http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/67788/title/Cosmic_reincarnation_idea_may_be_dead
quote: “The reason that Penrose and Gurzadyan believe that their result is significant is that they are comparing the [microwave background] observations with the wrong theoretical model,” says cosmologist David Spergel of Princeton University. “If an advanced undergraduate made this mistake in my class on a problem set,” he adds, “they would get a failing grade for the problem.” This is not a legitimate scientific criticism. Spergel is essentially denouncing the idea of pre-bang cosmology with this remark. harry
