There are very few people in this world who have instant access to materials and facilities needed to physically carry out an experiment to resolve every question that they come across; therefore there is a necessity for a logical extension of the circumstances in which we live to allow for theory. the greater amount of which can be tested with the current level of technology. However, it is likely that some subatomic theories and many theories about the substructure of the universe will not be able to be tested in our lifetimes, or the lifetimes of the author of the theory, for that matter. Therefore, there is an ever-increasing need for application of logic to expand the realm of theoretical science. There is a certain amount of skepticism in the scientific community in relation to so-called "armchair researchers" but the possible gains outweigh the potential criticism.
There are two essential types of logical thought-the primary being the formulation of explanations for already observed phenomena, such as the Newtonian theory of Gravity. The second type is the much more valuable type, and that is the logical extension of observed phenomena and the relation of that to other areas so that we may begin to advance the theory before there is any basis for reliably doing so. this type of logic only works as an immediate extension, such as a scientist studying subatomic particles may be able to conclude that there is a high likelihood of there existing a particle that composes quarks, while also noting that there must be, according to our way of thinking, a limit to the size of a particle.
More later...thats all for now.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
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