Ockham’s razor is the idea that, in trying to understand something, getting unnecessary information out of the way is the fastest way to the truth or to the best explanation. For example Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity is based on the relative simple concept of a curvature in a space-time metric. Granted the math required … Read more
Can one integrate the quantum mechanical interpretation of electromagnetism with the classical concepts of a particle and wave? We think so. One of the most troubling aspects of its interpretation at least to classical or relativistic physicists is how the role of an observer defines the system under observation. For example many of the proponents … Read more
Something that is infinite or the quality of having no limits or end cannot exist or be a part of the physically observable environment we live in primarily because it is finite. Some might disagree by pointing out that we cannot know the full extent of our universe because the speed of light puts limits … Read more
How does science especially physics help us to understand what we cannot see, or touch. There are some who believe the best way to advance it is to observe the environment and then extrapolate those observations to the unobservable. Isaac Newton used this approach to derive the law of gravity by making the assumption that … Read more
Have you ever wondered why so many seeming rational scientists make irrational or groundless assumptions to explain why our universe is what it is? For example many proponents of the Big Bang theory assume the universe expanded from a singularity which is by definition a region of space in which mass is concentrated in a … Read more