The complete detachment of astronomy from empirical physics.

[Michael Mozina]

It is absolutely astounding to me how far detached from empirical physics that astronomy has become in my lifetime. There's almost no correlation at all between LCDM theory for instance and empirical lab tested physics. Even the measly five percent of mainstream cosmology theory that is based on MHD theory is based upon 'pseudoscience' according to the author of MHD theory. There's virtually a 100 percent detachment from empirical physics, and when you add inflation and 'space expansion' into the mix, it's literally *more than 100 percent* detached from empirical physics.

Even the new LIGO paper is 100 percent empirically detached from any sort of visual confirmation of their claim.

The common denominator in astronomy theory today is that in order for anything to actually "work" correctly mathematically, it somehow must be 'invisible'.

It's amusing to be old enough to actually remember a "big bang" theory that didn't involve inflation, or necessarily include any "exotic' forms of matter, or energy. The new additions to the big bang concept during my lifetime have only added to the complete detachment of the big bang concept from empirical physics. It seems to have opened up the door for "anything goes as long as it's invisible" in the realm of astronomy. The sad part is that LCDM is currently only 5 percent distinguishable from astrology, and even that measly 5 percent is mostly based upon pure pseudoscience.

It really sucks to live in the literal "dark" ages of astronomy. There's simply nothing good about it. LCDM theory impedes real scientific progress by eating all the public lunch dollars being spent on astronomy, and it's just irrational, superstitious nonsense.

[LunarSabbathTruth]

You don't have to believe it. But, you still have to pay for it.

- joe

[Michael Mozina]

You don't have to believe it. But, you still have to pay for it.

- joe

Worse yet, I'm even paying for them to unethically *promote* LCDM theory to unsuspecting astronomy students. I can already hear them saying: "Hubble proved that the universe is expanding"......never mentioning to those gullible newbies that are being indoctrinated into the supernatural expansion cult dogma that Edwin Hubble personally rejected their expansion claims.

[Rushthezeppelin]

It really sucks to live in the literal "dark" ages of astronomy. There's simply nothing good about it. LCDM theory impedes real scientific progress by eating all the public lunch dollars being spent on astronomy, and it's just irrational, superstitious nonsense.

As a libertarian I feel this is one of the key issues with science right now. There is too much incentive to create fantastical theories that requires billions and thousands of man hours to "test" and maintain the cushy academic lifestyle these people have. This is far removed from say the early 20th when people like Tesla used their own labs funded by their own money or at least an investor who would drop funding for an idea if it wasn't proving any tangible benefit.

This is why I love EU so much, there is so much actual experimentation in people's garages with their own meager funding. This is where the kind of science that tangibly changes the world comes from more often than not.

[Michael Mozina]

It really sucks to live in the literal "dark" ages of astronomy. There's simply nothing good about it. LCDM theory impedes real scientific progress by eating all the public lunch dollars being spent on astronomy, and it's just irrational, superstitious nonsense.

As a libertarian I feel this is one of the key issues with science right now. There is too much incentive to create fantastical theories that requires billions and thousands of man hours to "test" and maintain the cushy academic lifestyle these people have. This is far removed from say the early 20th when people like Tesla used their own labs funded by their own money or at least an investor who would drop funding for an idea if it wasn't proving any tangible benefit.

This is why I love EU so much, there is so much actual experimentation in people's garages with their own meager funding. This is where the kind of science that tangibly changes the world comes from more often than not.

FYI, that's one of the reasons that I'm attracted to Birkeland's work as well as Tesla's work.

[BeAChooser]

It really sucks to live in the literal "dark" ages of astronomy.

It sure does and this is only one symptom of a much bigger problem. The West is abandoning science.