sci.physics.electromag

On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:39:40 -0500, James Redford
wrote:

>Why the Acceptance of the Known Laws of Physics Requires Acceptance of
>the Omega Point Theory
>
>based on articles by Prof. Frank J. Tipler; see:
>
>F. J. Tipler, "The structure of the world from pure numbers," Reports
>on Progress in Physics, Vol. 68, No. 4 (April 2005), pp. 897-964.
>http://math.tulane.edu/~tipler/theoryofeverything.pdf Also released as
>"Feynman-Weinberg Quantum Gravity and the Extended Standard Model as a
>Theory of Everything," arXiv:0704.3276, April 24, 2007.
>http://arxiv.org/abs/0704.3276
>
>Frank J. Tipler, "Intelligent life in cosmology," International
>Journal of Astrobiology, Vol. 2, Issue 2 (April 2003), pp. 141-148.
>http://geocities.com/theophysics/tipler-intelligent-life-in-cosmology.pdf
>Also at arXiv:0704.0058, March 31, 2007.
>http://arxiv.org/abs/0704.0058
>
>Frank Tipler, "The Omega Point and Christianity," Gamma, Vol. 10, No.
>2 (April 2003), pp. 14-23.
>http://geocities.com/theophysics/tipler-omega-point-and-christianity.html
>
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Jim:
Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
It appears as though Mr. Tipler has found a niche for himself,
probably, in the Christian community. The whole idea of the Big Bang
was originally conceived by Georges Lemaitre, a Catholic Priest. The
story I heard claims that Einstein stood up and endorsed the concept
immediately. It was especially appealing due to meeting scientific
notions as well as religious notions. The whole thing has been
promoted as Gospel ever since and all observations have been forced
into this mold. Tipler apparently thinks he has succeeded in bringing
the creationists and the big bang advocates together. I haven't
checked it out lately, but these two groups would battle endlessly on
talk.origins in the ninties. It was pathetic Good luck Mr. Tipler.

Even though there are significant controversies, contradictions, and
counter-theories; the scientific community is so committed to the Big
Bang, a generation will have to die before alternates are considered.
In the meantime, we can all roll our eyes back and see that the
singularity is God and the Big Bang is an expansion of the Biblical
Creation story: an ancient metaphor of magnificent proportions
inspired by the creator Himself.. The alpha and the omega (sic).

RFHall
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