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Old 10-01-2008, 00:06   #3
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Originally Posted by 7624U View Post
Any amature Scientists have a theory on what is doing that ?
I'll bite.

Perhaps they should revisit their underlying assumptions.
Scientists love to pretend that their arguments do not begin with some basic assumptions.

The Copernican principle is an assumption.
The value of c being fixed throughout the history of the universe is an assumption.

You will often see attempts to "prove" these assumptions.
Such arguments usually amount to the logical fallacy known as "affirming the consequent".


Concerning the value of c being historically constant:
http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/astro-ph/p.../0305457v3.pdf
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