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Originally Posted by AstroStudentUSQ
I'm throwing a grenade in the mix here, but look at the whole dark matter scenario. Yes it may exist and it may be any of a number of things which haven't been agreed on in the scientific community yet, but it is also possible that dark matter does not exist and it may be our existing model of gravity that need's tweaking and/or is incomplete. This isn't looked on favorably by the 'Cult of Einstein' in the scientific community, instei have built their careers on their much loved general relativity. This raises another point in science, in that, at the end of the day these are still Humans *doing* science. Humans with their own hopes, preferences, and bias in terms of time and energy investment spent in their careers and holding on to their cherished particular theories.
Cheers,
Mark
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I agree.
GR is a multi billion dollar business there is no question about that.
Why it is presented as the cutting edge of science is beyond me..after a hundred years we get ...GR proved right again and again and again...and the hunt for gravity waves I find concerning. The search for gravity waves threatens funding to other stuff...already being presented as the future of research...a d why... cause it is proving GR is right. ... .I am cynical but....
I find the speculation of what is beyond the event horizon unbelievable...to me its like arguing how many angels can dance on a pin....even speculation with sound math is speculation...
As to dark matter...if there is so much of it get me a trailer load.
I still believe gravity works like a pressure...I see a mechanical explaination but advocates of GR reject such...there is no machinery it seems and GR wont have a bar of it...but what mechanism goes on other than their magic...Le Sage gravity was set aside by GR and so advocates of GR hate it...it is my belief if gravity has a mechanism what we interpret as attraction simply does not exist...dark matter would not be necessary if things work via an external pressure and the rotational curves of galaxies would seem consistent with extenal pressure...and even dark energy may be no more than another manifestation of that pressure.
But GR rules and given the mouths it feeds wont change soon.
Look how they hate the idea of a graviton...
But those are my mere ideas and no more than speculation.
I am starting to believe the aspect of prediction is a double edge sword. ..much like the guess mechanism I mentioned earlier..your theory needs to have its prediction so I think that lends itself to...I told you so...with no further investigation as to the observation. Are we observing gravity waves could they e evidence of something else...what answer do you think you will get.
Back ground radiation..
Could it be something else? Lets think about it...no no no ..thats what the theory predicted case closed...that seems wrong to me...
Is the universe really expanding in the first place...would any counter observations be accepted?
I doubt it.
And yet I still believe our current science is better tban making stuff up...
Alex