Stringy...

Never heard of it. And i don't beleive in other demensions anymore then I do alien lifeforms. But that could be just me.

 

String theory is based in particle physics. While most think that the electron is the smallest particle, the string theory proposes that there are even smaller particles than that that make up matter. It is a fascinating subject. Nevertheless, I do not understand most of it. I took a physics seminar course that introduced this and other topics. I do not have my notes readily accessable, so I cannot get into any more detail than this (maybe if I have time later I can find and copy them for you).

As far as dimensions go, it all depends on how you define dimension. Practically speaking, we use several every day. The 1st dimension is a point. The 2nd is a line. The 3rd is a cube or sphere. ect, ect, ect, ... It is almost impossible for any human to understand anything beyond the fifth dimension (for me, three is hard enough). However, that fact that we cannot fathom any more than that does not mean they do not exist. It just shows how much greater God is than we could ever hope to be.

 

What is the 5th? I can account for 4; IE: Length, Breath, Height, Time. Don't have any concept of any past these.

This is something that is totally facinating to me even though I really have no concept beyond the 4.
I figure if I keep reading various writings on the subject, someone just may explain it so's I can get a grasp of it!

 

I saw some of the same program and I have had some interest in string theory in the past. What I think is most amazing is that many "scientists" think it makes more sense to add dimensions to fit an untestable theory than to accept that the extremely complex nature of reality was created by God. String theory may provide some interesting ideas, but any theory that is based on a worldview that excludes the existence of God is going to be faulty.

 

I was not aware that this necessarily excluded God.

Again, I was unaware that God was a factor in this theory; either positive or negative.

I will be aware of what you've said from now on!

 

Caught some of it on the idiot box the other week, didn't understand a word of it, but still interesting Might try and get around to watching it on net (nova The Elegant Universe)

Whatever is "out there", be it string theory/parallel universes/or none of the above, it was put there by God

 

-jwp
it's not that God is a factor in the theory, firsthand, just that much of the study that is going on in physics today is not from a Biblical perspective. Physics is one of the areas of science in which there are not enough Christians doing theoretical work, in order to come up with Biblical paradigms for quantum mechanics and relativity, etc.

I appreciate the attempts to explain the observations we make in the nature of quantum reality, and I found the program to be very interesting. One thing that I noticed was that scientists have discovered a set of constants that must be present in order for the math behind string theory to work. The scientist's in the program admitted that they do not know what established those constants, just that they must be there. From my perspective, this suggests God's handiwork, but another person might interpret the information differently. That perspective is what I am talking about.

 

Emphasis mine

I think I get your drift.

I guess whats amazing to me is that a believer will take the word of a scientist over the word of God. Not referring to this thread particularly, but if you've followed some of the evolution topics you know what I mean.

Seems the more we (collective "WE") learn about the building blocks of nature, the more it seems to demand some far superior intelligence to be the architect of it all.

Most of us on this forum acknowledge that Superior Intelligence to be God, but even the "others" appear to be coming around to something more than "CHANCE".

Hopefully they will come to a fuller realization of the truth before it's too late for them!

 

I'm not sure off hand. I heard them referenced in some computer science type courses, but I have no idea what they are.

 

Rocket science ...
Hey Tex!

As with most modern science, strings are a method (attempt) to explain the origins of the Universe. This is needed because the current "guesses" are running out of steam.

Science is becoming a study of myths - While Stephen Hawking (1) alludes to the babylonian fable of the sun (2) as being a primitive science, in the video series "Universe" he places "Science" at war with the "Church"(3).

The "Theory proposed by Moses" is the only theory that has lasted more than 100 years ...

Strings as pointed out are a guess to explain matter.

The 10 demensional work is interesting. This would mean that a grain of sand in the theory becomes more significant that our solar system ... (4)

Wayne

(1) The work was written by David Filkin, but proclaims itself as Stephen's worldview
(2) coming in from one door in the morning and leaving at night
(3) Misplaced the notes or I would give you a time so you could listen to it.
(4) The shadow of a 7th demension object into our 4 demensions would yield something like a person (any object in our universe is technically 4 demensions) ... Think of how easy it is to fake "a movie" with only ONE DEGREE of separation. (4 demensions to 3 demensions) ... Can you imagine what a person can "fake" across 6 demensions of shadows?
Now imagine