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Defying Einstein's equivalence principle, which states that the laws of physics are the same everywhere, researchers have found new evidence that supports the idea that we live in an area of the universe that is "just right" for our existence.
Taking data from the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile Webb has observed that alpha varies in space rather than time.
The VLT data suggests that, elsewhere in the universe, the value of alpha is very slightly bigger than on Earth.
Fundamentally and most importantly this means that life can exist anywhere in the universe.
“The implications for our current understanding of science are profound. If the laws of physics turn out to be merely 'local by-laws', it might be that whilst our observable part of the universe favours the existence of life and human beings, other far more distant regions may exist where different laws preclude the formation of life, at least as we know it.”
Different direction, different constant Webb and colleagues have submitted surprising and controversial new research to Physical Review Letters, showing that the fine structure constant varies even more depending on which direction of space you look into.
This is interesting to me, since it would indicate that the theory of shifting "dimensions" could be real. As our earth and galaxy travels in space, it travels into different prts with different alpha constant. This sounds awfully similar to the shift of dimensions. The change would not be like the flick of a switch, but very gradual. However in a gradual change you will reach a tipping point, that for instance could change very rapidly the way the sun works.
Interesting stuff for sure.
I imagine that this is going to end up being hijacked by the intelligent design people.
Originally posted by davespanners
What else do expect scientists to do apart from use the best data and theories that they have at the time and then modify them when new evidence comes along, this is the complete opposite of arrogance, the acceptance of the fact that you might be proved wrong at any time and have to change your view.
Originally posted by davespanners
I'm not saying that no scientists are arrogant, I just don't get how the article you posted says anything to back that theory up, if anything it suggests the opposite
I did actually meet and have coffee with a particle physicist that worked at the Large Hadron collider a few months back and he was the exact opposite of the image you are trying to project, in fact if you look through the thread here you will see that he told me that he wasn't even sure if dark matter existed or if the big bang theory was correct.
Originally posted by franspeakfree
reply to post by davespanners
First off I am not a scientists just a mere banker. From what I understood from the speaker is that life could exist everywhere in the universe but the life does not necessarily conforms to our physics, for example gravity could be different in certain areas of space that will change how life adapts in its environment.