- 02 Aug 2019 16:18
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This is actually an open question in geology, and is the source of much debate.
Being baffled is the necessary precursor to interesting science being done.
It doesn't matter who came up with the Big Bang theory - it is a perfectly respectable scientific theory. This is the thing about science - the ideas stand or fall on their own merits. Nobody cares whether the guy who came up with it was Jewish, a Catholic priest, a non-conformist preacher, or a stamp-collecting pervert. Doesn't matter. Lol.
The special theory of relativity is relatively straight-forward to understand. After all, thousands of physics graduates study it and pass exams on it every year. General relativity, on the other hand, is mind-bendingly difficult.
Agent Steel wrote:Maybe the speed of light is a constant throughout history, but I do think that @Hindsite has a point about uniformity in general. For example look at geology - why do scientists assume for example that because the rate at which the continents are moving right now (a fraction of an inch per year) that this must have be the same rate they've been moving for all of history? That is simply not reasonable.
This is actually an open question in geology, and is the source of much debate.
Or, take the expansion of the universe. If there was a giant explosion in space that pushed away all matter, why do scientists make assumptions about the entire cosmic history based on just the rate of galaxies' movement that we observe in the present? Again, it's very speculative and in many ways just defies common sense. Also, isn't the finding of an accelerating universe evidence AGAINST the big bang? If there was a big bang we would expect things to be slowing down. So what does science say about this? Nothing really; they're baffled.
Being baffled is the necessary precursor to interesting science being done.
I do agree that many of the mainstream scientific ideas are based on unprovable assumptions. To be honest, I've heard even non-religious scientists reject the big bang theory. It was invented by a catholic priest after all, and in a way it's a religious view, sort of masquerading as science.
It doesn't matter who came up with the Big Bang theory - it is a perfectly respectable scientific theory. This is the thing about science - the ideas stand or fall on their own merits. Nobody cares whether the guy who came up with it was Jewish, a Catholic priest, a non-conformist preacher, or a stamp-collecting pervert. Doesn't matter. Lol.
Now as for light, I honestly don't think we fully understand how it works. Honestly, can anyone here really say they understand the theory of relativity? Most people can't grasp it.
The special theory of relativity is relatively straight-forward to understand. After all, thousands of physics graduates study it and pass exams on it every year. General relativity, on the other hand, is mind-bendingly difficult.
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