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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 968 Views
I initially read that as "urinated." ßelals Girl - 28/07/2013 04:17:47 AM 642 Views
It's tied to the Copernican Principle Isaac - 28/07/2013 05:09:58 AM 718 Views
That makes sense. Thanks, Issac! *NM* ßelals Girl - 28/07/2013 03:54:54 PM 302 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 307 Views
Expansion's a bitch, innit? *NM* Ghavrel - 28/07/2013 04:37:26 AM 320 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 654 Views
I'm not saying it's aliens ... Nate - 28/07/2013 06:03:25 AM 707 Views
Re: I'm not saying it's aliens ... Isaac - 28/07/2013 10:27:54 PM 1230 Views
Well Praziquantel - 28/07/2013 04:49:06 PM 798 Views
Re: Well Isaac - 28/07/2013 10:28:22 PM 788 Views
I always wonder about the magic solution to fix the math random thoughts - 29/07/2013 01:30:23 PM 607 Views
Sure, that's basically what Dark Energy is Isaac - 29/07/2013 07:30:00 PM 671 Views
I, in turn, always wondered how black holes would permit gravitons to function. Joel - 11/08/2013 09:37:39 PM 738 Views
They don't, yet they obviously do, that's the whole problem Isaac - 11/08/2013 11:08:35 PM 733 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 703 Views
The latter is admittedly a far greater accomplishment Isaac - 12/08/2013 05:06:17 AM 845 Views
Meh, porn predates civilization; its novelty has faded. Joel - 13/08/2013 06:36:13 AM 674 Views
I think most people would disagree Isaac - 13/08/2013 07:09:38 AM 2242 Views
Re: I think most people would disagree Joel - 14/08/2013 09:05:32 AM 774 Views
Re: I think most people would disagree Isaac - 14/08/2013 06:11:34 PM 761 Views
Re: I think most people would disagree Joel - 16/08/2013 07:37:46 AM 899 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 745 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 610 Views
Internet polling tends to favor one answer over the others. Joel - 17/08/2013 06:43:15 PM 694 Views
Interesting Read gban007 - 30/07/2013 02:24:31 AM 604 Views
Re: Interesting Read Isaac - 30/07/2013 04:19:34 AM 604 Views
Fair enough gban007 - 30/07/2013 12:15:15 PM 624 Views
What if the universe is more like a sea urchin? Tom - 30/07/2013 04:04:56 PM 674 Views
Re: What if the universe is more like a sea urchin? Isaac - 30/07/2013 11:04:49 PM 672 Views
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