@thor yea they did some basic bitch linear regression, came up with that concept, and then married it and are holding on for dear life.

except the speed of light has been observed to change so the linearity of the equations is disproven :blobcatdunno:

@icedquinn @thor
>except the speed of light has been observed to change
Where?! Cause last time I know of where scientists thought they managed to get a different speed of light, it turned out they bungled their experiment.

@alyx @thor that was the problem there's been multiple measurements of supposed constants and people keep ending up with different numbers

@icedquinn @thor
There's a problem with measuring the cosmological constant, but not the speed of light.

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I think this should make it pretty obvious that the guy is just exploring a potential mathematical model, and it's not something measured or proven in any way.
Do I need to read further?

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@icedquinn @thor
I read a bit more, and I'm actually aware of this theoretical model they build. It's just that mathematically a lot of things can work and be self consistent. They're just not usually consistent with reality. And this model is one of those where it's less tested and provable than string theory. It's the equivalent of a creationist going "but what if the universe is only 6000 years old", but with actual consistent maths. Still doesn't make it true though.

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