X-Message-Number: 8301 Date: Mon, 09 Jun 97 10:56:19 From: Mike Perry <> Subject: Tipler Theory Not Pseudoscience In #8298 On Sun, 08 Jun 97 John K Clark <> wrote: > Tipler thinks that the universe will be able to perform an infinite, and not > just astronomical, number of calculations between now and the final > singularity at the end of the Big Crunch. In order for that to be possible a > great many things must come out exactly right, so many things that it is very > unlikely to happen by coincidence. It is for this reason that I think Tipler's > critics were being unfair when they labeled it Pseudo Science. His ideas > might be completely wrong but they are not silly because it's possible to > prove them wrong. Tipler's Omega Point Theory makes a bunch of predictions, > practical predictions that should be able to be tested for in the next 4 or 5 > years. > I agree that Tipler's ideas, while quite possibly wrong, are not silly and should not be labeled "pseudoscience." One prediction he makes is that the universe is closed, whereas I think the weight of evidence now favors an open universe, though the issue isn't settled. Mike Perry Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=8301