Why are there so many unsolved problems in physics?
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From: Urion on 3 Feb 2010 21:06 Here is a list of unsolved problems in modern physics from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsolved_problems_in_physics Why are so many problems? Don't you think there is something seriously wrong with our understanding of physics and the universe or are we just overcomplicating things?
From: Get lost on 3 Feb 2010 21:13 On Feb 3, 9:06 pm, Urion <blackman_...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Here is a list of unsolved problems in modern physics from wikipedia: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsolved_problems_in_physics > > Why are so many problems? Don't you think there is something seriously > wrong with our understanding of physics and the universe or are we > just overcomplicating things? Because LIBERALS and their cohorts in schools have downplayed the importance of science in elementary and high schools in order to promote their leftist agendas through social sciences. America continues to fall behind in REAL fields of science.
From: Andrew Usher on 3 Feb 2010 21:23 On Feb 3, 8:06 pm, Urion <blackman_...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Here is a list of unsolved problems in modern physics from wikipedia: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsolved_problems_in_physics > > Why are so many problems? Because there's a lot of work yet for physicists to do. Or are you asking why physics is so complicated? You'd better ask God, then! > Don't you think there is something seriously > wrong with our understanding of physics and the universe or are we > just overcomplicating things? Obviously, that can't be answered yet. Andrew Usher
From: BURT on 3 Feb 2010 21:56 On Feb 3, 6:06 pm, Urion <blackman_...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Here is a list of unsolved problems in modern physics from wikipedia: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsolved_problems_in_physics > > Why are so many problems? Don't you think there is something seriously > wrong with our understanding of physics and the universe or are we > just overcomplicating things? That doesn't even penetrate the unfathomable reality. There are so many problems because physics has really just began. Science is only 400 years old. Science will eventually be millions of years old and you should ask your question then. Mitch Raemsch
From: xray4abc on 3 Feb 2010 22:08
On Feb 3, 9:06 pm, Urion <blackman_...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Here is a list of unsolved problems in modern physics from wikipedia: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsolved_problems_in_physics > > Why are so many problems? Don't you think there is something seriously > wrong with our understanding of physics and the universe or are we > just overcomplicating things? Don't be scared! There are a *lot more* unsolved problems than those mentioned on Wikipedia! The more we will learn, the more unsolved problems we will have. And this is good after all! We do not get bored, do we :-) Plus we are (and we should be) re-evaluating continuously our present knowledge in all domains. Then, there are the occasional new discoveries. All these lead to new questions and of course new problems to be solved. Sometime we've just lost some aspects of things along the way ( for example, the fact that there is no elastic wave which is solely transverse or solely longitudinal,...., etc) making our understanding unilateral. And then of course along time problems to be solved appear. Regards, Laszlo Lemhenyi |