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and laypersons alike. We have assembled a large team of contributors to
broaden the outlook of Thunderbolts and to help our general readership to
understand some of the day to day issues as Electric Universe seeks its
place within the broader context of modern science.
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Special Edition
Excerpts From The Electric Universe
Electric Comets Part 3
February 01, 2010 ~ Presented by Dave Smith
How is it that a tiny comet nucleus can hold a coma sometimes larger
than the Sun, against the force of the solar wind? If gravity alone were responsible
it would require the nucleus to have a density orders of magnitude higher than any known
substance, yet most comets are said to be low-density bodies. Only the Electric Universe
offers a coherent answer to this paradox.
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Special Edition
Excerpts From The Electric Universe
Electric Comets Part 2
January 24, 2010 ~ Presented by Dave Smith
This week we present the orthodox "dirty snowball" model and contrast
it with the plasma discharge (electric comet) model. In presenting these in dot-point form it
is easy to see that the plasma discharge model explains and even predicts the observations much more accurately
than does the currently accepted model of comets.
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Wikipedia's dogmatic defense of a mainstream scientific belief, together with character
assassination of those who point to defects in that belief, will be familiar enough to
AIDS Rethinkers (Beware the Internet:
Amazon.com "reviews", Wikipedia, and other sources of misinformation, 11 April 2009).
It takes only one dedicated fanatic to dominate any given Wikipedia entry or topic, and arbitration
on Wikipedia is controlled by sometimes anonymous individuals whose credentials are thereby unknown.
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Special Edition
Excerpts from The Electric Universe
Electric Comets Part 1
January 16, 2010 ~ Presented by Dave Smith
Since the beginning of the space age and with progression to more sophisticated
and accurate space probes and telescopes, astrophysicists have been presented
with many "surprises", resulting in an almost daily ad hoc adjustment of their theories.
But of the many bodies known throughout space, nothing is more enigmatic for the
standard model of cosmology than the humble comet. And so we begin this presentation
at the beginning of Chapter 4, Electric Comets.
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When beliefs that are normally regarded as the province of science become subject to
an ideology that decides in advance what answers are required and censors the evidence
in ways that steer beliefs toward them, then, regardless of what incidental use might
be made of computers, satellites, and other kinds of advanced engineering and technology,
what's going on isn't science. But most of the world has never learned to tell the
difference – or maybe cared that much.
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On January 3rd, 2010, the SOHO satellite captured images of a comet disintegrating
as it approached close to the Sun. The comet was what's known as a "Sungrazer" --
comets whose orbits lead them very near the Sun. Although one would not get the impression
from science news reports on the comet, Sungrazers present an unresolved puzzle for astronomers.
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A recent physorg.com article cited a report
indicating a ten-fold increase in the number of "editors" leaving Wikipedia
between the first quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009. Whilst Jimbo Wales
was understandably quick to defend his encyclopedia, the figures speak for themselves
and the hard question needs to be tackled. Why is Wikipedia in the wars?
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The Global Warming circus in Copenhagen was politics driven by a consensus that, by
definition, has nothing to do with science. The apocalyptic nonsense that opened the
meeting highlighted that fact. How many who attended or demonstrated at the meeting
actually understand the (disputed) scientific grounds for the hysteria?
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After quoting substantially from my previous article, a reader and friend
stated his "complete disagreement" with the heart of the piece ...
His note emphasized again the importance of communication on
sensitive issues raised by "Symbols of an Alien Sky." There will be no
escaping the necessity of reconsidering assumptions on all sides of these
issues.
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We had no doubt that the DVD "Symbols of an Alien Sky" would inspire
controversy, and it has. But it’s been gratifying to receive letters and personal
comments on religious or spiritual belief in relation to the message of the DVD. I
include two such letters below, along with my own responses.
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Comparative mythology steps out from the shadows with this
provocative video presentation, filled with sweeping visual
images, memories of planetary catastrophe, and spectacular
plasma discharge formations in the skies above ancient witnesses.
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NASA's IBEX (Interstellar Boundary Explorer) spacecraft has made
the first all-sky maps of the boundary between the Sun's environment
(the heliosphere), and interstellar space. The results, reported
as a bright, winding ribbon of unknown origin which bisects the maps,
have taken researchers by surprise. However, the discovery fits the
electric model of stars perfectly.
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There can be little doubt in the minds of those who are involved in
attempting to disseminate research results among the entire scientific
community that major problems exist. It is well documented that
adopting certain stances will result in an inability to publish in
the majority of the so-called high impact academic journals.
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For a long time now many people have alleged NewScientist hides behind its "terms of use" to censor out comments which pose serious challenges to its regular commentators. Not only has this been found to be accurate, a recent challenge caused NewScientist to make significant changes to its "terms of use" so that the editors could continue their censorship in the secure knowledge that future challenges will not see the light of day.
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The big bang was not "discovered" but contrived by
mathematicians following the proposal of a Belgian Roman Catholic priest
and astronomer, George Lemaitre, for the origin of the universe from a
"primeval atom" or "Cosmic Egg exploding at the moment of
the creation." The theory defies physics principles and is unrealistic,
needing most of the matter in the universe to be invisible (not even dark)
and a mysterious 'dark' energy.
