To: RightWhale
In Einstein's time, most Scientists agreed that space was a vacuum. But now, there are strong indications that there are dark matter particles driving the accelerated expansion of the Universe. In a vacuum, the Universe would expand at a constant rate, also referred to by Einstein as the "Cosmological Constant". But due to indications in "Red Shift" the Universe is accelerating.
To: PSYCHO-FREEP
It only looks that way because that is what we expect to see. Like a lot of folk science such as that earth's mag field is caused by the iron core, we see what we are prepared to see.
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