@William,
William;72187 wrote:That is his entire point. Logically there is nothing "too small" just as there is nothing "too big". We just assumed there is a "starting point". The idea the something started from nothing is, to me at any rate, absolutely riidiculous. You have to understand, I have never taken a physics course in my life, but he sure made a lotta sense to me. Just because we can't see it doesn't mean it isn't there. IMO.
William
Come on Rich, the ponytail and the guru remark; that's not you. Tsk! Ha.
As the presentation attempts to be scientific, I think that he has done nothing more than present an image of the universe that has been present many times previously. I didn't find anything new there.
However, he did appear to be really excited about the fact that angular momentum was the result of a torus oscillating in two directions. Fine. So? What gets the torus oscillating in two directions? That is the question?
I do not think one can provide explanations for the nature of the universe using the limitations that are self-imposed by the scientific community. I think that in order to have a Theory of Everything, it must incorporate the concept of consciousness. At least, such a theory would account of experiences and events that are not associated with physical motion, such as
sleep and feelings.
As for the uncalled for cracks, I do have a sarcastic side of me, that comes out sometimes. I apologize. However, I do find it amusing as the actors take on the roles. I do realize it is all a game.
Rich
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dwixi;72189 wrote:I think he is saying that the starting point is 0
Yeah the apparent starting point of the universe is zero. But that doesnt mean it has to be the beginning because You can infinity go into negative numbers and infinity into positive.
This may be what he is saying. But any scientific approach is necessarily limited to physical observations and experiences. Thus, within this framework, anyone who tries to present a Theory of Everything will have to address:
1) How it all started?
2) How does it explain non-physical experiences.
Rich