OT: astronomical distances quantized? Was Re: [XCSSA] Legos and Dark Matter

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xcssa-admin@xcssa.org wrote:

>
>>  What's generally considered the test of a good theory is that it 
>> predicts the outcome BEFORE the observation, so it can't be said we 
>> just rigged the variables to make it work with known data.
>>
>> Charles
>>
> Well, being statistically possible also helps a theory look good, but 
> the fact that the big bang theory and its purported consequences have 
> no hope of being feasible statistically [also, never mind 
> Thermodynamics] still does not dampen the enthusiasm with which such 
> theories are accepted and explored... we just stick to other stuff 
> when teaching probability and statistics!!  :-) -Kevin
>
Explanations?  Links?  References?

Well, look at the way the big bang model has been revised.  First, we 
looked at galaxy rotation, and decided we needed another correction for 
"dark matter."  Then we looked at acceleration over time (determined by 
distance), and decided we needed "dark energy?"

So you could say, every time we look for something else we need another 
correction.  Statistics?  (I never heard of that one before.) 
 Information (which is allegedly conserved)?  We've only begun to 
understand these sorts of things.  How many such more things are there?

Charles