Death of the Universe (Introduction)

by xeno6696 , Sonoran Desert, Friday, August 27, 2010, 21:04 (5201 days ago) @ David Turell

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> > > The universe will definitely end in 'heat death' expanding under the influence of Dark Energy, reported by the BBC: 
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> > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11030889
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> > > This means, if confirmed, that the universe is flat. Settles lots of arguments.
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> > How do these words coexist? > 
> > It is also important to note here (for dhw) that "dark matter" and "dark energy" are terms used simply to denote matter and energy that does not emit light... so from what I've gathered, it isn't confirmed "new" or different from other kinds of matter.
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> The BBC was quite DEFINITE in its report of a single study using gravitational lensing.
> -Shows the BBC isn't aware of epistemic issues when reporting scientific claims. -> IF CONFIRMED is my editorializing on the article. The Big Crunch has been out of favor for years. The best recent guess has been space is flat and Heat Death is the proper end to expect, 100 billion years from now.These are scientific 'consensus'thoughts, now that the current age of peer review allows consensus control in science, like the Global Warming consensus. Never mind acceptable proof.-I find it unlikely that its consensus just yet; I only say this because it was only this time last year where I remember SciAm reporting on the "infinite, empty, and cold" death of the universe. I'll stay on my fence, as I am wont to do, heh

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