6 mysteries science can't solve


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Padre Pio's stigmata In 1918 a young priest was kneeling at prayer when he looked down and saw blood dripping from his hands, sides, and feet. His wounds were believed by many to be signs that he had been touched by Jesus's suffering on the cross; others charged they were self-inflicted.

Though embarrassed by the controversy, Padre Pio went on to perform his work, gaining a worldwide reputation as a healer. His good deeds reinvigorated the flagging Catholic faith in a way nothing else had since Saint Francis of Assisi preached simplicity and humility 700 years before. When he was canonized in 2002, 300,000 people braved 100-degree weather to attend the ceremony at the Vatican.

The Hindu milk miracle

On September 21, 1995, a worshipper at a New Delhi temple offered a spoonful of milk to a statue of Ganesha, the elephant-headed god. To his astonishment, Ganesha sipped it.

Scientists argue that "capillary action" could have caused the milk molecules to adhere to the statue's surface, drawing the milk up. But within a few hours, Hindu temples from Bangladesh to Canada were reporting that their idols were drinking milk, too. Then, 24 hours later, it was all over.

The survival of Baiturrahim Mosque

When the 2004 tsunami slammed into Banda Aceh, in Indonesia, it leveled almost everything in its wake. But as the 30-foot walls of water washed over the city's grand mosque, its 123-year-old minarets and domes stood strong. Muslims everywhere took it as a miracle that God's house of worship was spared the ocean's wrath.

How did the universe begin?

It's only in the past 80 years that experts have lined up behind the big bang theory, which took off after Edwin Hubble's 1929 discovery that the billions of galaxies in the universe are not fixed in place but rather moving away from each other, presumably launched by the explosion of some very hot primordial atom.

Do aliens exist?

Only conspiracy theorists believe in extraterrestrials. Right? Not so fast, says Frank Wilczek, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist at MIT, who points to a slew of recently discovered extrasolar planets -- planets outside our solar system -- with earthlike properties.

"It's been a major development," he says. "If I had to guess, I'd say there are thousands, maybe millions, maybe billions of planets in the galaxy with some form of life, and maybe hundreds or thousands with intelligent life."

How many species live on Earth?

There could be three million, or there could be 100 million. Scientists agree only that there are a lot more than the 1.9 million we've already named (and that possibly one-third of all species on Earth are tropical beetles).

One of the reasons we haven't been able to get an accurate count is that most of the world's creatures are very, very small. But new technologies, like DNA sequencing, are making it easier to discover more and more about our planet's treasure trove of biodiversity.

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Padre Pio's stigmata In 1918 a young priest was kneeling at prayer when he looked down and saw blood dripping from his hands, sides, and feet. His wounds were believed by many to be signs that he had been touched by Jesus's suffering on the cross; others charged they were self-inflicted.

Though embarrassed by the controversy, Padre Pio went on to perform his work, gaining a worldwide reputation as a healer. His good deeds reinvigorated the flagging Catholic faith in a way nothing else had since Saint Francis of Assisi preached simplicity and humility 700 years before. When he was canonized in 2002, 300,000 people braved 100-degree weather to attend the ceremony at the Vatican.

The Hindu milk miracle

On September 21, 1995, a worshipper at a New Delhi temple offered a spoonful of milk to a statue of Ganesha, the elephant-headed god. To his astonishment, Ganesha sipped it.

Scientists argue that "capillary action" could have caused the milk molecules to adhere to the statue's surface, drawing the milk up. But within a few hours, Hindu temples from Bangladesh to Canada were reporting that their idols were drinking milk, too. Then, 24 hours later, it was all over.

Video or it didn't happen (and even then, video can be edited quite realistically).

The survival of Baiturrahim Mosque

When the 2004 tsunami slammed into Banda Aceh, in Indonesia, it leveled almost everything in its wake. But as the 30-foot walls of water washed over the city's grand mosque, its 123-year-old minarets and domes stood strong. Muslims everywhere took it as a miracle that God's house of worship was spared the ocean's wrath.

So a building that had good structural integrity means it was protected by a god? I bet science could explain it if they needed to, science could certainly explain it better than faith and miracles.
How did the universe begin?

It's only in the past 80 years that experts have lined up behind the big bang theory, which took off after Edwin Hubble's 1929 discovery that the billions of galaxies in the universe are not fixed in place but rather moving away from each other, presumably launched by the explosion of some very hot primordial atom.

Do aliens exist?

Only conspiracy theorists believe in extraterrestrials. Right? Not so fast, says Frank Wilczek, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist at MIT, who points to a slew of recently discovered extrasolar planets -- planets outside our solar system -- with earthlike properties.

"It's been a major development," he says. "If I had to guess, I'd say there are thousands, maybe millions, maybe billions of planets in the galaxy with some form of life, and maybe hundreds or thousands with intelligent life."

How many species live on Earth?

There could be three million, or there could be 100 million. Scientists agree only that there are a lot more than the 1.9 million we've already named (and that possibly one-third of all species on Earth are tropical beetles).

