Recreating the Big Bang upshot: Is it necessary?
By mimpi
@mimpi1911 (25464)
India
September 13, 2008 1:28am CST
International scientists have ventured towards re-creating the immediate aftermath of the "Big Bang" in a bid to uncover the mysteries of the universe. The universe is believed to have been born in a Big Bang around 12-14 billion years ago and has been expanding ever since, driven by a mysterious force known as dark energy.
The whole thing is so intriguing that even a hare-brained person like me is forced to use her imagination. *laughs*.
But more retrospectively, I cannot but wonder at the effects it might bring. Is it at all necessary to recreate the Big Bang thing when the world has greater problems to cater to? Is it a deliberate digression?
My understanding of the whole things led me to the following pros and cons. Pls share your views on this.
Positives# we humans stand out in our ability to rationalise, challenge, discover. The challenges, knowing the unknowns and treading the dreadfullest of paths make living so fascinating. It changes the whole perspective of living.
Negatives# who knows, in the process of catering to our overwhelming enthusiasm and aiming to increase scientific knowledge of dark energy and matter, we just open the box that we might not able to close it in time of real necessity!
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2 responses
@alokn99 (5717)
• India
13 Sep 08
The origin of life, the origin of this universe- This has been the big question over generations and centuries. It's part of our human curiosity to know. Nothing can remain unanswered. The speculations, the debates endless.
Mimpi, It's an experiment based on the theories that have evolved over time and should be looked at as an experiment alone. There is just too much hype created maybe with the wrong expectation. And if the the results based on the hype when available will create for the present a lot of more negatives in upsetting the social,religious way of life. A simple example of what i mean here would be.- As part of this experiment, if the existence of the God particle is proven to be right in the way the scientists percieve it to be, it will bring our beliefs,cultural and relegious to a heightened confrontatioal level with the those of fact and science.
Even if this experiment would not go about in getting these results expected, my personal belief is that experiment will have its positives and its negatives. It will bring out some unawnsered questions, some new discoveries and will change some of our understandings of this universe. The negatives are more to do with expenses and whether we know for sure or not as to what pandora's box we may be opening. May be it seems so to me in the sense of timing, because it's one question on the origin of life that I may not want answered at least during my life time.
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
13 Sep 08
[i]Alok thanks for this meaningful response.
I have many queries though. Will catch you up in a bit.
Have a great weekend.[/i]
@alokn99 (5717)
• India
14 Sep 08
Mimpi,
It is the biggest and most expensive physics experiment in history. It's an attempt to study the outcome of the collision of high speed protons. A sort of miniature attempt to recreate the big bang which according to scientits brought about the creation of this universe.
It's an effort to see signs of science under construction . An endeavour into understanding more in the area of particle physics.
But some of the reactions generated in public , kids included generated from mortal fear to panic. Some rationalist though even liken this to the unwanted fears created at the turn of the century . The Y2K issue.
Here are some of the excerpts of some of the reations/statements made by people
"Issues that affect the entire planet should err on the safe side, at least until we have another planet to go to"
"Dont' do it! why risk it. I don't want to die!
"please, please please dont do it! who knows! it might destroy the world.... "
The debate according to me is more because of the term "God particle" and the quest for it.
The cost impact and the amount of money being spent though huge seems to have become secondary
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
18 Sep 08
Dark matter is believed to make up around 95% of the universe so to understand its properties could be of tremendous significance. From what I have read on this so far there is a 1 in 50,000,000 chance of a chain reaction occuring that would create a black hole of sorts and potentially obliterate the planet. These are obviously favourable odds but still! LOL. They have conducted a test run and are expected to do more in-depth tests in 2009 I believe? Maybe it IS a Pandora's box; we will just have to wait and see.....
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
19 Sep 08
This is so interesting, James. May be will have to wait for life long and even then things might not be clear enough. Something or the other would come up and unleashing the chain reactions would just ensure that the scientists do not sit and relax.
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