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Originally Posted By: jokersrevenge
Nice.... does anyone think that the estimated size of the universe is really as small as we think it is, even at 10 log27?
I was thinking similar thoughts. How do you estimate size of something you know so little about? What is the basis for the estimation? Probably more realistic to just say "we have no clue the size"
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Populations suffer from a fear of change, for their conditioning assumes a static identity. Challenging ones belief system usually results in insult and aprehension. Being wrong is eroniously associated with failure, when in fact to be proven wrong should be celebrated, for it elevates us to a new level of understanding. There is no such thing as a smart Human being, for it is merely a matter of time before their ideas are updated, changed or eradicated. This tendency to hold on to a belief system, any belief system and sheltering it from new possibly transforming information, is nothing less than intellectual materialism. Dominant World views operate with the same social irrelevancy, they exist as barriers to social and individual growth. Major institutions exist as barriers to personal and social growth for each group perpetuates a closed world view.
Nice.... does anyone think that the estimated size of the universe is really as small as we think it is, even at 10 log27?
I was thinking similar thoughts. How do you estimate size of something you know so little about? What is the basis for the estimation? Probably more realistic to just say "we have no clue the size"
Er, no. It's estimable from the duration since the big bang and the observed and inferred expansion rate of the universe. There are uncertainties, of course, not least of which is the nature and duration of any inflationary period that occurred - but it's not 'no clue'.
Registered: 08/17/07
Posts: 20055
Loc: Outside the Matrix. Where RU?
Originally Posted By: AJD
Originally Posted By: bronzilla
Originally Posted By: jokersrevenge
Nice.... does anyone think that the estimated size of the universe is really as small as we think it is, even at 10 log27?
I was thinking similar thoughts. How do you estimate size of something you know so little about? What is the basis for the estimation? Probably more realistic to just say "we have no clue the size"
Er, no. It's estimable from the duration since the big bang and the observed and inferred expansion rate of the universe. There are uncertainties, of course, not least of which is the nature and duration of any inflationary period that occurred - but it's not 'no clue'.
Thanks to the OP - that site is wonderful!
I agree. It's a great site!
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Populations suffer from a fear of change, for their conditioning assumes a static identity. Challenging ones belief system usually results in insult and aprehension. Being wrong is eroniously associated with failure, when in fact to be proven wrong should be celebrated, for it elevates us to a new level of understanding. There is no such thing as a smart Human being, for it is merely a matter of time before their ideas are updated, changed or eradicated. This tendency to hold on to a belief system, any belief system and sheltering it from new possibly transforming information, is nothing less than intellectual materialism. Dominant World views operate with the same social irrelevancy, they exist as barriers to social and individual growth. Major institutions exist as barriers to personal and social growth for each group perpetuates a closed world view.
