Just a note to say that I have collected some of the cosmology blogs and put them in better order on the Cosmology page. This should help you keep track of what has been said.
Archive for June, 2010
New Page
Posted in cosmology on June 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Most Incomprehensible
Posted in cosmology, tagged Einstein, incomprehensible, Jaki, Linde, Whitehead on June 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The physical totality of the universe also allows the development of consciousness, reflection, and the knowing of that universe. How is that?
An Old Insensitivity
Posted in cosmology, tagged Is There a universe on June 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There is a long history of insensitivity to cosmology — to the idea of a universe and its implications — on the part of natural scientists.
Bentley’s Paradox
Posted in cosmology, tagged Bentley's paradox, gravity, Linde, Whitehead on June 26, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Bentley’s Paradox is that an infinite universe should collapse of its own gravity, but the universe we live in, which has often been assumed to be infinite, has not collapsed.
Olbers’ Paradox
Posted in cosmology, tagged Boltzmann, Jaki, Kelvin, Obers' Paradox on June 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Olbers’ Paradox is the pair of assertions: that an infinite universe with evenly distributes stars must shine with infinite light; and that our universe, presumed infinite, has dark skies. It has been used as a proof of the finity of the universe.
Early 20th Century Cosmology
Posted in cosmology on June 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In the early 20th century, the Milky Way was still thought to be “the universe” and as this error gave way to observation, it was still fair to describe astronomy as needing to ask, as Jaki puts it, “Is there a universe?” Is there a material totality following unified laws, that is.
A New Science
Posted in cosmology, tagged Bentley, Boltzmann, cosmology, Immanuel Kant, Is There a universe, Isaac Newton, Lambert, Olbers' Paradox on June 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The new science of cosmology began as it became clear that the planets and stars have the same physics as the earth. Cosmology is the study of the whole thing.
Rare Earth ~ Privileged Planet
Posted in cosmology, tagged Brownlee, John O'Keefe, Privileged Planet, Rare earth, Robert Jastrow on June 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Not only is the universe unique, but the earth on which we live and discover the universe is also unique — or so it seems.
Pullman Multiverse
Posted in cosmology, tagged multiverse, Philip Pullman on June 21, 2010 | 11 Comments »
The Pullman multiverse is not physics and not very good psychology.
Hawking’s Multiverse
Posted in cosmology, tagged Hawking, multiverse on June 21, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Stephen Hawking’s multiverse is a cosmic foam in which universes pop in and out of existence. But such a situation cannot be understood because there are no universal laws; it is chaotic; it is not physics. The whole idea is harmful to the scientific endeavor as a REAL enterprise.
Notice the universe!
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