Who are you? Philosophy:

someon
Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:45:55 +0000

Point-set topology. Do you honestly see any use for it? It at least seems useless. I can create my own logical systems arbitrarily. I don’t see where you get the idea that there is no such thing as useless math.

Nobody could have predicted that number theory could be used for encryption, say, 200 years back (as encryption is a very modern concept). And who could have thought that linear algebra could be used for quantum theory, which wasn’t invented yet.

Hypotheses for the origin of the universe such as the big bang theory are falsifiable, and have evidence. Thus, to certain standards of “proof,” you might consider it provable. And if you don’t, think about the other unprovable things that have application ie. all of physics.

In fact, we know that there is something wrong with relativity and quantum mechanics because of this probing into the origins of the universe. They break down when you try to extrapolate too far into the past, and you end up with a lot of dividing by zero and the like. Refined theories of physics are prime candidates for “things with application.” A knowledge of quantum theory for example, makes your computer possible.

The environment of the big bang is a prime “laboratory.” It is sort of like the highest energy particle accelerator we can have. It is a great place to probe into when we explore theories that can only be tested with extremely high energies.

If you are talking about what came “before” the big bang… it is presumptuous to think that there could not possibly be any empirical evidence for something like the “big bounce,” or some difference between a bounce universe and a standard-big-bang universe.

Maybe this post is overkill. After all, you don’t actually have an argument.

EDIT: Thank you above poster, I think that quote does a better job of trying to explain that concept than what I could come up with