[xelasnave]

And what about the failed prediction of the abundance of lithium...its not there..failed prediction means the model fails...as far as I can see there is only one paper that addresses the absense of the predicted lithium...and it in effect says it was there but by such and such a process it is now all gone which satisfies the prediction ...sure so its not there and that proves that it was there and therefore the prediction of lithium is correct...but its not there..is that not the point????

I like the general premise of the steady state theory and believe those early detractors from the big bang theory complaining it was more a religious notion than real science were perhaps very close to the truth.
So steady state has some tiny problems so why cant thosr tiny problems be addressed with the same somewhat cavalier approach as those pushing the big bang...an eternal universe does not disobey the rules of energy conservation for a start.
Alex