RE: An infinite, beginningless and eternal Universe is taken seriously by scientists.
March 17, 2018 at 6:17 pm
(March 17, 2018 at 8:54 am)Jehanne Wrote: Point of my thread is that it was in response to Steve's really long thread, that basically has at its premise that actual infinities in the physical world are a logical absurdity, but yet, mainstream science takes such ideas seriously. I have lots of other references (such as The Physical Universe by Professor Frank Shu, a UC Berkeley astronomer and member of the US National Academy of Sciences -- published on January 1, 1982 and still in print!) that I could post here.
Point is -- A beginning-less and endless (eternal) Universe that is infinite in spatial extent is an idea that is taken seriously by mainstream Science.
Well I think that physical infinities are not only logical and do quite well in math, but that they are physical realities. And I am not talking about God either.
Physical forces which have infinite properties and or behavior are subjects which come up in ancient science, and are partly preserved in myths and other anecdotes of the past.
While it isn't common knowledge today, and generally hasn't been for a long while,
what science is considering ought to be taken seriously, because it will take into account the forces such as dark matter and other speculations which appear appropriate.
