Mod Idea: Simulating surfaces -> Borg Technology -> Twinkie Physics -> Worldviews

[QuarianRex]

Originally posted by dogscoff:

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As a side note I recently heard that there is strong evidence to support the fact that C is not as constant as we once thought. Apparently the speed of light has been slowing down slightly over the Last several billion years.

Where did you read this? I only ask because a "C slowing down" theory has been put forward as an argument for creationism. I don't know if that was something made up for that purpose or something they had borrowed from real science. I don't suppose I'd ever find the webpage again, but I read a really funny argument about this theory between a creationist and someone who actually understood science.

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I actually saw this as a story on a science news show (or somesuch). Apparently researchers were able to pick up light from a star several billion light years away (and therefore from several billion years ago) and discovered that it was moving faster than C.

It had nothing to do with creationism. In fact, you are the first person from whom I have ever heard of the connection.

Personally I don't see how it could be used to support the Eden paradigm since it would have a negligible effect on our time frame.

Do you remember what the gist of the argument was?

Shang:

We were working under the assumption of instant (and survivable) acceleration of said twinkie. Mainly because the theoretical effects of of acceleration to lightspeed have been fairly well documented and we armchair physicists don't want to break out the calculators (or break a sweat). Besides, the interesting thing is what happens after lightspeed.