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Yep. I don't think that article you linked is fair to Lerner though. Casting him as a pseudoscientific denier is a recognizable trope, but is incorrect by the
by pmayrgundter 4y ago
Yep.
I don't think that article you linked is fair to Lerner though. Casting him as a pseudoscientific denier is a recognizable trope, but is incorrect by their own criteria:
- Published in reputable sources? Yes, well-published on this topic in journals and leading newspapers[scholar,wiki]
- Associated with a University, with related credentials? Yes, has a BS in physics from Columbia[wiki], some grad work at UMD. More importantly, he's a notable plasma physics theorist/engineer (most of his career and publications).
- Anyone else agree? Yes, he's following in Alfen's plasma cosmology[alfven]; Alfven is a Nobel Prize winning physicist who also criticized the BBT.
- Cited references? Yes, the video I linked is well-cited, e.g. the 16 failed predictions of BBT vs 1 correct. See 23m45s for citations of this claim.
- Follow the logic? Well, Lerner's video is pretty straight forward and extensively reviews the primary lit, but the space.com article is mostly a string of ad hominem, comparing him to "people who deliberately peddle anti-science narratives" and flat-Earthers, and that "the tactics employed in Lerner's article are classic misdirections used by science deniers".
Which.. is bad journalism but to me signals its own bias and likelihood he's saying something important. I'm very much looking forward to the next few years on this!
[scholar]https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=eric+lerner+big+bang&btnG=&oq=eric+lerner https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=eric...
[wiki]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Lerner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Lerner
[alfven]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannes_Alfv%C3%A9n https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannes_Alfv%C3%A9n,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_cosmology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_cosmology
- judahmeek 4y agoJust wanted to say that I like your citation method & will certainly be using it in the future. Thanks!
- pmayrgundter 4y agoThanks :) switched to it recently to avoid renumbering after reorganizing text and helps as a mnemonic too!