On Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 10:41:02 AM UTC-6, Lawrence Crowell wrote: > > On Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 8:26:27 AM UTC-5, Alan Grayson wrote: >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 4:52:50 AM UTC-6, Lawrence Crowell wrote: >>> >>> On Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at 5:59:42 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote: >>>> >>>> On Wed, Oct 2, 2019 at 8:40 AM Alan Grayson <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Sunday, September 29, 2019 at 8:53:35 AM UTC-6, Alan Grayson wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Bruce considers that inflation remains somewhat speculative; that >>>>>> it's a solution looking for a problem to solve. So my questions are as >>>>>> follows: 1), does inflation solve the homogeneity problem; namely, that >>>>>> the >>>>>> observable universe seems to have come to thermo equlibrium, manifested >>>>>> by >>>>>> homogeneity, even though it is causally UN-connected; and 2), does it >>>>>> explain the absence of magnetic monopoles? TIA, AG >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Bruce; it seems like a simple issue you can resolve. That is, if >>>>> you're skeptical that inflation solves any problems, does that include >>>>> its >>>>> allege explanation for large scale homogeneity and the absence of >>>>> magnetic >>>>> monopoles? TIA, AG >>>>> >>>> >>>> Alan, stop treating me as though I existed merely to answer your >>>> questions. The answers to these questions are readily available in the >>>> literature. It is clear from your postings here that you are not widely >>>> read in the modern literature on these subjects. I am not your teacher. I >>>> think Sabine Hossenfelder has a blog post on this: >>>> >>>> http://backreaction.blogspot.com/search?q=+inflation >>>> >>>> Bruce >>>> >>> >>> Alan also asks same questions over and over, where Alan then shaves >>> these down to absurd points in refinements. These things are in internet >>> resources that are fairly accessible to laymen. >>> >>> LC >>> >> >> Absurd points of refinements? Haven't you heard; the demons are in the >> details? Instead of sycophantic BS'ing, don't you think inflation is a >> good, and so far only explanation for the homogeneity of our causally >> UNconnected observable universe. I read the comments by Hossenfelder on >> homogeneity and didn't find them persuasive. AG >> > > You belabor questions in a way that illustrates your need for something > similar to a proof. Science does not prove its conclusions. Oh sure, there > are logical derivations or proofs in formulation of theories, but what is > tentatively true relies on consistency with observations. Inflation is to > homogeneity what stretching dough is to making a stroudel or pizza crust. > Stretch it out and it is pretty uniform. The mathematics in the theory > makies this work in a way one can make calculations. >
I am sophisticated enough to know that not everything in physics is mathematically provable. Inferences are made to account for observations. I don't expect a mathematical proof that inflation explains homogeneity. But my study of the subject indicates it's a very plausible explanation. Bruce seems to deny this, apparently agreeing with Hossenfelder that inflation is mostly an attempt to solve non existent problems. So all I asked of Bruce was for his reasoning in this matter. Instead I get insults, followed by your false evaluations of my history, in apparent support of Bruce's insults. In FACT, although I posited the issue in terms of questions, I was taking the role of a teacher in this matter. Think of Socrates who was executed for asking too many questions. That's my style! AG > > You have asked this same question repeatedly, as with some other > questions, the answers are generally the same and you make the same > complaints. > I have NOT! You're greatly exaggerating. In general, most of my physics conclusions have been sound, and where I pose questions, they usually lead to worthwhile discussions. In this case I was just responding to Bruce's certainty that inflation is mostly a red herring. I highly respect his opinions, but in this case, based on my study of this particular issue, I disagree. I am open to being proved wrong, but insults don't cut it. At least you agree that inflation does explain homogeneity. Aren't you curious about Bruce's take on this particular issue? AG > > LC > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/39572cd0-184e-4af8-9e79-cc8a9b9e7800%40googlegroups.com.
