New Evidence and Math Suggest that Big Bang Did Not Happen
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http://phys.org/news/2015-02-big-quantum-equation-universe.html
This is a pretty major one, new math suggests that the Big Bang did not happen and a new theory as to the universe's state is now proposed.
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Very interesting results, to say the least.
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Not really that surprising. So called scientists were so adamant that the Big Bang was unquestionable that it really was a case of Shakespeare's "they doth protest too much." It was obvious that they knew it was flimsy but didn't want people to question them.
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Yes, the theory had gaping holes that people were just ignoring, as the article mentions too.
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It was an interesting article to read.
If the scientists prove out the math, the hypothesis is sound to my layman's knowledge.
Big Bang theory has holes, but so does this new one. I like this version better than the Big bang expansion/contraction theory though.
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This article confused me more than I was before. How can it be around for an infinite time if we're facing the heat death of the universe? I suppose it'll all still be "here" after all the suns go out.... Sigh. Back to work. Mysteries of the cosmos can wait.
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@MattSpeller said:
This article confused me more than I was before. How can it be around for an infinite time if we're facing the heat death of the universe? I suppose it'll all still be "here" after all the suns go out.... Sigh. Back to work. Mysteries of the cosmos can wait.
The Entropy = 0 / Heat Death theories are part of the hole in the new model. Give it all time for other scientists to work on it. The authors are not claiming to be perfect.
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Big Bang has had decades to be tweaked to make it look plausible. This theory is displacing it very quickly. It will look a lot more reasonable after they've had a decade to look for gaps, pound on it, test tweaks, etc. Not that it is right, but BB looks so reasonable because it has been massaged for a very long time and had tremendous propaganda to push it until people don't question it. This new theory is young, it will be full of mistakes, but as they look at it they will polish it up, I'm sure. At first "release" it is just about getting the basics right, then fixing little problems here and there as they figure out where things aren't quite right.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Not really that surprising. So called scientists were so adamant that the Big Bang was unquestionable that it really was a case of Shakespeare's "they doth protest too much." It was obvious that they knew it was flimsy but didn't want people to question them.
Ironic, considering the nature of science and the scientific method is to question everything; to constantly improve the models.
Now on to the "Law" of Gravity . . . I resent its hold on me.
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@aburch said:
Now on to the "Law" of Gravity . . . I resent its hold on me.
lol, I see what you did there.
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@nadnerB Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.
I think that was an early motto for Apollo
