Far out cosmology: Does dark matter exist? (Introduction)

by dhw, Monday, June 13, 2016, 17:14 (2873 days ago) @ David Turell

QUOTE: "The sobering fact is that either 96 per cent of the Universe is unknown to us or we are completely wrong about the way we think the Universe works. Either way, cosmology is far from finished: we have a lot to work out."-David's comment: this also applies to string theory, around forever and no proof. Current cosmological physicists are too closed minded. And the insistence on a multiverse is of the same ilk.-dhw: The "Big Bang" (it's OK, I know it's not an explosion) as a finite start to the universe should also be seen as a theory and not a fact. A universe from nothing defies logic.-DAVID: But it is expanding from something, so it seems like a good explanation. What defies logic requires God.-An eternal, sourceless, conscious first-cause “pure energy” that knows how to create universes also defies logic. I'm afraid one illogicality does not explain another.