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It’s also interesting that the idea of a Big Bang originated with Georges Lemaître — a Catholic priest and theoretical physicist. He called it the "hypothesis o
by rdtsc 1y ago
It’s also interesting that the idea of a Big Bang originated with Georges Lemaître — a Catholic priest and theoretical physicist. He called it the "hypothesis of the primeval atom” initially.
The term itself was invented by his opponents who sort of ridiculed Georges initially.
- graemep 1y agoAll radical new ideas seem to be ridiculed.
- bombcar 1y agoIf your idea can’t survive being ridiculed INGMI. What’s amusing is how often the ridiculous name sticks (big bang, yankee, etc).
- Retric 1y agoUnfortunately that’s not a useful heuristic. Most radical new ideas are wildly incorrect, only a minuscule fraction are actually real advances.
- rdtsc 1y agoGood point, but I think radical ideas that end up being eventually accepted, and also ending up taking the name the opponents give them, sometimes as ridicule, are notable.