Scientists at the prestigious CERN Particle Physics complex, near Geneva, Switzerland (home to the Large Hadron Collider) believe they have managed to fire the tiny sub-atomic particle, the neutrino, at a speed greater than the speed of light.
For the last three years scientists at CERN have been testing and retesting the result to ensure they have done the experiment accurately. In the experiment particles from CERN, Switzerland were fired underground to another particle physics lab, Italy’s Gran Sasso, near Rome, 454 miles away. The neutrinos arrived at the Italian lab 60 nanoseconds faster than light, (that’s sixty billionth of a second). Although that sounds tiny, in the world of particle physics it is significant, and can be measured to a high degree of accuracy. The CERN and Gran Sasso scientists have repeated the experiment at least 15,000 times, with the same result. Under normal circumstances this would be conclusive enough, however with a result of this significance further independent research will be required.
If independent research confirms the result it will re-write the fundamentals of the laws of physics as we know them. Albert Einstein first postulated that the speed of light was a universal constant, this formed the basis of his Theory of Special Relativity; and underpins much of modern physics. The consequences of his theory being wrong are unimaginable. Physicists are now postulating the neutrinos are moving in and out of other dimensions, or this may provide some tangible evidence into the world of string theory.
The scientific community are now eagerly awaiting physicists in America and Japan to confirm their results.
God, have mercy on me, a sinner’. The Father is near the cirntote and broken in spirit. What stands out is humilty, brokeness and repentence that leads to reconciliation and restoration. This seems to be what Paul described to the Corinthians when he made the distinction of of worldly sorrow that leads to death and godly sorrow that leads to repentence. Blessed is the one who always trembles before God. Question 2: It seems that the majority of the focus of prophecy is what’s recorded in 1 Cor 14: But the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, encouraging and comfort. 4 Anyone who speaks in a tongue edifies themselves, but the one who prophesies edifies the church. When we meet, this seems to be cleary the intended focus. This is corroborated in Ephesians 4: 11 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, 12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. There is an overall purpose that seems to culminate in the Father answering the Son’s prayer in John 17: I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. No doubt there have been recordings of negative prophecies in Acts by Agabus (famine, Paul’s persecution in Jerusalem), but what makes them valid is that they came true. Some recent prohetic words that did not come true (tsunami) seem to underscore the need to test all prophecies. In this case the words of Moses still ring true: If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the LORD does not take place or come true, that is a message the LORD has not spoken. That prophet has spoken presumptuously, so do not be alarmed.