A cosmological history lesson

History has shown that science cannot save a theoretical model that does not reflect the “reality” of current observations by randomly adding new parameters. For example when the geocentric model of planetary motion was first proposed it was a good fit to the observational data available at the time.  However it became necessary to modify … Read more

Should we let our imaginations define reality?

or should we let “reality” define our imagination. Unfortunately many physicists attempt to define reality based solely on what they measure and do not attempt to conceptually integrate those measurements into the realty we see around us. One example can be found in Brian Clegg book Before the Big Bang: The Prehistory of Our Universe … Read more

What came before the Big Bang

Is it possible to understand what came before the beginning of our present universe by projecting how matter energy space and time interact in our current universe to a time before it began? We think so. The Big Bang theory postulates the universe emerged from a singularity and is presently expanding from the tremendously hot … Read more

The trouble with physics

Most physicists would agree that one of the primary goals of their discipline is to explain why the laws of nature are what they are.  However there is very little consensus on how to achieve it. For example, there are some who believe the best way is to observe the environment and then extrapolate those … Read more

A sensible solution to the Horizon Problem

The Big Bang theory of cosmic evolution postulates the universe had its beginnings as a hot infinitely dense expanding environment.  Using this assumption scientists have been able to successful explain and predict many of the observed properties of our universe including the relative abundance of the elements and the formation of galactic clusters. However, they … Read more