Philosophy Wire: 2010-11-10 Scientists at CERN continue the particle collisions in order to find out the "mysteries of the universe". After succeeding for the first time to cause the collision of ions, they feel that they are close to finding out how the universe was created. Could that be? The fact is that most scientists today have become simple collectors of data, without new ideas or true inspiration. In the old days, Einstein found out his Theory of Relativity with mind experiments and not with multi-billion colliders at his assistance. Democritus found out about atoms with pure thought and not with experiments. How are todays scientists so sure thay can solve mysteries so profound, while thinking so shallow? New ideas we need, not new data...
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
