QUOTE(zandore @ Jul 28 2006, 10:23 AM) [snapback]1286320[/snapback]
Did anyone else catch this contradiction it this post?
No contradiction. Strong evidence does not absolute proof make. Until we are able to travel to even the next galaxy, we will have NO WAY to conduct the proper, necessary observations to bring this theory closer to being proven. The scientific method is very strict, to insure that when we declare something proven it will not be disproved by the next observation. Remember, scietists less than 120 years ago considered it impossible for heavy than air craft to fly and had "proven" that to be true.
QUOTE(zandore @ Jul 28 2006, 10:23 AM) [snapback]1286320[/snapback]
On that subject:
The familiar sound of a train whistle as it recedes into the distance is a consequence of the Doppler Effect. As the train moves away from the listener, the crests of the sound waves are stretched out or shifted, resulting in a lower pitch. The faster the train recedes, the more stretched out the waves become. The same holds true for any wave-emitting object--whether they be sound waves, light waves, or radio waves. Conversely, the wavelength of objects that are moving toward us are shorter than those emitted by an object at rest.
Atoms emit or absorb light in characteristic wavelengths: hydrogen, helium, and all the other atomic elements have their own spectrum signatures. In the early part of this century, Vesto Slipher was studying the spectra of light emitted from nearby galaxies. He noticed that the light coming from many galaxies was shifted toward the red, or longer wavelength, end of the spectrum. The simplest interpretation of this "redshift" was that the galaxies were moving away from us. archive.ncsa.uiuc.eduWhat do you consider then is the proper "scientific method"?
Again, I admit, we have great evidence, but we are far from proving it. Some "scientists" seemingly like to forget the rigidity of the Scientific Method because it's so damn hard to prove anything.
QUOTE(zandore @ Jul 28 2006, 10:23 AM) [snapback]1286320[/snapback]
This goes into more detail but it might be to technical for you to understand:
koning.ecsu.ctstateu.edu That is a great link zandore, I had read that article before, if you read carefully you will see what I'm saying about the fact that we can't
prove the Origins of the universe or that it is expanding. Until we have the capability to send probes out into VERY deep space (intergalactic), we have no way of conducting rigorous enough observations to begin to even figure out how to prove the theory.
Some scientists have a problem with using the red-shift of light as indication that galaxies are moving away from us, because it would seem to indicate we are at the center of the universe (something Christians would be satisfied with, I'm sure, but it would really suck, if everyone else had to admit it.)