[KamperKen]

"My emotions tell me that the Big Bang theory is also going bye-bye sooner or later."

The Big Bang theory failed utterly around 19 years ago when the Hubble telescope detected galactic-cluster superstructures that were referred to as the 'Great Wall'.

There was not enough time for the these structures to have formed in the estimated time since the Big Bang. The theory was then patched with the 'inflation theory', where the universe was then said to have inflated to its current dimensions in an instant after the Big Bang. In other words, all of the physical laws were thrown-out to preserve the Big Bang theory.

The origin of the Universe seems to utterly defy explanation, but we humans have this great urge to have one anyway, even a false one.

[parsifal]

I tend to agree. I read a book, The Big Bang Theory is Dead, and it made sense to me, a non-scientist. It looks like the constant invention of “plugs” is more proof—ie: dark matter, dark energy, tachyons.

But I am not a scientist, so thats why I say my ‘emotions” tell me.

parsy, who is so curious how this is all put together

[onedoug]

Though inflation is a very atractive idea for that instant of a second - just after the Planck time -
during the expansion before the velocity of light was "fossilized" in proceding time.