On Monday 02 October 2006 21:06, Mike McCarty wrote: > > > > In the sense of a mathematical proof, no. But according to the current > > generally accepted standard cosmological models (Big Bang, string theory) > > the assertion seems to be true. > > AIUI, string theory is currently extremely controversial, not generally > accepted.
There are lots of fundamentalist Christians who vehemently dispute any cosmology which does not map precisely onto the text of the first chapter of Genesis. String theory is indeed not universally accepted as a cosmology, but it does appear to be the best model we have _at present_ in terms of unifying physics on the very large scale (the whole of the universe as actually observed) and the very small scale (particle physics and quantum effects). Maybe something better will come along - but, if it does, it will need to explain the results of observations we are able to make, and experiments we are able to carry out, at least as well as string theory does. In any case string theory itself is only a piece of mathematics; as such it is independent of its accuracy as a physical model of the universe, or indeed the existence of the universe itself. Regards Brian Beesley _______________________________________________ Prime mailing list [email protected] http://hogranch.com/mailman/listinfo/prime
