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It is silly to suggest conspiracy theories like that. This is not "one of the most important experiments that modern physics has attempted". Most physicist woul

It is silly to suggest conspiracy theories like that. This is not "one of the most important experiments that modern physics has attempted". Most physicist would say "the result is a forgone conclusion, but it is our job to double check". This is why the experiment is not a priority compared to experiments where the result is unknown. Yes, if it turns out that the result is positive, this would be enormously exciting, especially for these experts that you are worried would lose their expert status. It is just that scientist do not get excited over something that has pretty enormous chances of not happening.

blueprint 8y ago
No, I'm not suggesting a conspiracy theory. If you think about it, there is no need for people to conspire to produce the effect. There is simply the clear psychological reaction that people tend to reject what contradicts the things they are deeply involved in and have already accepted. Does that mean all scientists who learn about and believe they understand the Standard Model have closed minds? No. But it does mean that individual scientists' judgement will tend to be influenced to give a lower priority to the things they think are less important. Please don't misrepresent my comment. As a side note if something is true then it has 100% chance of happening. If you don't know it's not true then you don't know about the enormity of its chances.
- krastanov 8y ago
  Your last comment about chances shows misunderstanding of how science and/or statistics work. We have not tested our theories in every possible way, so yes, we know they will need updating here and there. However, there is an immense body of work pointing to no "antigravity", so the chance of a surprising result from this experiment is vanishingly small. If you are interested, check out Feynman's Quantum Field Theory textbook where he quite descriptively puts constraints on tensor interactions (like gravity). I would be happy to suggest more introductory books if you are interested.

blueprint 8y ago

No, I'm not suggesting a conspiracy theory. If you think about it, there is no need for people to conspire to produce the effect. There is simply the clear psychological reaction that people tend to reject what contradicts the things they are deeply involved in and have already accepted. Does that mean all scientists who learn about and believe they understand the Standard Model have closed minds? No. But it does mean that individual scientists' judgement will tend to be influenced to give a lower priority to the things they think are less important. Please don't misrepresent my comment. As a side note if something is true then it has 100% chance of happening. If you don't know it's not true then you don't know about the enormity of its chances.

krastanov 8y ago
Your last comment about chances shows misunderstanding of how science and/or statistics work. We have not tested our theories in every possible way, so yes, we know they will need updating here and there. However, there is an immense body of work pointing to no "antigravity", so the chance of a surprising result from this experiment is vanishingly small. If you are interested, check out Feynman's Quantum Field Theory textbook where he quite descriptively puts constraints on tensor interactions (like gravity). I would be happy to suggest more introductory books if you are interested.