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Hlaine Larkin mk2 wrote:

PhantomViper wrote:

Hlaine Larkin mk2 wrote:
The whole dark matter and energy thing is still unproven and completely theoretical.

While the existence of god, ghosts and demons is a proven fact...

once again failing to understand the whole point of faith,

Relax, it was just a joke based around the premise of someone believing in something out of faith while dismissing another one as unproven.

Granted is wasn't a very good joke, but that type of dichotomy makes me chuckle a little bit.

Hlaine Larkin mk2 wrote:

dæl wrote:

The Bringer wrote:

Easy E wrote:I'm really interested in some of the crazy physics ideas about Multi-verse and natural forces bleeding over from one universe to the other. For example, Gravity is a weak force in our Universe, because the true force of Gravity is being bled off into someplace else? Then, there is the whole mystery of Dark matter and why it repels and over comes the natural force of Gravity, yet is a theoretically infinite supply. Where is that coming from?

I've read about that kind of crap, and it is just non-sense. It is scientists trying to describe phenomena by stabbing into the dark, and then drawing conclusions from these hypothetical truths.

So ghosts and ghouls and daemons exist, but the thing that makes up 3 quarters of our galaxy (dark matter) or the thing that causes the acceleration of the expansion of our universe (dark energy) are crap and nonsense. Please tell me more about how much more you know of the physical world than physicists.

The whole dark matter and energy thing is still unproven and completely theoretical.

And isn't the expansion of the galaxies very gradually slowing down?

Nope the expansion of galaxies are speeding up. I have been watching Universe for awhile now. Unless that show is all lies, it pretty much tells you ever thing you need to know about dark matter etc. I don't have the words to explain how they know Dark Matter is there. I would have to rewatch the show or copy and paste something from the net.

They know it is there because you can see the effect of it. However, they don't really know what it is. If you pardon the hack job on the explaination....

There was the Big Bang, and everythign was shot out fromt he center. However, this expansion would naturally slow the farther it got fromt eh point of the Big Bang as the force of gravity exerts itself and begins to pull everything back togeether into planets, stars, glaxies, etc.

However, through measurements, we can see that this expansion is not slowing, but is instead expanding faster and faster. How is this possibel, sinc ethe major force we know of on the Universe is Gravity, which is an attractive force.

The only answer is, there must be a greater force that is repulsive. This force is speculated to be Dark Matter. The theory is that Dark Matter must be the "fuel" that caused the initial "Big Bang" as that was the ultimate Repulsive event in the "multi-verse'.

So now, there is Dark Matter spreading across our Universe as a result of the Big Bang, and it is further causing the Galaxies to continue to speed away from each other, faster and faster.

Sounds like both sides to this discussion have their minds made up already, and need no proof one way or another.

Mrs. Snurl's cousin used to work for an outfit called the psychic hotline, where she did tarot readings for callers over the phone. Her predictions were accurate to say the least. She stopped abruptly when she predicted a friends fatal automobile accident.

Easy E wrote:They know it is there because you can see the effect of it. However, they don't really know what it is. If you pardon the hack job on the explaination....

There was the Big Bang, and everythign was shot out fromt he center. However, this expansion would naturally slow the farther it got fromt eh point of the Big Bang as the force of gravity exerts itself and begins to pull everything back togeether into planets, stars, glaxies, etc.

However, through measurements, we can see that this expansion is not slowing, but is instead expanding faster and faster. How is this possibel, sinc ethe major force we know of on the Universe is Gravity, which is an attractive force.

The only answer is, there must be a greater force that is repulsive. This force is speculated to be Dark Matter. The theory is that Dark Matter must be the "fuel" that caused the initial "Big Bang" as that was the ultimate Repulsive event in the "multi-verse'.

So now, there is Dark Matter spreading across our Universe as a result of the Big Bang, and it is further causing the Galaxies to continue to speed away from each other, faster and faster.

That's the Dark Energy hypothesis to explain it, Dark Matter is the hypothesis that attempts to explain why the universe has far more mass than is expected.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Matter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_energy

See, I knew I would feth it up.

Thanks.

I believe in the Great Wiener Dog, and TBone his holy emissary. I believe in the WienerTime as foretold after Dachshundskrieg has cleansed the world of evil and cats (but I repeat myself).

Are his eyes always ablaze with hellfire and brimstone? Or is it only when he wants a ball?

KingCracker wrote:Are his eyes always ablaze with hellfire and brimstone? Or is it only when he wants a ball?

The answer to both is...YES. *

*He will put down the ball for bacon, but otherwise has been known to carry the ball around in his mouth or in his paws when sleeping ALL DAY.