I have just heard about The Majoron.
It is, according to the report, a real thing. It is a mixture of right-handed neutrinos (neutrinos are weird enough *anyway*, and all neutrinos are left-handed [which is pretty sinister, when you think about it]). The Majoron is its own antiparticle, and also explains the strange properties of neutrinos, the dominance of matter in the universe, and "dark matter." This is all weird enough that I would not be surprised if the whole thing was a hoax theory, made up by a bunch of physics grad students during a beginning of term kegger.
However, I am struck by the notion of making up a new philosophy or religion (a al Scientology), claiming that The Majoron explains absolutely *everything*: any of the mysteries of life. Possibly I could start a new political movement with it: I'm sure the MAGA-types would be on it like white on rice. Anybody got Robert Kennedy's phone number?
Of course, because of Facebook's fight with the news media, when I posted it there I couldn't give a pointer to the report of this: you'll have to go and find out, for yourself, that this is true. (This is yet another of the advantages of The Majoron theory: you have to find it out for yourself, and so, like Q "breadcrumbs," it means that you will believe all the more in the concept, and will be resistant to correction.)
All hail The Majoron! Let His particles shower upon us! Send your donations and free will offerings to this account!
(Apparently, the report that I originally read on it was wrong, and the name of the proposed particle is not majoran but majoron. So, we are off to a great start with this fictional and error-ridden philosophy!)
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