Cosmology: Inflation theory under attack part 2 (Introduction)

by John Kalber, Monday, October 16, 2017, 22:51 (2594 days ago) @ John Kalber

In 1937 Hubble delivered another such lecture. This time his view was different. He compared the two views and said that either could be right and more research was needed. He also said that redshift may represent an entirely new phenomenon.

No such research was made.

The assumption that redshift represents high-speed expansion became a mantra, requiring of students that it be acknowledged as fact [otherwise] no pass in examinations.

It was then reasoned that the Universe is expanding at colossal speed. This meant that it must originally have been very much smaller. But this didn’t work mathematically so it was ‘decided’ that the Universe had started out as Matter compressed into a tiny point called a Singularity. This was produced by a pre-existing Universe whose physics allowed this otherwise totally impossible compression.
Then, at some point, the Singularity expanded violently into a massive cloud of particles. After about millions of years, it started condensing into the Universe we now have and began expanding at colossal speed.

Sir Fred Hoyle, in a 1947 BBC radio broadcast jeeringly coined the phrase “Big Bang” in dismissing this totally unevidenced, damn silly idea! He proposed an alternative ‘Steady State’ solution that offered an eternal, endless Universe.]

Because of [principally] redshift, it was claimed that this must lead to these incredible conclusions!

Wishful thinking in Spades!

No evidence, let alone proof is required! These ‘ideas’, [for that is all they are!] proved unsustainable because the only force credited with galactic wide effect is gravity. This is the weakest natural force and is not up to the job! Therefore some mechanism was needed to intensify gravity!

Jules Verne steps up: “Got it! There must be Black Holes!” These [imaginary] areas of highly condensed Matter might produce the necessary. Then – oh dear – there was not enough Matter. 90% plus was missing! Jules Verne to the rescue once again. “There must be ‘Dark Matter. I name it so because you cannot see it or find it, but - it answers the call, so shut up about silly old proof!”

Oh dear again. It’s not enough. Up steps our saviour once more, “Not a problem. Dark Matter gives off Dark Energy! You cannot trace this so no-one can prove it isn’t there.” Together, these [imaginary] elements seemed to finally solve the problem but, it hasn’t.

So I, [and umpteen thousand others] are not content with ‘Jules Verne’ or ‘Alice in Wonderland’ solutions.

All these fantasies fade from view when true functioning physics are applied. These are detailed on the Electric Universe websites. They principally advocate the application of electricity and electromagnetism in explanation, no mystical powers needed.

Both ‘sides’ claim markedly conclusions drawn from the same telescopic observations.
The underlying difference is that the authors do not claim their views to be proven fact but provide a rational basis for understanding and further discovery. I am an E.U. fan.

The grounds for the Electric Universe theory were born in what is known as ‘The Velikovsky Affair’ that followed his 1950 publication of ‘Worlds in Collision’.

Velikovsky claimed [along with evidence supporting widespread mythology] that the planet Venus was ejected from Jupiter c.1500BC with amazing, Earth-shaking, near collisions with Earth. He presented new ideas that meant that the sciences of cosmology and geology were in dire need of revision.

The ‘Establishment’ went crazy, issuing hysterical complaints that Velikovsky was a fraud, another Von Daniken. They threatened to boycott his publisher, who was forced to sell off this million dollar goldmine to pacify its clientele.

All this shocking behaviour resulted in the immediate expulsion of any student who dared to raise his theories in discussion. I had personal experience of this belligerent attitude.

Velikovsky was the first to claim that Venus would be very hot [in opposition to then scientist ........who said that Venus was Earth-like.]. When a space capsule proved Velikovsky right and ......... completely wrong, this man said, insultingly “Give Enough monkeys typewriters and ...!”

How dare he? This, however, revealed the depth of enmity poisoning the anti-Velikovsky atmosphere.

All this because of a new and different viewpoint? Yes. But...

The real reason was that accepting his findings, as even just discussion points, would open wide closed doors, releasing suppressed information that would bring down highly paid international figures.

That could not be allowed. So afraid were they, no avenue of abuse was too much. This behaviour made Professor Alfred De Grazia write ‘The Velikovsky AffairUS: Scientism vs. Science’ detailing the whole scandal in 1967 – 256 pages!

Nowadays, we are being advised of amazing new discoveries that disclose in nearby galaxies proofs of the alternative scenario proposed by Velikovsky. Not a word about Velikovsky. No attribution whatever. These people have probably never even heard of him.