The Big Big Thread of Religious Discussion

[Azisien]

However, in the end, and all mathematics aside, String Theory is entirely unfalsifyable.

Isn't that what we're using the new particle accelerator for, though? To verify parts of the theory that have remained untestable for a long time?

Entirely unfalsifiable? Not from what I've read.

Strings aren't supposed to be invisible, nor are the extra spatial dimensions preposed by the theory. A sufficiently powerful particle accelerator could likely run verification experiments, but we're a while away from that. I believe there are also some theory-specific phenomena that would be easier to test, which could disprove the theory altogether.

The Large Hadron Collider is supposed to be capable of testing some characteristics that would exist within string theory, and note it's been a while since I've read up on the specifics myself, but as far as I can remember right now the predicted phenomena it can verify can also exist in non-string theory models. Supersymmetry, for instance. Saying that though, verification of supersymmetry is supporting evidence for string theory.

I'm personally excited about the hopeful verification of the Higgs boson. Gravitons, that'd be great too.

Uh, oh right, something about a religious discussion or something...

Care to enlighten me about the punishment of ignorance? Because if non-believers go to "hell," I really feel sorry for the millions of people stuck in hell for eternity because they've never even heard of Christianity/Judaism/Islam/etc. Or limbo. Take one for the team I guess.