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Since Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves
in 1916 with his general theory of relativity, scientists have been
devising ways of detecting them, but without any success despite throwing
huge buckets of money into the search.
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It is claimed that the LIGO and LISA projects will detect
Einstein's gravitational waves. The existence of these waves is entirely
theoretical. Over the past forty years or so no Einstein gravitational
waves have been detected. How long must the search go on, at great expense to
the public purse, before the astrophysical scientists admit that their
search is fruitless and a waste of vast sums of public money? The fact
is, from day one, the search for these elusive waves has been destined
to detect nothing. Here are some reasons why.
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[Parody] - Astronomers may have discovered the cause for a long-sought
and troubling mystery - the cause of small bright fires in low to
mid-sized mountainous regions worldwide, especially during warmer
seasons.
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We cannot see what is not on our mental 'map.' Almost
the entire visible universe is in the form of highly-conductive
plasma but electrical discharge in plasma is nowhere on the map.
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It seems the toughest thing for scientists to grasp - that
a cherished paradigm like the big bang can be wrong. The
latest crisis was reported in Physorg.com on May 5th:
"Study
plunges standard Theory of Cosmology into Crisis."
The study of dwarf companion galaxies of the Milky Way support
the view that a "modified Newton dynamic" [MOND] must
be adopted. “This conclusion
has far-reaching consequences for fundamental physics in general,
and also for cosmological theories.” One of the
researchers involved said, “it
is conceivable that we have completely failed to comprehend the
actual physics underlying the force of gravity.”
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A number of astrophysical assumptions and deductions
have gone unchallenged for far too long. Rational, skeptical
scientists must occasionally take an introspective look at
their own discipline and excise any persistent errors. Let's
shall...
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The revelation that solar flare precursors (sigmoids) are
largely electrical in nature may yield an unexpected explanation
of a longstanding mystery at Venus. Can the electric theory derived
from the study of sigmoids also be applied to the double-eyed
vortices at Venus' poles, killing two birds with one stone?
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While many people are aware of the increasing role of
mathematical modeling in society in general, and science in
particular, very few have dared to question this situation.
The idea that mathematical models somehow reveal universal
truths, in both business and science, has been successfully
promoted, despite strong historical evidence to the contrary.
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We are told that gravity rules the cosmos. The story
of the big bang, the origin of galaxies and stars, and our
ultimate fate are founded on this belief. But the March 2009
Astronomy magazine carries the surprising headline, “Is
there something we don't know about gravity?” The
question should be, “why do we think that physicists know
anything about gravity beyond mathematical descriptions
of its observed effects?”
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The so-called "queen" of the sciences, cosmology, is founded
upon the myth that the weakest force in the universe - gravity - is
responsible for forming and shaping galaxies, stars and planets. But
even if this were true, gravity remains unexplained. How it works is
a mystery.
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“Will Mr. Isaac Newton Please Yield the Floor to Mr.
Isaac Asimov?” Sometimes art imitates life. Sometimes life
imitates art. In this case, a little science fiction is
written as though it is a lot of science fact. But will
discerning scientists stand for it?
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On March 16 Dr. Donald E. Scott gave a
presentation of electric universe concepts to a gathering at NASA's
Goddard Space Flight Center, which appeared to be well-received by
many of the attendees.
However there he met with pseudo-skeptic Dr. Tom Bridgman who had
offered a "critique" of Scott's book The Electric
Sky last year, and who, whilst 'personable' to Scott's face,
has since written further pseudo-criticism of Scott's presentation.
The following are a few excerpts from Scott's
rebuttal of Bridgman's original "critique".
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We recently received the outstanding news that Electric Universe theory
is to receive some acknowledgement from the International Year of Astronomy
2009 (IYA2009). In the UK on April 1, contemporary artist Paul Malone
is to give an hour-long powerpoint presentation titled "The Role of
Electricity in the Morphology of the Universe".
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As more and more money is being requested for scientific
experiments which are becoming more and more elaborate, it becomes
increasingly important to attempt to explain the basic theory behind
the work involved to those who, in the end, pay the bill - YOU -
the members of the general public.
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Tumultuous times like these encourage questioning of long-held
convictions. Our predicament seems the result of complacent reliance
on consensus and a failure of commonsense. But for adventurous, practical
souls it is a time of opportunity - a time ripe for change.
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Editor's note: I am delighted to take this opportunity to welcome
The Soupdragon to our regular editorial team.
Some people succeed in giving-up smoking in January,
but many quickly gravitate back to the habit after only days
or weeks. Sometimes when we feel stressed or uncertain it is
too easy to revert to old habits, in spite of the growing
evidence against what once went unquestioned by the majority.
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For those who haven't noticed, this year is "The
International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009)." The International
Year of Astronomy will involve 135 nations and thousands of events
around the world. It marks the celebration of the 400th anniversary
of the first use of an astronomical telescope by Galileo Galilei.
... However, astronomers have little to celebrate in 2009. They
have usurped the role of the church and cast out a modern-day Galileo!
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