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Originally Posted by lemit
Since this isn't science in the observable/quantifiable/knowable sense, I'll take a shot at it, although any discussion like this suggests a similarity to the question, "If parallel lines meet in infinity, where do they go after that?"
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For someone who does not consider himself very knowledgeable in ways of science, I find
you quite perceptable at picking up the nuances enough to make a good argument.
I would quite agree with you the similarity between Michael's "arguments" for/against
BBT are very much like trying to qualify the "straightness" of lines past infinity.
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Originally Posted by lemit
An oscillating universe gives those lines somewhere to go and is therefore appealing to me. Of course I'm more of an arts type than a science type, so I like symmetry.
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So do a lot of other Theoretical Physicists.
maddog