, which may well have found a way to mathematically express Einstein's "nudge", and move us closer (or provide) the Final Theory. Thus far, it has proven sufficient to unify all 5 String Theories, as well as succeding where others have failed in their attempts to mathematically combine gravity and quantum mechanics. The recent special on Discovery Channel regarding M-Theory was quite exciting! An interesting adjunct to this are the recent (past 5-10 years) discussions involving M-Theory, which may well have found a way to mathematically express Einstein’s “nudge”, and move us closer (or provide) the Final Theory. Thus far, it has proven sufficient to unify all 5 String Theories, as well as succeding where others have failed in their attempts to mathematically combine gravity and quantum mechanics. The recent special on Discovery Channel regarding M-Theory was quite exciting!

]]> By: Will Sullivan http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/12/22/einstein-proven-from-the-dark-side/#comment-125453 Will Sullivan Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:56:47 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=8899#comment-125453 Thanks, Kiltak, Yep, I didn't mean to suggest Einstein believed in "God" in the conventional, organized-religion, sense. He definitely was pentheisstic, in the "everything is one" sense, and found his pursuit of knowledge of the awesome universe to be a spiritual kind of quest. Another site on Eisntein and God can be found here: http://www.spaceandmotion.com/albert-einstein-god-religion-theology.htm Also, anyone specifically looking to reconcile modern cosmology with the biblical myths in Genesis might enjoy physicist Gerald L. Schroder's book "Genesis and the Big Bang: The Discovery of Harmony Between Modern Science and the Bible," NY: Bantam Books, 1990. Thanks, Kiltak,

Yep, I didn’t mean to suggest Einstein believed in “God” in the conventional, organized-religion, sense. He definitely was pentheisstic, in the “everything is one” sense, and found his pursuit of knowledge of the awesome universe to be a spiritual kind of quest. Another site on Eisntein and God can be found here:

http://www.spaceandmotion.com/albert-einstein-god-religion-theology.htm

Also, anyone specifically looking to reconcile modern cosmology with the biblical myths in Genesis might enjoy physicist Gerald L. Schroder’s book “Genesis and the Big Bang: The Discovery of Harmony Between Modern Science and the Bible,” NY: Bantam Books, 1990.

]]> By: Kiltak http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/12/22/einstein-proven-from-the-dark-side/#comment-125403 Kiltak Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:08:22 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=8899#comment-125403 You may be right... or wrong.. Einstein himself stated quite clearly that he did not believe in a personal God: "It was, of course, a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a lie which is being systematically repeated. I do not believe in a personal God and I have never denied this but have expressed it clearly." However, a lot of people are debating wether Einstein was a believer or not... some of them consider that even though he said "personal god", this does not mean that he didn't believe in a "higher being".. A letter from him was published in may, in which he makes his view of god very clear.. (http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/may/12/peopleinscience.religion).. BUT, "Despite his categorical rejection of conventional religion, Brooke said that Einstein became angry when his views were appropriated by evangelists for atheism. He was offended by their lack of humility and once wrote. "The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility."" Whatever... I guess we'll never truly know. I personally don't really care :) You may be right… or wrong..

Einstein himself stated quite clearly that he did not believe in a personal God:

“It was, of course, a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a lie which is being systematically repeated. I do not believe in a personal God and I have never denied this but have expressed it clearly.”

However, a lot of people are debating wether Einstein was a believer or not… some of them consider that even though he said “personal god”, this does not mean that he didn’t believe in a “higher being”..

A letter from him was published in may, in which he makes his view of god very clear.. (http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/may/12/peopleinscience.religion)..

BUT, “Despite his categorical rejection of conventional religion, Brooke said that Einstein became angry when his views were appropriated by evangelists for atheism. He was offended by their lack of humility and once wrote. “The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility.”"

Whatever… I guess we’ll never truly know. I personally don’t really care :)

]]> By: Phillip http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/12/22/einstein-proven-from-the-dark-side/#comment-125401 Phillip Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:59:15 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=8899#comment-125401 Einstein wasn't a believer. Einstein wasn’t a believer.

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