29th June 2004, 1:33 PM
asm, not sure where you heard it, but the average scientist doesn't actually believe wormholes exist, that is, as a fact. As you said, no proof, it's all theoretical. SEEMS to make sense, but it's not something that's been proven, and until then, scientists just consider it an interesting possibility. Things CAN be proven without actually seeing them yourself as well. That's how people are convicted of crimes for example. Remember, the entire legal system is based on science, as anything else would be stupid (well, that's what the legal system is supposed to be based on, but very often juries tend to think the lawyer saying the prettier speech should be considered right, even when they deep down know that it doesn't make sense, they think "well, he said it better, so I guess we should agree with that guy...").
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)