Re: The Universe In A Nutshell: Pgs. 1-100

i've just finished the first three chapters of the book, and apparently
my previous posts were basically saying some of the things that are
already said in the book. sorry for being redundant. i should have read
the book before writing anything.

speaking of philosophy and science, as prof. lane said, that philosophy
done well is science. in physics, however, all theories, such as the
string theory and M-theory, are basically philosophy. that's what
theoretical physicists do: they make up theories. or, they PHILOSOPHIZE
theories. consistent ones, of course. but basically, what i've learned
after two years of undergraduate experience in studying physics, is that
all theories that have yet to be tested, is not yet physics. theories
that remain to be tested are philosophy. after it gets tested and proven
correct or incorrect, then it is physics, because physics is an
experimental science to begin with.

i particularly like the discussion about time and the beginning of the
universe in this book. even hawking himself brought up immanuel kant in
the discussion. so in a way, this book can be considered a philosophy
book, despite all of the scientifical nitty-gritty in it.

continuing on...