Japanese Scientists Play God

Everyone here needs to chill, have a Coke, and a smile.

The chances of the universe actually being destroyed by this experiment is nigh impossible.

How do I know, you ask? Simply because these scientists know what they're doing. If they didn't, no one in their right mind would've funded this project.

Even if they somehow blow everything up, God (or whatever you want to call the being that created everything) would just create everything again.

Although, if you're an atheist, then this whole thing would sound pretty sketchy to you, I suppose.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Bradylama

Yeah, they sure know what they're doing tampering with theoretical physics that they don't even know will work or not.

They know more about it than you and anyone else in this thread, that's for sure.

Originally Posted by Bradylama

There's no guarantee of that, and you're stupid for thinking so. But no, I must have no imagination and must be hella boring because I'm not dribbling shit from my lip with Crystal Meth in my system questioning whether or not the universe would cease to exist when it ceases to exist.

Right...

Whatever, dude. It's useless to be worrying about something that won't happen.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by PattyNBK

I gotta side with Bradylama on this one. As much as I say "sign me up" for the aforementioned reasons, realistically speaking, I think this stunt is beyond stupid.

Perhaps, but it's not like they'll stop the project, especially at this stage.

Originally Posted by PattyNBK

Here is my thinking, after getting rid of all religious bias: Let's, for a moment, ignore the fact that a small miscalculation could destroy the universe. What, pray tell, do we have to gain by creating a universe in a box? Nada. Does it disprove the existence of God? Most Atheists would say so, but not me. I may be an Atheist, but I'm not so closed-minded as to think God can't exist, I just don't believe he does, while leaving my mind open to the possibility that I could be wrong. (It's organized religion I really have a gripe with, not God, as I do believe there is a creator out there, be it an all-powerful deity or something else.) Anyway, God is supposed to be omnipotent, meaning he can do anything. Just because we can do something that seems godlike to our meager existences does not mean God couldn't have done it. God can probably play basketball, too, but that doesn't stop us from doing it.

Funny, that's almost the same way I am (except I'm not an atheist).

I don't belong to any religion at all.

I have an idea of God and (if he/she/it exists) they must have an idea of me. That's enough, I think.

However, I am open to the possibility that God doesn't exist.

Originally Posted by PattyNBK

Basically, this wouldn't disprove or prove anything and is a waste of research money that I think is better spent elsewhere, like stem cell research and finding a cure for AIDS.Important things.

I concur, but what can you do?

Maybe the only reason they're doing this is for the "cool" factor and they know that there's no real point to the experiment.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.