X-Message-Number: 11200
From: Thomas Donaldson <>
Subject: Re: Tipler's cosmology. Why is it still relevant?
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 23:36:10 +1100 (EST)

Hi everyone!

This is a second reply to Cryonet 11174-11178, basically to Mike Perry's
discussion of cosmology, in which he brings up Tipler's ideas again.

The problem is that on current data Tipler's cosmology looks less and less
likely. Sure, anything is possible, but Tipler's version does not now
seem likely. 

So why are you still bringing up his book? Because you think he's said 
things that make his cosmology irrelevant to his main thesis? Because you
think that our present likely universe will still show the same
properties? Or do you have other reasons? I'd really like to know.

Cosmology, with all the telescopes and other things we now have and use
to see very far into the past of the universe (and very far away) make
cosmology a science, not just a subject for theoretical discussion.

			Best and long long life to all,

				Thomas Donaldson

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