What's the next scientific paradigm?

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In summary: Originally posted by Loren Booda What do you predict will be the next overarching, revolutionary saltation (paradigm) in the philosophy or theory of science? One in which consciousness exists and science faces up to the metaphysical muddle on which it is built.
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What do you predict will be the next overarching, revolutionary saltation (paradigm) in the philosophy or theory of science?
 
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booda sounds so cool when u say it in your head..
booda!
booda!
booda!

anti-matter, once it is used as an energy source i think this will cause major leaps in our capability to preform scientific experiments...

and u know the experiments on creating matter out of energy? i think this will change alot... cause this sort of scientific discovery is godlike...
 
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I must admit that my name is not a Buddhist mantra!
 
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Originally posted by Loren Booda
What do you predict will be the next overarching, revolutionary saltation (paradigm) in the philosophy or theory of science?

Creation of artificial life.
 
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no such association was made!

booda!
booda!
booda!
booda!

just sounds cool =]
 
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I appreciate your admiration.
 
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=] your appreciation has caused me to admire it more!

booda!
 
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The discovery of the ToE.

More directly, the discovery that M-Theory is the ToE after all :wink:.
 
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you mean like the toes on my feet?
 
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Theory of Everything; perhaps M-Theory or quantum gravity.
 
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whats the M stand for? this is a theory that explains everything?
 
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The significance of "M" is still Moot, but some claim it is an upside-down "W" for Edward Witten, the superstring genius out of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Princeton.
 
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Originally posted by Loren Booda
What do you predict will be the next overarching, revolutionary saltation (paradigm) in the philosophy or theory of science?
One in which consciousness exists and science faces up to the metaphysical quicksand on which it is built.

No. wait a minute, that's what I hope, not what I expect. What I expect is no change.
 
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Originally posted by Loren Booda
What do you predict will be the next overarching, revolutionary saltation (paradigm) in the philosophy or theory of science?
One in which consciousness exists and science faces up to the metaphysical muddle on which it is built.

No, wait a minute, that's what I hope. What I expect is no change.
 
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Originally posted by Loren Booda
Theory of Everything; perhaps M-Theory or quantum gravity.

Or both .
 
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Originally posted by Loren Booda
The significance of "M" is still Moot, but some claim it is an upside-down "W" for Edward Witten, the superstring genius out of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Princeton.

Witten himself said that the word either stands for "Matrix", "Mother", or "Membrane", depending on preference, IIRC.
 
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The nature of "Dark Energy", and the realisation that our present ideas about a Theory of Everything must be supplemented by a Theory of Everything Else.
 
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I like that. 'A Theory of Everything Else'. Lol.
 

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What is a scientific paradigm?

A scientific paradigm is a set of accepted theories, methods, and assumptions that guide scientific research and understanding within a particular field or discipline.

How do scientific paradigms change?

Scientific paradigms can change through a process called a paradigm shift. This occurs when new evidence or discoveries contradict the existing paradigm, leading to a major change in the accepted theories and methods within that field.

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