Re: [microsound] beginning-less universe

[Graham Miller <grahammiller@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

well, i think they call it 'dark' because it does not reflect very  
much radiation and therefor it is extremely difficult to detect. in  
the same way that a black hole is 'black.' also, this idea that it  
blends into space like the cheshire cat, in such a way that it cannot  
be distinguished from so-called 'empty' space. also, it's probably  
dark matter, rather than, say, 'invisible matter,' since there are  
more things 'invisible' to our senses that visible in this universe,  
so 'invisible matter' would not be very specific. and last but not  
least, it sounds cool. which, in all seriousness, is a important and  
often overlooked way of making the general public interested in (and  
help fund) science.

g.



On 21-Feb-08, at 11:35 AM, reSet Sakrecoer wrote:

> Thank you for your interesting approach and response Graham!
>
> Graham Miller wrote:
> > what's wrong w/ dark energy?
> Thats whats wrong! maybe to you its is a *bright* idea to call it  
> dark! :)
>
>
> Graham Miller also wrote:
> > some part of me feels that dark matter and dark energy might go  
> > the same way as aether did. sure the existence of dark energy and  
> > dark matter help explain, or flll in the blanks, to some big  
> > questions regarding the total amount of mass in the universe and  
> > its effect of gravity and the formation of galaxies... but maybe  
> > it'll take another einstein to tackle the problem from a totally  
> > different angle...
> >
> > g.
>
> Yes! there you go! we fill in the blanks. we are to simple for the  
> unknown. to scared of it.
> I don't like it being described as *dark* because dark i negativley  
> loaded, in the context of the unknown. I know i'm diggin into the  
> idea of symbolics, but unfortunatley i think, until we get to plugg  
> our brains into a computer, symbolics is the only way to figure and  
> frame for each other, the unknown that has a potential explaination.
>
> I love to read about this type of topics, and i don't want to waste  
> it in a debat of dark is +/- good/evil.
> I just reacted to it, as another proof that our civilisation is  
> feeling bitter about something... It even reflects in science.
>
> Optimysticaly yours,
> Set H.
>
> > On 21-Feb-08, at 10:47 AM, reSet Sakrecoer wrote:
> >
> > > Bård Harazi Farbu wrote:
> > > >     In our picture, there was a universe before the Big Bang,  
> > > > very much like our universe today: a low density of matter and  
> > > > some stuff called dark energy.
> > >
> > > Ugly word for a beautyfull thing. "Dark Energy".....
> > > Even scientists are spreading the bitter words!
> > >
> > > But this dosn't say I like your idea. And i do like your idea.
> > > :)
> > >
> > > /Set
> > >
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