One of the reasons we haven't been able to get an accurate count is that most of the world's creatures are very, very small. But new technologies, like DNA sequencing, are making it easier to discover more and more about our planet's treasure trove of biodiversity.

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I don't think our current technology allows us to explain how the universe began with 100% accuracy. I think it would be better to say that science cannot explain how the universe started yet, but with more understanding and better technology we may someday. As for aliens, it's only logical to think that some form of aliens exist. Out of the billions of planets in the universe, I doubt life as we know it only formed on one planet and one planet only. The odds of that happening alone are astronomical. Sure science cannot prove aliens exist yet, but again, it's partially due to lack of technology and it will be proven some day.

As for how many species live on Earth, as large as the Earth is, we simply have not had enough time to find and catalog all species. We do have an accurate number of known species so we can answer "How many known species live on Earth", but obviously it is impossible to be certain that you know every species there is on Earth, hence it is impossible to state an exact number of species that live on Earth

Honestly, half of the questions are religion vs science (with no proof as to why something happened vs science being unable to explain it) while the other half are questions that will eventually be answered, they are just not answerable as of right now. It would be like going back 5 years and asking them what elements are required for life, Arsenic certainly wouldn't be in that list but we now know at least one life-form on Earth that can live off Arsenic.

That's the beauty of science, it cannot explain everything but it will move forward and explain new concepts constantly, saying science can't solve something is inaccurate, it would be better to say science cannot currently solve something (since it may be able to in the future).

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For every mystery they list, they offer a possible explanation. "6 mysteries science has solved" or "6 mysteries science can offer a plausible explanation to" would be a more fitting title ;)

Edit - now it's THREE. Good job CNN :rofl:

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When a religious person can proove to me that God exists, then I'll believe. But until there is concrete evidence, their claim of "until science proves otherwise", means nothing to me.

Science has proved stuff, religion has never proved anything.

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I'd hoped to see another one here.

If the science has already found an answer to that, please, point me in the right direction. Otherwise, here's the seventh mystery:

The property of water: why does it expand when subjected to freezing temp. while all the other molecules contract ?

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I'd hoped to see another one here.

If the science has already found an answer to that, please, point me in the right direction. Otherwise, here's the seventh mystery:

The property of water: why does it expand when subjected to freezing temp. while all the other molecules contract ?

Seriously? That's basic high-school chemistry. I suck at explaining things, so here's a link. http://www.iapws.org/faq1/freeze.htm

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I'd hoped to see another one here.

If the science has already found an answer to that, please, point me in the right direction. Otherwise, here's the seventh mystery:

The property of water: why does it expand when subjected to freezing temp. while all the other molecules contract ?

Silicon, bismuth, antimony and gallium are some examples of other materials that expand when frozen. It's to do with the crystalline structure of the material as it changes phase from liquid to solid.

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Seriously? That's basic high-school chemistry. I suck at explaining things, so here's a link. http://www.iapws.org/faq1/freeze.htm

Silicon, bismuth, antimony and gallium are some examples of other materials that expand when frozen. It's to do with the crystalline structure of the material as it changes phase from liquid to solid.

Awesome! Thanks! :D

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Science can't prove how I flew yesterday, without any mechanical aid or technological assistance. I mean like a bird by flapping my arms. Later that day, it happen to all of my friends too.

I don't have any photos or videos of it, I was obviously too engrossed in flying to think about that, but my friends will back my story up story up.

Take that science!

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Science can't prove how I flew yesterday, without any mechanical aid or technological assistance. I mean like a bird by flapping my arms. Later that day, it happen to all of my friends too.

I don't have any photos or videos of it, I was obviously too engrossed in flying to think about that, but my friends will back my story up story up.

Take that science!

Don't worry, I caught it on tape!

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Well your in luck, prepare to have your mysteries solved, scientists!

Padre Pio's stigmata

Snakes!

The Hindu milk miracle

Rats!

The survival of Baiturrahim Mosque

The Mosque is actually a mirage!

How did the universe begin?

Something like this:

Do aliens exist?

Yes!

And finally:

How many species live on Earth?

Who cares!

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Science is a great tool but it hasn't explained everything just yet, despite the arrogant beliefs of some of it's followers. It will in time, though.

That is my view as someone who is very science-oriented. Instead of naming this thread "6 Mysteries Science Can't Solve", a better name would be "6 Mysteries Science Has Yet To Explain". Even though science has yet to explain something, that does not mean it can't explain it or will not explain it in the future. The other quarrel I have with this thread is that several of these "mysteries" seem like they are hearsay. In the original reads "But within a few hours, Hindu temples from Bangladesh to Canada were reporting that their idols were drinking milk, too. Then, 24 hours later, it was all over." Therein lyes the problem when it states that the statues drinking milk were being "reported". That statement implies that these instances were not being verified by an objective party. It was all over in 24 hours so there was no way for any subjective party to make a verification after the fact. I'm not implying these people were lying, however, these people have an extreme emotional investment in the act being a miracle. When you're that emotionally invested, it's difficult to be objective. When you really, really want something to be true, you start to ignore the evidence opposing it and you begin seeing supporting evidence where there are none.

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