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I initially read that as "urinated." ßelals Girl Send a noteboard - 28/07/2013 04:17:47 AM

Anyway, forgive my layman's question here, but was there a particular reason everyone assumed the original idea-that both the universe and number of stars are infinite and that the stars are evenly spaced-HAD to be true? It seems like the problem is only a problem if you assume that has to be the case. Couldn't it just as easily be that the universe is infinite but the number of stars in it is finite, or that the stars are not evenly spread out? Why didn't they simply re-examine the underlying premise when this particular paradox reared its ugly head instead of assuming it HAD to be true and working with that?

Again, this is just my uneducated self asking a question that I'm sure has a good answer, but I'm not physics-savvy enough to figure out, so please be gentle

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Bored and irritated rumination on Olber's Paradox Isaac - 28/07/2013 03:21:37 AM 939 Views
I initially read that as "urinated." ßelals Girl - 28/07/2013 04:17:47 AM 606 Views
It's tied to the Copernican Principle Isaac - 28/07/2013 05:09:58 AM 684 Views
That makes sense. Thanks, Issac! *NM* ßelals Girl - 28/07/2013 03:54:54 PM 287 Views
NP, just glad it made sense, my explanations often only confuse things further I think *NM* Isaac - 28/07/2013 10:29:48 PM 293 Views
Expansion's a bitch, innit? *NM* Ghavrel - 28/07/2013 04:37:26 AM 303 Views
In this case kind of the reverse, if it wasn't occuring we'd be flash fried Isaac - 28/07/2013 05:17:22 AM 622 Views
I'm not saying it's aliens ... Nate - 28/07/2013 06:03:25 AM 674 Views
Re: I'm not saying it's aliens ... Isaac - 28/07/2013 10:27:54 PM 1196 Views
Well Praziquantel - 28/07/2013 04:49:06 PM 759 Views
Re: Well Isaac - 28/07/2013 10:28:22 PM 760 Views
I always wonder about the magic solution to fix the math random thoughts - 29/07/2013 01:30:23 PM 574 Views
Sure, that's basically what Dark Energy is Isaac - 29/07/2013 07:30:00 PM 639 Views
I, in turn, always wondered how black holes would permit gravitons to function. Joel - 11/08/2013 09:37:39 PM 710 Views
They don't, yet they obviously do, that's the whole problem Isaac - 11/08/2013 11:08:35 PM 708 Views
Probably the first and last time "man on the moon" was put on par with "plentiful free online porn." Joel - 12/08/2013 02:09:36 AM 672 Views
The latter is admittedly a far greater accomplishment Isaac - 12/08/2013 05:06:17 AM 809 Views
Meh, porn predates civilization; its novelty has faded. Joel - 13/08/2013 06:36:13 AM 640 Views
I think most people would disagree Isaac - 13/08/2013 07:09:38 AM 2200 Views
Re: I think most people would disagree Joel - 14/08/2013 09:05:32 AM 740 Views
Re: I think most people would disagree Isaac - 14/08/2013 06:11:34 PM 729 Views
Re: I think most people would disagree Joel - 16/08/2013 07:37:46 AM 860 Views
Forgot to say: Seems an ACTUAL koan states we cannot find all answers because questions would cease Joel - 17/08/2013 03:14:18 AM 716 Views
Re: Forgot to say: Seems an ACTUAL koan states we cannot find all answers because questions would c Isaac - 17/08/2013 04:38:07 AM 579 Views
Internet polling tends to favor one answer over the others. Joel - 17/08/2013 06:43:15 PM 666 Views
Interesting Read gban007 - 30/07/2013 02:24:31 AM 573 Views
Re: Interesting Read Isaac - 30/07/2013 04:19:34 AM 572 Views
Fair enough gban007 - 30/07/2013 12:15:15 PM 594 Views
What if the universe is more like a sea urchin? Tom - 30/07/2013 04:04:56 PM 645 Views
Re: What if the universe is more like a sea urchin? Isaac - 30/07/2013 11:04:49 PM 639 Views
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