Intelligent Design vs. Casino Universe

Researchers use real data rather than theory to measure the cosmos
Dec 12, 2014 by Francesca Davenport


For the first time researchers have measured large distances in the Universe using data, rather than calculations related to general relativity.
A research team from Imperial College London and the University of Barcelona has used data from astronomical surveys to measure a standard distance that is central to our understanding of the expansion of the universe.

Previously the size of this 'standard ruler' has only been predicted from theoretical models that rely on general relativity to explain gravity at large scales. The new study is the first to measure it using observed data. A standard ruler is an object which consistently has the same physical size so that a comparison of its actual size to its size in the sky will provide a measurement of its distance to earth.

"Our research suggests that current methods for measuring distance in the Universe are more complicated than they need to be," said Professor Alan Heavens from the Department of Physics, Imperial College London who led the study. "Traditionally in cosmology, general relativity plays a central role in most models and interpretations. We have demonstrated that current data are powerful enough to measure the geometry and expansion history of the Universe without relying on calculations relating to general relativity.
"We hope this more data-driven approach, combined with an ever increasing wealth of observational data, could provide more precise measurements that will be useful for future projects that are planning to answer major questions around the acceleration of the Universe and dark energy."

The standard ruler measured in the research is the baryon acoustic oscillation scale. This is a pattern of a specific length which is imprinted in the clustering of matter created by small variations in density in the very early Universe (about 400,000 years after the Big Bang). The length of this pattern, which is the same today as it was then, is the baryon acoustic oscillation scale.

The team calculated the length to be 143 Megaparsecs (nearly 480 million light years) which is similar to accepted predictions for this distance from models based on general relativity.
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No, that would be the preachers in the churches.

...because in the theory of Evolution only the predators survive ...

A standard ruler is an object which consistently has the same physical size so that a comparison of its actual size to its size in the sky will provide a measurement of its distance to earth.

Holy ****.

Why don't you ask the question:

I'm waiting for your answer to why we have non-predator animals all around us.

Oh, and the one about whether or not the universe was created by an intelligent designer.

This is not my theory - this is the theory of those

This question is not only mine

in the theory of Evolution only the predators survive ... actually the Evolution says nothing about traps and tapping of the communication lines ... and about misuse of

in the theory of Evolution only the predators survive ...

Quote:

in the theory of Evolution only the predators survive

I think you are descending into madness Herald.

Youre getting more irrational with each post.

So, do you have that acceleration of your favorite theory (in cu.m per sec^2) ... and how on the grounds of the red shift you calculate the expansion of the Universe (in [cu.m/sec])? What about the energy - where has the Big Bang taken all that energy from, to start creating whatsoever

I am not going to ask you anything about the Evolution for you are mega-expert in the field and have reinforced-concrete correlation between the history record of the fossils and the virtual evolutionary processes that you claim to have establsihed.
Are you curious to know how would the verification test of all that look like: it is any case of tissue pathology, when you and your theory and your 'understanding' of the evolutionary processes are absolutely helpless, because then it becomes obvious that you can't present any processes.

in order to try to sustain your pointless post

Still, have you heard of the Red Queen argument?

why not do this as an iterative model expansion function (remember that the energy level of your cosmological body was ZERO at( T'o) so its an algebraic expression that any computer savvy chimp could spend time calculating.

So, what - you still don't have the processes in operational (and computational) form

Don't mix up definitions in a second language

If he can still (mis)conceive of the idea that "only predators survive"

he's just refusing to learn.

I told you that this is the theory of the cons ...

and BTW can you explain your favorite General Relativity Theory in few sentences

Also Known as: Smoke Screen, Wild Goose Chase.

Description of Red Herring

A Red Herring is a fallacy in which an irrelevant topic is presented in order to divert attention from the original issue. The basic idea is to "win" an argument by leading attention away from the argument and to another topic. This sort of "reasoning" has the following form:

Topic A is under discussion.
Topic B is introduced under the guise of being relevant to topic A (when topic B is actually not relevant to topic A).
Topic A is abandoned.
This sort of "reasoning" is fallacious because merely changing the topic of discussion hardly counts as an argument against a claim.

Examples of Red Herring

"We admit that this measure is popular. But we also urge you to note that there are so many bond issues on this ballot that the whole thing is getting ridiculous."
"Argument" for a tax cut:
"You know, I've begun to think that there is some merit in the Republican's tax cut plan. I suggest that you come up with something like it, because If we Democrats are going to survive as a party, we have got to show that we are as tough-minded as the Republicans, since that is what the public wants."

"Argument" for making grad school requirements stricter:
"I think there is great merit in making the requirements stricter for the graduate students. I recommend that you support it, too. After all, we are in a budget crisis and we do not want our salaries affected."