(September 2, 2014 at 11:13 am)Diablo Wrote:(September 2, 2014 at 10:56 am)Michael Wrote: Yes, I am aware that there are models of cyclical universes. I was more interested when you said that there was *data* that was incompatible with a universe that had a beginning. I haven't heard someone say that before, so I was wondering what that data was?
Yes, I mis-stated that. I should have said that the data does not preclude either possibility. Thanks for pointing that out.
My point is still valid: the premise in the OP is wrong.
Thanks. OK.
But don't you think 'uncertain' is different from 'wrong'?