The truth

[fishtail]

http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/0705/0705.2462v1.pdf

A nice clear paper, what do you think?

[orcot]

... you wrote this?

I quote
. I also show that when all evidence are taken into account, two of the competing models that abolish dark energy and/or dark matter do not trail behind ΛCDM by much. Given all of the above, I believe astronomy is no longer heading towards a healthy future, unless funding agencies re-think their master plans by backing away from such high a emphasis on groping in the dark.

The history of science is full of examples of major breakthroughs being made by radical thinkers, those who tend to ask silly questions and ‘chain their coffee mugs to radiator pipes’. No doubt, the rise and fall of great scientific hypotheses are always brought about by the availability of crucial new data, and if credit is truly given to every source where credit is due, then the engineer who serviced one’s departmental Xerox machine should also be included as part of the

Verifiable in future experiments? Near Future ( As always )

Who cares about a few percent of theUniverse “ except this is the only bitwe directly measure, and we aremade of it ”
and then I stopt skimming

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Unlike you I withold personal comment on this

[Science Contingencies]

I personally admit to acquiring a strange illness following the latter of this composition. My only conculsion, unorginized science.

[Mosheh Thezion]

if it doesnt offer ideas for new technology....... then its worthless.

does it offer anything???

-MT

[BenTheMan]

no---just someone who is bitter about their situation in science, methinks.

[fishtail]

if it doesnt offer ideas for new technology....... then its worthless.

does it offer anything???

-MT

The paper does seem to be sour grapes but, i find nothing wrong with the
occasional rant it does clear the air some, may be he is not wrong either.