Salutatio Keith!
13-Feb-98, Keith Knapp wrote to Mr. Rigor
          Subject: Time and Again
 RM>> How does one solve the problem of the "river of galaxies"
 RM>> observed recently?  It kinda trashes their calculations a bit,
 RM>> right?
 KK> MR>I do not have information regarding that.  Que es?
 KK> The first good galaxy surveys, done starting in the early 80s,
 KK> showed that the universe is much foamier and lumpier than
 KK> contemporary BB models thought it should be.  But those surveys
 KK> also showed that some billions of years ago there were as many as
 KK> ten times more galaxies exhibiting really active star formation --
 KK> which supports the BB.
This is true, however should there not be more rigorous attempts to 
refute the BB model(s) thus either exposing the real problems or (if 
the attempts are unsuccessful) providing support automatically?  Simply 
looking for support is not very scientific at all and ranks up there 
with religion and pseudoscience.
 RM>> Sounds like a good policy.  Consider that 99% of the universe is
 RM>> highly conductive plasma,
 KK> Plasmas are highly ionized, and can therefore conduct electricity
 KK> and can therefore generate huge magnetic fields.  These EM fields
 KK> apparently explain a number of cosmological puzzles.
                                
For example?
 KK> Plasma physics was a relatively obscure field until just this
 KK> decade.
Plasma physics itself was not recognized cosmologically until the last
decade.  The filamentry structure of the universe is just now becoming
accepted.  The slow plodding pace of scientific revolution continues.
 KK> MR>I probably should have saved my previous paragraph for this
 KK> space.
 KK> Mr Meic has been reading a very interesting book called "The Big
 KK> Bang Never Happened," by Eric Lerner.  Even if you don't give a
 KK> hoot about cosmology, you would probably find it a good read
 KK> because of its discussion of the philosophy and psychology of
 KK> science held by many recent physicists.                         
 
Thank you for acknowledging alternative sources for information. :)
 Dicere...
 email address (vrmeic@spots.ab.ca) 
Richard Meic
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