(August 10, 2017 at 4:16 pm)Rhondazvous Wrote:Thanks Brian, your answer may be right, but I still think my question will help me understand what Alex said. He's a teacher, and a damn ggood one at that. In the couple years he's been working with me, he never once suggested that I couldn't understand something and I've always been able to zero in on the part of his answers that will hep me understand what he says. His patience is his gift.(August 10, 2017 at 9:14 am)Alex K Wrote: When space expands, redshift is the sum of all expansion during the light travel. When Galaxies move, the redshift from the Doppler effect is the difference between movement speeds at the time of sending and receiving. Big difference.Wow, I only had to read this three times to understand it. I think I'll have a clearer understanding of what you're saying if I understood redshifting mathematically. I'm thinking of it as a color. The color may fluctuate in intensity because of varying circumstances, but I still don't know enough about it to think of it as having sums and differences.
The god who allows children to be raped out of respect for the free will choice of the rapist, but punishes gay men for engaging in mutually consensual sex couldn't possibly be responsible for an intelligently designed universe.
I may defend your right to free speech, but i won't help you pass out flyers.
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
--Voltaire
Nietzsche isn't dead. How do I know he lives? He lives in my mind.
I may defend your right to free speech, but i won't help you pass out flyers.
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
--Voltaire
Nietzsche isn't dead. How do I know he lives? He lives in my mind.