THEORIES WITH PROBLEMS

by Keith Mayes

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The Big Bang, Quantum Mechanics, Relativity, Time, Light Speed, Gravity, Electromagnetism, all have their theories that attempt to explain why these things are the way they are. These theories form part of our understanding of the fundamental laws of the universe, but are of course unable to provide all the answers we seek.

All theories have problems in that they cannot be proven to be absolutely correct, they do not necessarily accurately describe the way things really are. They are constructed as a working model that is a useful aid to our understanding, of observed phenomenon and as a method of predicting future outcomes. When a theory is found to be wrong, it is either discarded, or as is more generally the case, modified, until it again appears to match the observations. A theory, no matter how well it appears to accurately describe any phenomenon, is provisional, it can never be proven to be completly correct, but it may be proven wrong. It will therefore always be impossible to claim a final theoretical solution to anything.

"As being is to becoming, so is truth to belief. If then, Socrates, amid the many opinions about the gods and the generation of the universe, we are not able to give notions which are altogether and in every respect exact and consistent with one another, do not be surprised. Enough if we deduce probabilities as likely as any others; for we must remember that I who am the speaker and you who are the judges are only mortal men". (Plato)

"Although the universe is under no obligation to make sense, students in pursuit of the Ph.D. are". (Robert P. Kirshner)

Many people today seem to believe that just about everything in physics and cosmology is pretty much wrapped up, with just a few loose ends to tidy up. Far from it, the deeper I delve into theories the more I discover how much is not understood, it has often surprised me.

In the following pages I ask the questions that the theories leave unanswered, these are my theories with problems. I also raise issues that just happen to occupy my mind, even though they may be nothing more than philosophising or just plain speculating.

 

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SCIENCE

 The meaning of life, the universe and everything An Introduction

  The Big Bang Theory

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  Can anything 'real' be infinite?

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Where did the universe come from?  What is Time?   Is time travel possible?
Exploding Black Holes?   Will computers become self aware?  What is Quantum Mechanics?
 Is superluminal speed possible?  Is there any other life in the Universe?  Can we survive the next major impact?
 What is centrifugal force?  Our Nemesis?  My Astronomical Photographs
 What am I? NEW  Why Does Maths work so well? NEW  In conclusion NEW

 

FAITH & PHILOSOPHY

  Is there a reason for our existence?  Why does the universe exist?  The Matrix
 Are all religions false?  What evidence is there for God?  Is there life after death?
 Do we have free will?  Our final destiny, immortals? I think, therefore I think?
 What is reality?  Is there more than our five senses?  The answer is? NEW

 

CONSPIRACIES & CONFUSION

 Did we land on the Moon?

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  UFO's : Fact or Fiction?

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 Did aliens build the Egyptian Pyramids?
 Crop circles: who makes them?

Telekinesis: fact or fantasy?

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 Astrology: It's in the stars?

 Nostradamus

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 The Bible Code  

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