'One of the researchers involved said, “it is conceivable that we have completely failed to comprehend the actual physics underlying the force of gravity.” [1]'<blockquote>'Newton himself had the sense not to propose “the actual physics underlying the force of gravity.” All he did was to provide a mathematical expression describing the mysterious instantaneous tension between all matter in the universe. Einstein merely confused the question with his unreal notions of matter affecting empty space. On the other hand, the electrical concept of gravity deals with real-world physics. It uses the observation that matter (subatomic particles) under electrical stress exhibit different masses to draw attention to the fact that Newton’s simple law of gravity embodies electrically variable masses. In other words, in an Electric Universe we require Electrically Modified Newtonian Dynamics, or
E-MOND, to embellish the usual acronym.'
- Wal Thornhill,
Cosmology in Crisis—Again! 24 May 2009</blockquote>
'..the big bang theory can boast of no quantitative predictions that have subsequently been validated by observation..'<blockquote>'...Carl Sagan wrote in his book COSMOS in 1980, "If Arp is right, the exotic mechanisms proposed to explain the energy source of the distant quasars—supernova chain reactions, super-massive black holes and the like—would be unnecessary. Quasars need not then be very distant."
And in New Scientist of May 22, 2004, an
"Open Letter to the Scientific Community" was published. It has now been signed by hundreds of researchers around the globe. The letter notes: "the big bang theory can boast of no quantitative predictions that have subsequently been validated by observation. The successes claimed by the theory's supporters consist of its ability to retrospectively fit observations with a steadily increasing array of adjustable parameters, just as the old Earth-centred cosmology of Ptolemy needed layer upon layer of epicycles." '
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Nobel Prize for Big Bang is a Fizzer, 29 October 2006</blockquote>
'One study found that the vast majority of scientists drawn from a national sample showed a strong preference for “confirmatory” experiments.'<blockquote>
'Confirmatory Bias in Science"This refers to the tendency for humans to seek out, attend to, and sometimes embellish experiences that support or ‘confirm’ their beliefs. Confirmatory experiences are selectively welcomed and granted easy credibility. Disconfirmatory experiences, on the other hand, are often ignored, discredited, or treated with obvious defensiveness... the most costly expression of this tendency may well be among scientists themselves…
One study found that the vast majority of scientists drawn from a national sample showed a strong preference for “confirmatory” experiments. Over half of these scientists did not even recognize disconfirmation (modus tollens) as a valid reasoning form! In another study the logical reasoning skills of 30 scientists were compared to those of 15 relatively uneducated Protestant ministers. Where there were performance differences, they tended to favor the ministers. Confirmatory bias was prevalent in both groups, but the ministers used disconfirmatory logic almost twice as often as the scientists did. The costs of this cognitive bias are perhaps nowhere as serious as in the area of scientific publication.” — Michael J. Mahoney, Cognitive Therapy and Research, Vol. 1, No. 2, 1977, pp. 161-175.
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Thirty-eight years later, the thermonuclear crisis remains with us while the unacknowledged astrophysical crisis shows up in the crazy theories we see regularly in space news. Such is the moribund state of politicised and institutionalised science that we remain heading into a dead-end!
Meanwhile, unnoticed by those who have most to gain from it, the largest professional organization on planet Earth, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), have a Plasma Cosmology division with a far superior model that is amenable to laboratory testing and verification. It is based heavily on Alfvén’s insights and practical laboratory experience of plasma discharge phenomena.'
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Assembling the Solar System, 23 October 2008</blockquote>
Note[1]
Study plunges standard Theory of Cosmology into Crisis, May 5th, 2009