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Originally Posted by homealone
Much of the 'science' relating to stuff like strings, quantum gravity, dark matter & dark energy, for example, is not much more than theory - and the Large Hadron Collider failing a commissioning test, didn't help with even beginning to look for 'proof'  |
The problem appears to have been an engineering fault
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While the full cause of the problem is not yet known, failure to account for the asymmetric loads in the engineering design of the magnet appears to be a likely cause. The test configuration corresponds to conditions that occur during a magnet quench, when a superconducting magnet suddenly "goes normal," releasing large amounts of energy. They may also occur during magnet cooldown and during certain other conditions such as refrigerator failure. From 1998 to 2002, Fermilab conducted four engineering reviews of the magnets by experts from Fermilab, other US national laboratories and CERN. The reviews do not appear to have addressed these asymmetric loads. Tests at Fermilab were done on single magnets where such loads do not develop.
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Just because a house collapses you can't immediately question the principles of statics.
If the collapse occurs repeatedly, you have to accept there's something wrong and try and find a way to adapt the law and fix it.
It is true some scientists will deny and argue new principles they find disturbing, fundamental uncertainty in quantum mechanics for instance, but the community at large will accept them when enough evidence is provided.
Science is more free to learn and adapt over time, science can admit mistakes and make revisions. Religion for the sake of promoting the belief in divine knowledge cannot acknowledge that 'god was wrong'.