by Nitpicker » Wed Oct 09, 2013 3:34 pm
The Big Bang presumably created matter, dark matter and dark energy. And thank goodness for that, as otherwise the recent observations of the professionals would be really hard to fathom. But the real beauty is that if, at some time in the future, they observe something else they can't explain, it will be apparent that its cause was created by the Big Bang too. Bloody brilliant! As theories go, they don't get much better than that!
On the other hand, the Cheerio-milk-vat model of the universe does not explain the angular momentum of galaxies, nor the acceleration of the expansion of the universe. Indeed, it cannot even explain the basic orbital motion of the Solar System. On the plus side, it might sustain one until lunch time.
Personally, as a rank amateur with a six-inch telescope, I have never made an observation which has required me to infer the existence of dark matter, nor dark energy. I am, however, quite comfortable with gravity, and I find it has a great many uses in my day to day life as well. Call me simple if you must.
The Big Bang presumably created matter, dark matter and dark energy. And thank goodness for that, as otherwise the recent observations of the professionals would be really hard to fathom. But the real beauty is that if, at some time in the future, they observe something [i]else[/i] they can't explain, it will be apparent that its cause was created by the Big Bang too. Bloody brilliant! As theories go, they don't get much better than that!
On the other hand, the Cheerio-milk-vat model of the universe does not explain the angular momentum of galaxies, nor the [u]acceleration[/u] of the expansion of the universe. Indeed, it cannot even explain the basic orbital motion of the Solar System. On the plus side, it might sustain one until lunch time.
Personally, as a rank amateur with a six-inch telescope, I have never made an observation which has required me to infer the existence of dark matter, nor dark energy. I am, however, quite comfortable with gravity, and I find it has a great many uses in my day to day life as well. Call me simple if you must.