On Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 10:01:19 PM UTC-6, Philip Thrift wrote: > > > > On Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 5:55:36 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote: >> >> >> I came across a good article that is apposite to the discussion in this >> thread. Arnold Neumaier has an article on virtual particles at: >> >> https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/vacuum-fluctuation-myth/ >> >> where he looks at the origin of much of the common mythology surrounding >> the idea of vacuum fluctuations and virtual particles. People should read >> this and take the lessons to heart -- all of this mythology arose from >> well-meaning, but ultimately mis-guided, attempts to explain the mysteries >> of quantum mechanics to lay people. The result was enduring confusion, that >> now affects even professional physicists. >> >> Bruce >> > > > > Very interesting fellow. Interesting article. I was intrigued reading the > link there to his biography of himself being math to applied math ending up > in computing and dabbling in physics. Sounded like me! > > Then > > Two years after my Ph.D., my formerly atheistic world view changed and I > became a Christian. I got convinced that there is a very powerful God > <http://www.mat.univie.ac.at/~neum/sciandf/eng/arms.html> who created the > Universe, who controls what appears to us as chance, and who is interested > in each of us individually. I understood (with Galilei, and later Newton > and Maxwell) that God had written the book of nature in the language of > mathematics. As a result of these insights, one of my life goals became to > understand all the important applications of mathematics in other fields of > science, engineering, and ordinary life. It is a challenge that keeps me > learning all my life. > > > https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/interview-mathematician-physicist-arnold-neumaier/ > > @philipthrift >
Are you suggesting, maybe tongue in cheek, that his analysis of virtual particles is suspect because he believes in a very powerful God? Do you believe in such a God? AG -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/3a315054-81a2-4abd-871e-61387a0da75c%40googlegroups.com.
