Cosmology: Expanding universe (Introduction)

by David Turell , Thursday, December 03, 2015, 01:55 (3280 days ago) @ David Turell

Another measurement by a different method:-http://www.salvomag.com/new/articles/salvo35/sure-signs.php-"An international team of astronomers has recently determined the rate of expansion for the universe based on studies of HII regions (star-forming gaseous nebulae) in 69 galaxies over a broad range of distances. This seems to be a straightforward scientific determination, but it is loaded with philosophical implications. Here's why: Since the cosmic expansion rate measured is at least approximately constant, the inverse of that rate: (1) establishes that the universe had a beginning, (2) yields the amount of time that has transpired since the cosmic beginning, and (3) implies that a cosmic Initiator must exist to have set the cosmos in motion.-***-"The research team proved the reality of cosmic inflation to 6.075 standard deviations. That number of standard deviations translates into a certainty measure for the reality of cosmic inflation. Thanks to the team's measurements, we now can be 99.9999999 percent certain that the universe indeed went through a hyper-inflation expansion event when it was only about 10^34 seconds (a super-brief moment) old. However, this certainty measure does not take into account possible systematic effects. Consequently, astronomers are pursuing independent methods of determining cosmic inflation measurements. -***-"Personally, I do not put a lot of confidence in a scientific result unless it has been established by experiments, observations, and theory, and I see consistency among all the observations and experiments. In addition, I expect to see the results becoming progressively better as the error bars, both random and systematic, shrink."-Comment: Pinning down the creation point, does not prove a creator. That requires more evidence.