Origin of the Universe

[Fred the Cat]

I read a news:
Bruno Bento, researcher at the departament of mathematical scienses at the University of Liverpool, England, states that," perhaps, ( in the Universe), there was not even a beginning"
Proposes an infinite past and sees the Big Bang as one more event " in a cosmos that has always existed".
I was happy to read this news.
This means that I am not alone in stating that the Universe did not have an absolute origin, and that the Universe has always existed.

When he proposes it in a peer reviewed journal and supports it with evidence, it will mean something. (He is a student whose research interests are all centered on speculative stuff without evidenciary support, not necessarily even rising the the level of scientific theory.)

Speculation is natural and a good start for later stages of theory. Perhaps, periodically, it flips from inverse to an un-inverse.

It has a nice symmetry though one too many “n’s”.

[Chris Peterson]

I read a news:
Bruno Bento, researcher at the departament of mathematical scienses at the University of Liverpool, England, states that," perhaps, ( in the Universe), there was not even a beginning"
Proposes an infinite past and sees the Big Bang as one more event " in a cosmos that has always existed".
I was happy to read this news.
This means that I am not alone in stating that the Universe did not have an absolute origin, and that the Universe has always existed.

When he proposes it in a peer reviewed journal and supports it with evidence, it will mean something. (He is a student whose research interests are all centered on speculative stuff without evidenciary support, not necessarily even rising the the level of scientific theory.)

Speculation is natural and a good start for later stages of theory. Perhaps, periodically, it flips from inverse to an un-inverse.

It has a nice symmetry though one too many “n’s”.

Consensus is one of the most important parts of science and the scientific method, though. Speculation is for experts. Starting with a conclusion and then cherry picking for evidence that peripherally supports it is not scientific, and is unlikely to lead to accurate understanding.

[Fred the Cat]

When he proposes it in a peer reviewed journal and supports it with evidence, it will mean something. (He is a student whose research interests are all centered on speculative stuff without evidenciary support, not necessarily even rising the the level of scientific theory.)

Speculation is natural and a good start for later stages of theory. Perhaps, periodically, it flips from inverse to an un-inverse.

It has a nice symmetry though one too many “n’s”.

Consensus is one of the most important parts of science and the scientific method, though. Speculation is for experts. Starting with a conclusion and then cherry picking for evidence that peripherally supports it is not scientific, and is unlikely to lead to accurate understanding.

I agree but even the experts had to start somewhere.

[Chris Peterson]

Speculation is natural and a good start for later stages of theory. Perhaps, periodically, it flips from inverse to an un-inverse.

It has a nice symmetry though one too many “n’s”.

Consensus is one of the most important parts of science and the scientific method, though. Speculation is for experts. Starting with a conclusion and then cherry picking for evidence that peripherally supports it is not scientific, and is unlikely to lead to accurate understanding.

I agree but even the experts had to start somewhere.

I wasn't making any objection to your comment here!

[Fred the Cat]

Consensus is one of the most important parts of science and the scientific method, though. Speculation is for experts. Starting with a conclusion and then cherry picking for evidence that peripherally supports it is not scientific, and is unlikely to lead to accurate understanding.

I agree but even the experts had to start somewhere.

I wasn't making any objection to your comment here!

Thank you for the clarity you offer to all of us. You class is bigger than just the students in school. We've all had teachers that changed our lives and pushed us to think better.

[Chris Peterson]

I agree but even the experts had to start somewhere.

I wasn't making any objection to your comment here!

Thank you for the clarity you offer to all of us. You class is bigger than just the students in school. We've all had teachers that changed our lives and pushed us to think better.

Thank you. For me, nothing is more amazing than the way nature works, and how much we are able to understand its rules (even if somewhat broadly at times). That's a beauty I feel compelled to share.