(February 2, 2015 at 11:21 am)Drich Wrote: for the big bang we have nothing more than observation and theory which again does not fit the defination of empirical evidence.From our observations of the cosmos, we have gathered a plethora of information (empirical data) that agrees with the the hypothesis of the big bang as presented through QM and allows us to present it as a theory. To date, there is no evidence (empirical data) that suggests otherwise. There are other hypotheses (and I even have one that I have been discussing with a couple of physicists), but again, no evidence that contradicts the present theory.
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-- Homer Simpson
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-- Superintendent Chalmers
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-- Ned Flanders
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-- Homer Simpson
God has no place within these walls, just as facts have no place within organized religion.
-- Superintendent Chalmers
Science is like a blabbermouth who ruins a movie by telling you how it ends. There are some things we don't want to know. Important things.
-- Ned Flanders
Once something's been approved by the government, it's no longer immoral.
-- The Rev Lovejoy