Seems that earthquake scientist have the information much closer to them ?
2007-07-18 06:14:39 · 4 answers · asked by james h 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
The big bang is supported by an array of evidence that has been studied to very high precision. For instance the CMB has been studied to an error of less than a thousandth of a percent. Many properties of the universe are now known to high accuracy, things like it's age are known to a percent, the amount of matter, the curvature, all of these things are known to very high precision. Don't let the uneducated skeptics fool you, modern cosmology is an advanced and highly accurate science.
2007-07-18 07:41:31 · answer #1 · answered by mistofolese 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure what you're asking. There is a lot of information close at hand for earthquake scientists. They have a very solid understanding of what causes earthquakes, so they have no need to be bold. Big Bang Scientists need to work more on theories and hypotheses.
2007-07-18 13:18:47 · answer #2 · answered by Gwenilynd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one can actually go "back in time" to observe the Big Bang, so it will always remain but a theory (supported by whatever evidence the big bangers want to believe).
In the case of earthquake scientists, evidence for their theories can be observed directly -- and in the case of the latest Japanese earthquake, right NOW. Actually there are several low-level earthquakes in California along the many faults, daily, so there's a lot to study.
If the earthquake scientist is wrong about a theory, he'll have to answer for it right away, so he will remain rather quiet about his theories (which may be wrong). The Big banger has nothing to worry about in that regard so he can afford to be more vocal about his theory.
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2007-07-18 13:41:55 · answer #3 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Earthquake scientists can't look back in time and directly observe earthquakes that have already happened. Astronomers directly observe the Big Bang every day.
All you have to do is look 13.7 Billion light-years away in every direction, so that you see the universe as it was 13.7 billion years ago, and golly, who would have thunk it, there it is. The cosmic microwave background.
2007-07-18 14:55:27 · answer #4 · answered by ZikZak 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