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I had the great good fortune to come across this lecture by Lawrence Krauss. Best of all was the very lucid explanation of the Higgs boson. It is a wonderful thing to glimpse virtually transcendental concepts - - concepts that put the revered notions of religion to shame.

The Darwin Day Lecture 2017, with Lawrence Krauss | Cosmic Natural Selection:

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racocn8 9 Aug 27
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Best lecture on physics I've heard so far. Good post!

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We are here by accident...this universe is here by accident. Yup.
I am at minute 18:12, and he seems to have confirmed one of my pet ideas, that the universe popped out of the foam of virtual particles, but, of course, those particles exist in OUR universe, so that can't quite be it.
"The Higgs field froze this way."
Good posting!

The descriptions of the Higg's field and how it confers what we perceive as mass is fascinating. The origin of the universe remains speculative. When one considers how matter is ultimately waves or strings or whatever, our conventional and subjective experience actually hinders an understanding of multiple dimensions, virtual particles, space-time, etc. It is a sad thing that we cannot entice people to spend time appreciating physics. I wish I had more time to devote to it...

@racocn8 Spot-on.
If you want more of it, and I do not know, of course, how much you have given over to understanding it, you can read some of the books about physics, even quantum physics, written for the layman. I have done that a good bit, over the decades.
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Level 8

Snappy dresser. His shirt, coat, and shoes are meant to compliment the flowers on each side of stage. His explanation of how photons work over distances (starts @42:00, ironically) compliments my NN theory but he also proves that all we see is an illusion. Disproves that humans have significance within it. "Release your fear."

Thanks for the post.

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Awesome! I love Dawkins too! This lecture starts off with a point about how Darwin was disputed by a couple leading Physicists of that day. One of those physicists is also known for dismissing the future potential of radio, x-rays and airplanes. Great story!! hahaha

Good lecture. This is off topic but god really did want the races to remain separate. He was so stupid he did not know mankind would invent airplanes. I'm serious. Some preachers still preach this but not with my punch line.
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