(February 18, 2012 at 12:21 pm)Thorham Wrote:(February 18, 2012 at 9:16 am)Nebuloso Wrote: I get the impression from the bolded 'theory' that you are suggesting that the big bang theory is just an idea.
Yes. A very good idea that's probably right, but until it has been proven completely, it remains a theory (which is what you're saying).
You do realize your own existence by scientific definition is a theory, right? The Big Bang Theory has been proven but nothing in this world can be proven with 100% accuracy. We have pictures of the universe 500,000 years after the big bang that estimate the universe at roughly 13.7 billion years old and that is within 1% precision meaning it is 99% accurate.
WMAP (about 500,000 years after big bang)
![[Image: WMAP_2008_41GHz.png]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i424.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fpp326%2FDxk4by3%2FWMAP_2008_41GHz.png)
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