You've Got To Laugh Haven't You?
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probably been said before but, i'm not a highly educated man, though i just can't believe that the universe expands and contracts, why can't we beleive in the constant state universe, makes more sense too me
ps keep it simple!!!!!!!
pps don't bore me with red shift, i still don't beleiveit
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Part of your question concludes that "the universe expands and contracts", which is a fallacy in itself. It has been shown through numerous measurements that the universe is expanding, not contracting and that the rate of expansion is increasing. One of the measurement tools is your forbidden redshift... still valid, nonetheless.
Olber's Paradox is theoretical and does touch on the expanding universe. However, the density of the star population isn't that great... on the order of 1 star per cubic parsec. However, the cubic parsec density is measured in shells of 1 parsec separation surrounding the earth (as viewer) and the amount of light from each shell does not depend on its distance from our position.
Ironically, Edgar Allen Poe was one of the first to describe a solution to Mr. Olber's Problem in 1848. Simply stated and touched upon by nucleardream is the fact that the universe is only about 12.7 to 15.4 billions of years which old means we can only see thelight from the part of it that lies within 12 to 15 billion light-years from us. Light beyod that time/distance has reached us since the universe continues to expand. Additional proofs of an expanding universe include life expectancy of stars, but you requested "keep it simple"...
OK you've ignored the main plank of "big bang" evidence namely the red shift how about the second plank - the microwave background?
I'm sure you've heard of this - A couple a researcers Penzias and Wilson accidently found a radio signal that was the same in every direction of the sky which was almost precisely the same that had been predicted by astromomers from the big bang.
if not it's here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery_of_cosmic_microwave_background_radiation
Or is it a case that you simply don't believe any evidence for universe expansion?
What would I need to show you to make you believe in it?
On the one hand you say you simply don't believe the evidence of red shift, yet on the other you need any answers to be kept simple for you. No offence mate, but if you don't understand the theory how are you ever going to believe it?
Some other interesting theories you might be happy with here
sorry i should have re-worded my question better, i understand the big bang theory, and red shift, my father is an astronomer, who believes, like i that they may have got it wrong, its not the first time, we are still not 100% sure how the pyramids were built, come too think of it, there are some forts in the solent near me, that were built in the 1800's and we don't know how they knew there was fresh water under the sea bead, for the wells, thanks all for your time,
ps fatboy i never said i did not "understand" i just said i don't believe, so next time don't waste you time, answering my simple questions