I think that Intro posts are pretty useful. When I post on topics, I prefer to cut out as much of the 'where I'm coming from' sentences and get to the argument at hand . Also, my first post may have been kinda rude, so I'm going to try to paint myself more like the polite midwesterner I am offline.
I have a degree in philosophy, and haven't taken a science class since my freshman year of college. My last physics course was in high school, but I found it immensely enlightening and absolutely changed my view of the world around me. Particles physics especially is enticing because of its attempts to simplify the world. I periodically peruse Wikipedia articles about various math and physics topics, and although most of them are over my head, I find myself revisiting them in futile attempts to wrap my brain around their contents.
The LHC attracts me because I'm hard pressed to find a more complex collaborative creation of humanity. Its like one of the ancient wonders of the world, but with a more noble purpose. It just feels like this is the current forefront of science, even though it covers only one aspect.
I look forward to meeting and learning from everyone here, adding where I can, arguing as you do in a forum, and getting gleefully excited about otherwise mundane events at CERN and the LHC.
-N8
My Intro Post
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Re: My Intro Post
Welcome to the Forum Neight good to have you here with us
Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted with large ones either by Albert Einstein.
Re: My Intro Post
Oooo cool background and reason to be into the LHC...
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