Brian Cox and Gravity, is he making it up?

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Regarding Prof Brian Cox --
On his program 'what's wrong with gravity' he said, after explaining what's wrong with Newtonian gravitational theory, that gravitational theory (al la Einstein's space time fabric distortion) doesn't work at atomic level (quantum physics being his speciality) where the force of gravity is insignificant and so, to validate the theory and achieve TOE, he searches for the ever elusive graviton using particle accelerators like LHC for 8 years but with no sign of it so far .. But in 'Wonders of the solar system' he said that the Laws of physics are constant here and everywhere. But earlier by the above he agrees that you cannot verify that statement. He also said that gravity started the universe and yet he agrees that gravity doesn't comply with current theory at atomic level and yet the universe started at this quantum level ??? Is there some cognitive dissonance going on here?

What do you think?

Dave Smith

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@David Smith,

That something cannot be birthed from absolutely nothing, even if absolutely nothing is a value measurable in any way (unlikely).. Means that a field retains zero outside itself for the briefest period in space time.

Which consequently means ricochet would occur skewing results, in variances incalculable at percentage levels greater than zero in even a void.

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@David Smith,

Also that the aging of the universe, means calculations pertaining to .. for example, teleportation, shift too erratically for success over distances greater than x and in scenarios 'on world'.

Also that the universe allows 'collected' choice of what remains in particulate vicinity, gravity is therefore an after effect of creation and not remaining forever, choice and will, are all that collect eternal parts, for eternity.

With regards dispersal, it seems here on Earth, that choice and will are proven to be immune to Zero as a threat of expansion or change, whether this stands eternal I know not. Though an estimated 50% loss has not altered much.

Which prompts the question, does the collected force of matter as pushed into a space displace the Zero field?.. Yes it seems to, though it seems impartial to material fields beyond those fields in relation to each other.

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@David Smith,

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But in 'Wonders of the solar system' he said that the Laws of physics are constant here and everywhere.

Someone ought really to ask him how he knows that.

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@Frank Apisa,

Seems so to me, perhaps its a scientific technique, never to lose a footing... I suppose all can be mapped but at some point your instruments are at the mercy of the changes. In other arguments, a scientist can and often does agree that the opposite can be true compared to observation.

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@David Smith,

Laws of physics are constant here and everywhere
Observations show actions that are not consistent with current theories.

Conclusion: The current theories do not fully explain our physical universe.

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@nothingtodo,

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Re: Frank Apisa (Post 5197001)
Seems so to me, perhaps its a scientific technique, never to lose a footing... I suppose all can be mapped but at some point your instruments are at the mercy of the changes. In other arguments, a scientist can and often does agree that the opposite can be true compared to observation.

Could be.

But my question had to do with how Brian Cox KNOWS that the laws of physics are constant here and everywhere.

Fact is, many physicists think that is not the case, but at least they have the good sense to assert it as a theory rather than as knowledge.

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@DrewDad,

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Re: David Smith (Post 5196741)
Laws of physics are constant here and everywhere
Observations show actions that are not consistent with current theories.

Conclusion: The current theories do not fully explain our physical universe.

Bingo, DrewDad.

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@Frank Apisa,

This is Brian Cox on keyboards in an earlier incarnation. Honestly, it really is him.

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