Ricky Gervais explaining how he became an Atheist

[Kasz216]

Rath said:

Kasz216 said:

theRepublic said:

It is not a theory because there is no proof.  It is an illogical leap.  The conculusion does not follow from the facts.

Dark energy is a logical conclusion based on the current facts we know about the universe.  It could easily change if the facts change.

How is Dark Energy a logical conclusion based on the current facts?

How is Dark Energy any more logical then any number of other forces that could push stuff?

The whole basis behind Dark energy is...

1) It was created by the big bang...

2) For some reason it makes things keep going faster... somehow.... even though energy should be expended as it pushes things... not grow in power.

 

Point 2 is incorrect. The universe is not pushing outwards, it is expanding. To be pushing outwards would require something for it to push against.

The idea of dark energy is a hypothetical (note: not theoretical, there is not enough proof for dark energy for it to be a theory) solution to the problem of an accelerating expansion of the universe.

Dark energy is not necessarily a logical conclusion as we do not have enough evidence to base it on, however unlike god the theory of dark energy can be tested empirically and proven incorrect which is why it is science while 'god did it' is faith.

Also the gravity particle you were talking about earlier is more likely than gremlins because it fits neatly into an established scientific theory with a very considerable amount of evidence behind it (quantum field theory) while gremlins do not fit into any theory and mostl likely can't be tested empirically.

 

How?  The current theory is "we can't detect it".  So in otherwords... there is no way to disprove dark energies existence.

Gravitons work the exact same way.  As do many other things that we make up to hold together our current model of physics because we don't have another one.