I thought all this quasar redshift and interaction with less-redshifted objects anomaly stuff was a 1970s and 80s thing and that theory had moved on
quite a bit since then...... ?

Originally posted by MrVertigo
I have been very interested in the various problems with the redshift method lately so thanks for the thread!
However I don't believe that totally or partially disproving redshift as a function of distance necessarily disproves the Big Bang, it just proves that our method of measuring distance is flawed.
The Big bang theory predicts the density of ordinary matter in the universe from the abundance of a few light elements. Yet the density predictions made on the basis of the abundance of deuterium, lithium-7 and helium-4 are in contradiction with each other, and these predictions have grown worse with each new observation. The chance that the theory is right is now less than one in one hundred trillion.
The Big Bang theory requires THREE hypothetical entities--the inflation field, non-baryonic (dark) matter and the dark energy field to overcome gross contradictions of theory and observation. Yet no evidence has ever confirmed the existence of any of these three hypothetical entities. Indeed, there have been many lab experiments over the past 23 years that have searched for non-baryonic matter, all with negative results. Without the hypothetical inflation field, the Big Bang does not predict an isotropic (smooth) cosmic background radiation(CBR). Without non-baryonic matter, the predictions of the theory for the density of matter are in self-contradiction, inflation predicting a density 20 times larger than any predicted by light element abundances (which are in contradiction with each other). Without dark energy, the theory predicts an age of the universe younger than that of many stars in our galaxy.

"Hubble believed that his count data gave a more reasonable result concerning spatial curvature if the redshift correction was made assuming no recession. To the very end of his writings he maintained this position, favouring (or at the very least keeping open) the model where no true expansion exists, and therefore that the redshift "represents a hitherto unrecognized principle of nature."Wiki
Originally posted by 4nsicphd
Let them continue to believe , apparently like the OP, in the Aristotelian belief that the celestial masses move because there are invisible angels up there pushing them along.
Originally posted by 4nsicphd
reply to post by mnemeth1
Debates have no place in scientific exploration.
Originally posted by 4nsicphd
reply to post by Devino
Quintessence is an album released by Quincy Jones and his orchestra. It was released in 1961, his only album on the Impulse! Records jazz label.
In physics, quintessence is a hypothetical form of dark energy postulated as an explanation of observations of an accelerating universe.Quicky Wiki-
The new buzz word in cosmology these days is 'quintessence', borrowed from the ancient Greeks who used the term to describe a mysterious 'fifth element'Astronomy Today.
Originally posted by muzzleflash
1)why is the infinite universe not overflowing with light? several reasons
as mentioned earlier - light dissipates as it travels , or dimming
also, asteroids, planets, rocks, dust, gas , etc will block light
therefore it would be impossible to have a superluminous sky even in an infinite universe
2) no matter where you are in an infinite system, you are always in the middle - there is infinite going either direction
so technically, if the universe is infinite , we are at the center of it
any point in a infinite system is the "middle" or "center"![]()
btw - great thread OP and excellent discussions
and btw, i dug up my 5year old thread called "Why the Big Bang couldn't have ever happened"
www.abovetopsecret.com...
i made some great arguements back then, in fact i think i was smarter back then than i am now (im getting way too old)
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its only infinite at that point in time relative to you! 