So yeah. the gold standard is. of course. scientific prediction. My idea is very far away from such a thing! I actually do have some background in quantum mechanics (I have a physics minor :P) and at one point actually did have some understanding of Hamiltonian Operators and eigenstates and bra-ket notation. However that’s a far cry from the sort of needed mathematics to really understand the implications of what I’m talking about (this is why they say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing)! What I do have is enough knowledge to tentatively pose that my idea doesn’t contradict what we’ve actually seen in experiments (so I don’t think it’s trivially wrong).
I’m not too worried about proposing a possible explanation first then asking what it can explain. That may seem like a backwards way of doing things, but it might be a way to approach problems from a different angle. My guess is (having not read much scientific biography it’s hard to say) there were probably some scientists who developed the key ideas of their breakthroughs prior to completing formal training in their field. Besides, it’s a lot more effort for me to learn all this stuff then to just ask the question on on Internet forum!
I’m also not worried about becoming that Mensan. That dude put too much emotional stakes into being right about that. He is completely emotionally invested in the correctness of his idea and his own brilliance over Einstein. I’m keenly aware of the fact that I’m just some dude throwing some half-baked idea onto an Internet forum. I’m not at all worried if people think it’s crazy or wrong. And I’m not worried if it is wrong! What worries me more is if people don’t think it’s worth the time of day or is completely uninteresting. That would make me sad but not hugely sad, just kinda sorta sad. My contention is merely the idea is interesting enough to take somewhat seriously.
So yeah. the gold standard is. of course. scientific prediction. My idea is very far away from such a thing! I actually do have some background in quantum mechanics (I have a physics minor :P) and at one point actually did have some understanding of Hamiltonian Operators and eigenstates and bra-ket notation. However that’s a far cry from the sort of needed mathematics to really understand the implications of what I’m talking about (this is why they say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing)! What I do have is enough knowledge to tentatively pose that my idea doesn’t contradict what we’ve actually seen in experiments (so I don’t think it’s trivially wrong).
I’m not too worried about proposing a possible explanation first then asking what it can explain. That may seem like a backwards way of doing things, but it might be a way to approach problems from a different angle. My guess is (having not read much scientific biography it’s hard to say) there were probably some scientists who developed the key ideas of their breakthroughs prior to completing formal training in their field. Besides, it’s a lot more effort for me to learn all this stuff then to just ask the question on on Internet forum!
I’m also not worried about becoming that Mensan. That dude put too much emotional stakes into being right about that. He is completely emotionally invested in the correctness of his idea and his own brilliance over Einstein. I’m keenly aware of the fact that I’m just some dude throwing some half-baked idea onto an Internet forum. I’m not at all worried if people think it’s crazy or wrong. And I’m not worried if it is wrong! What worries me more is if people don’t think it’s worth the time of day or is completely uninteresting. That would make me sad but not hugely sad, just kinda sorta sad. My contention is merely the idea is interesting enough to take somewhat seriously.