User:Pjwatkins

Shouldn't original interpretation be allowed? Copernicus used only the observations that were verified by others, but applied his own view as to what these observations implied. Today it is stated that galaxies. in all directions, are moving away from us. This states positively that we are in the centre of the universe. This would seem unlikely. It would be more correct to say that galaxies are moving apart, both from us and each other, which is a very different thing. Similarly,it has been asserted that the universal rate of expansion is accelerating. This is far more likely to be an increase in the rate at which galaxies are moving apart. This also, is a very different thing. In fact, using only observed phenomena, a totally different picture of the universe can be produced. A picture that needs only the three spatial dimensions, and only the four known forces.Pjwatkins (talk) 19:54, 17 April 2008 (UTC)