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CCatastrophe reacted to Helio's post in the thread Definition of Universe requires clarification, to enable discussion with
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That's pretty accurate, IMO. Those equations produce infinity results when get very near t=0. That is why some describe their... -
CCatastrophe replied to the thread Definition of Universe requires clarification, to enable discussion.Helio, I see no reason to alter John Gribbin's definition, except to change "and" to "and/or". Are you not "giving a dog a bad name...
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CCatastrophe reacted to Helio's post in the thread Definition of Universe requires clarification, to enable discussion with Like.
This serves nicely, IMO, as a comparison to better define science. Judicial verdicts are separate from science in that they draw...
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CCatastrophe replied to the thread Definition of Universe requires clarification, to enable discussion.As a "light" addition, here is an extract from a book which most of you may have read, as it is one of the ever "best sellers". You...
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CCatastrophe replied to the thread Definition of Universe requires clarification, to enable discussion.Another example might be distant civilisations. There is no scientific evidence, but common sense requires that they must exist (in...
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CCatastrophe replied to the thread Definition of Universe requires clarification, to enable discussion.Greenlight, See previous #8. They exist "by definition" - words invented to "solve" problems. They are named, perhaps somewhat...
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CCatastrophe replied to the thread Definition of Universe requires clarification, to enable discussion.COLGeek, So, metaphysical is quite "respectable". It covers several eventualities mentioned in this thread. In a nutshell, I would...
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CCatastrophe posted the thread Definition of Universe requires clarification, to enable discussion in Cosmology.I believe there is considerable difference still possible in what we understand by Universe, and this goes beyond what we understand by...
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CCatastrophe replied to the thread The concept and structure of matter (the material world).The map is not the territory. Cat :)
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CCatastrophe reacted to Gibsense's post in the thread Goodbye infinity and all that infinite singularity and infinite density descriptions with Like.
Yes, Any difference is trivial :)
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CCatastrophe replied to the thread Goodbye infinity and all that infinite singularity and infinite density descriptions.So we agree. Cat :)
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CCatastrophe replied to the thread Goodbye infinity and all that infinite singularity and infinite density descriptions.What is your point? In addition to the above, there is the incorrect assumption that the universe is homogeneous and isotropic, and...
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CCatastrophe replied to the thread Goodbye infinity and all that infinite singularity and infinite density descriptions.I rather like the following, extracted from The Universe by Dr Greg Brown, published by Royal Observatory, Greenwich: I understand...
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CCatastrophe replied to the thread The Flatness Problem; solved?.Gibsense, I was pointing out that, where the "inkspot observer" expands pro rata, then "he" will not observe the expansion because his...
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CHelio, thanks for all of your work. There is no need to rush your effort to answer the questions that I asked - I'm patient and...
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