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==COSMOLOGY==> 'Uhhh ... how sure are we that everything is made of these?'

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (7 children)

It’s not crazy when you think they are both trying to model the same universe.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (5 children)

When you section off a small part of the universe and try to model it, there's little reason your model should look like a model for a completely different small part of the universe. Not unless they share fundamental characteristics that you're trying to model. The math that describes permanent deformation looks nothing like fluid dynamics.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Recursive universe theory strikes again.

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