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More than a theory | Sabine Hossenfelder, Bjørn Ekeberg, Sam Henry

Philosophy For Our Times

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Do You Think the Big Bang Will Change Cosmology?

Discovery of the big bang arguably changed view of where we sit and what our role is, if you like, in the universe. A shift from heliocentric to modified neutonian dynamics would have enormous cultural impact. The power of a theory traditionally lies in its power to explain something. For example, if man becomes the favored theory over dark matter, it means that laws of gravity as we know them don't actually translate further.

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