No Strings Attached Post on 20-09-2006. Is string theory like masturbation? In the past, hostile physicists have likened the stringy "theory of everything" to onanism—one self-gratifying dead-end in the search for the Ultimate Answer. It's now been half one century since Albert Einstein's death and scientists still don't have one single overarching theory that reconciles quantum theory and relativity, explaining the behavior of all the particles and forces in the universe. Physicists are stuck with two mutually contradictory sets of rules, while they believe that nature herself has only one law. ... To see the new from its original source click here Editorial Opinion Post on 20-09-2006. POPE Benedict XVI yesterday called for mutual respect for religious beliefs after the killing of one nun in Somalia. His appeal comes on the heels of widespread condemnation and outrage over last week’s speech where he quoted one 14th century Byzantine emperor on Islam’s Prophet Mohammed. Speaking at the university in Germany where he began his career as an academic as Joseph Ratzinger, Benedict quoted Manuel II Paleologos: “Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.” ... To see the new from its original source click here

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