Response by Sam Cox to "An Alternative Cosmological Viewpoint" by L.H. Neese (U.S.A.)

Hello:

Except for the lack of a question mark at the end of the last sentence in the first paragraph of Mr. Neeses' paper ...I am ready to stand up and clap! Not even the most "dead headed" person can fail to understand the significance of what he says. Basically, his paper could have ended right there.

If indeed, it is REALLY believed there was nothing before the "Big Bang", whoever believes same most certainly does not fully understand the implications of Special Relativity, General Relativity (especially) and Quantum Mechanics. It is not appropriate to ignore the front page in headlines meaning of the laws of the conservation of matter and energy! To ignore such fundamental principles is mathematically, and I believe conceptually wrong. If the math of any concept is wrong, and stands in conflict with the most experimentally verified model of reality we have had since the dawn of history, SR, GR and QM, that concept is too counterintuitive for me!

I suggest Mr. Neese flesh things out with further observational data, in certain key areas, check his facts carefully, and be prepared to document them in the interest of science. He has a tremendous intuitive sense, and bolstered with additional recent data he could "nail things down" better. Everyone has a tendency to specialize and concentrate on one area of the study of the universe, and this works against our getting a good picture of the broad view. Cosmology is a science of Astronomical proportions. As Mr. Neese also inferred in his first paragraph, Cosmology is also a VERY YOUNG science, for "bits and pieces" of data often leave the glaring, gaping holes he describes!

Mr. Neese's key point is expressed in his first paragraph ..."If the laws of conservation of mass and energy are valid, the universe was not created, but has always existed". If General Relativity is true the universe has always existed too for time, space and energy in GR interact with each other in a continuous momentum and eternal free fall.

We do not "create" something which is eternally existent ...or can we? In the Einsteinian Hyperspherical Universe, we all have our "place" in time, yet as I affirmed, we live eternally- if intermittently. First cause is matter of ones frame of reference. From our reference frame the universe "began" and will end, in fact so will we! From a cosmic perspective, first cause is meaningless. Scientifically, we must stick with the math, not abandon it like those who forget the conservation laws!

All humans are interested in first cause. "Where did I come from daddy (or mommy)?" Let me share something intimate with our readers. I think that one of the best four dimensional projections in the Einsteinian Hyperspherical Universe is the implied answer to that question. I believe the very existence of life as we know it began with an act of love. Intimacy, closeness and integration are parts of the key to the information storing capacity of the infinite reality of light. Predation and violence are the entropy realities of only our side of existence, yet even in our reality, the eternal verities stand out in all their power and meaning. I have long felt that death, though we fear and hate it for many reasons, is important, or it would not exist. Death is our door to the infinite, yet my attitude is still, better later than sooner!

The Hyperspherical Universe itself, and everything in it, is in an eternal "free fall". I'm not talking about the "momentum of the ages", the eternal cyclicity of space, time and energy, or changing conditions within the universe based on the laws of conservation of matter and energy. I'm referring to where the whole universe is going in "free fall"! Free fall? ... From where? To where? and for what purpose (why?). Our finite, unbounded cosmos is infinite and eternal ONLY in its duration, not in its size. In fact, its size and accompanying mathematical parameters are closely matched in such a way as to make life not only possible- but certain, and to implant a very REAL feeling of meaning and significance in the hearts of the beings who inhabit this Cosmos.

It is logical to infer that life as we know it could not exist in an infinite universe, and "somebody" somewhere thought our kind of life was important enough, that they either created it, or more likely, emerged from it and out of sentiment (it was "home"), necessity (does infinity include everything?) or both, permitted it to continue!

I'm reminded of the "Holo-deck" on the "Star Trek" science fiction series, where weary space travelers created realistic and tangible scenes of home. The "people" created in this manner could not believe they had been created for and at the pleasure of other beings, and only enjoyed the "reality" of existence as they existed conceptually in the minds of their creators. Wow! Talk about Idealism ...my favorite philosophy, as the reader can tell.

Intuitively, I sense that ultimate reality is infinite yet knowable, for we are creatures of the light. In a General Relativity Universe there is no outside for by definition it goes from everywhere to nowhere. Hence, infinity must be found within, on the specks of dust which are the life bearing planets.

Perhaps our world is a proving ground, but I suspect that even higher forms of being must share our reality for "part" of their existence ...if they want to call themselves infinite, that is. What is the possible meaning of "incarnation"? Are there truly infinite beings who share their existence with us? Are we ALL part of the infinite true reality? Are some beings unfit for infinity? Though their existence HERE can never end without destroying the continuity of the Hyperspherical Universe, perhaps some of us are condemned to live and relive miserable lives forever, and never become truly infinite, with whatever that brings.

I see other important characteristics of infinite being beyond an act of love. First is a sense of responsibility for everything else. However, I also see respect, compassion, caring, loyalty and faithfulness. Our journey through the Einsteinian Hyperspherical Universe is just opening the door to the ultimate a crack, with its and our eternal existence, but through that little crack in the door, in my opinion, pours the essence of Deity.

Mr. Neese, you hit the nail on the head! My core paper posted on this web site further bolsters most of your points, as you probably have already read, and know. Thank you for your indulgence in allowing me to discuss the "eternal" aspect of the hyperspherical reality a bit! You were justifiably indignant at the efforts of some people, not only to repeal the First Law of Thermodynamics, but to sidestep and avoid the eternal issue! Best wishes to you in your quest!

Sincerely, Sam Cox College of Micronesia