The Higgs Boson, predicted by quantum physics, was finally confirmed. The same quantum physics has been used to model the universe. Such is the case in the book "A Universe From Nothing" by Lawrence Krauss. Krauss's thesis is that the scientific explanation of the Universe is so complete that God is no longer needed to fill in the missing parts. He also makes the case that the science so beautiful that we really won't miss the theological explanation. His book originally came from this talk he gave in 2009 at AAI, a conference sponsored by the Richard Dawkins Foundation. So does mean that the religious right has to deny quantum physics as we'll as evolution?
Update 7/21/12:
Here are two short videos that actually explain what the Higgs Boson is all about. These were the best explanation that I found so far. Part 1 explains why the Higgs Boson was predicted. Part 2 explains how Higgs imparts mass. There seems to be a Part 3 in the works.
Answers questions I have asked for a long time. Thanks
ReplyDeleteInformative and very entertaining. Charts and graphs simplify some ideas I found difficult to comprehend, like why are we the center of the universe when measuring the doppler shift.
ReplyDeleteLawrence Krauss is making progress in educating the public about the science of cosmology. It is a difficult subject and there is still much to explain. When compared to Cosmology, understanding Evolution is trivial.
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