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Originally Posted by Luxor
"mainstream" = Mainstream is, generally, the common current of thought of the majority. It is a term most often applied in the arts (i.e., music, literature, and performance). This includes:
* something that is ordinary or usual;
* something that is familiar to the masses;
* something that is available to the general public.
"their model" = see above
"comets being electrical phenomena" = as opposed to sublimating dirtysnowyicymudball or whatever flavour it is now.
paradigm change = Paradigm shift, sometimes known as extraordinary science or revolutionary science, is the term first used by Thomas Kuhn in his influential 1962 book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions to describe a change in basic assumptions within the ruling theory of science. It is in contrast to his idea of normal science.
Clear? Neried
Now will you answer my question, Neried, or do feel you do not have to abide by the same rules us mortals have to.
The question is repeated below
Now a hypothetical for you my friend, just say for arguments sake or to just plain humor me, what would happen to standard cosmology if it's found comets are indeed electrical phenomena?
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Thank you for the clarifications.
Per the definition of "
comets being electrical phenomena" above, the question asked ("
what would happen to standard cosmology if it's found comets are indeed electrical phenomena?") makes so little sense that the only valid answer would be something like 'there would be no impact'.
Let's explore this a little further ...
Suppose "
mainstream" were to be re-defined to refer to what a poll of a representative sample of professional astronomers, space scientists, etc would show. Sure, it's a pretty awful measure, but it has one attribute that makes it better than the
Luxor definition - objective tests are possible, at least in principle.
Suppose
tusenfem and
korjik are considered to be a representative sample.
Then we already know the answer, from what they have posted in various ATM threads here in BAUT: something like 'the concept of "
comets being electrical phenomena" is so poorly described, let alone defined, as to render the question essentially meaningless.
Let's look more closely at that definition/description: "
= as opposed to sublimating dirtysnowyicymudball or whatever flavour it is now". As described, it is logically equivalent to 'comets being electrical phenomena = a label given to something other than an undefined entity' ... clearly this is nonsense.
Even if "
whatever flavour it is now" were to be described more clearly, even if "
sublimating dirtysnowyicymudball or" were deleted, the definition would become merely a placeholder for 'something other than {insert details of 'current flavour here}'. As such it would have only a random relationship to anything 'electrical'.
But maybe you intended to write something different,
Luxor?
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