2009-04-02, 11:31 PM
Flaxative Wrote:If the theory of the Big Bang were to be reversed in such a way that the hypothesis that a large explosion caused the universe to exist would be considered null and void, would the general scientific public raise and outcry and protest against the new idea or would they instead realize that an explosion with a force of a 1,000,000,000 Castle Bravos (a dry-fuel thermonuclear hydrogen bomb developed as a test subject with a force of 15 megatons of TNT that was nicknamed "Shrimp" (Castle Bravo was actually the name of the experiment, not the bomb) and dropped on Bikini Atoll) could not and would not create matter and then accept the theory and discard the old one or would there be a possible third conclusion to the inevitable question of which I am writing that may take a completely different path from the paths I have already established such as possible merging the two to form a unison theory which would then explain many of the secrets of the universe that have not already been discovered (in my opinion, these secrets would be things that go with the laws of physics and nature (which means it is not a theoretical happening but some thing that has been observed and is a valid truth) such as gravity) to form a grand theory in which all the thoughts of all the most prestigious scientists in the world would collaborate to form a hypothesis, nay, a truth accepted by all of man?
(Wow, that was all one sentence)
Short version:What would happen if the theory of the Big Bang was wrong?
EDIT:By that I mean we discover the real reason the universe was created.
I think I see what they mean by "wall of text." I tend to lose my place, even in books, when it's one big paragraph. More so when it's one long fragmented and run-on sentence.
Well, yeah, I personally believe that the big bang theory is just a substitute for having nothing. I mean, something to start with. An imaginary starting point to get the brain thinking of ideas is much more useful than imaginary numbers that just prove what you already know.
And yeah, scientists would finally dispel the big bang theory, and adopt the new one. And hell, let's face it. It's better than that horrible 7 day theory that everyone is convinced is true. You know the one I'm talking about.
(That's my opinion, so don't get offended by that last part if you believe in it.)