The final cover design for The Unobservable Universe will debut soon

The final cover art for The Unobservable Universe will make its debut on this blog within the next week.  The final design tweaks are being made to the cover art as I write this.  I hope you'll share your feedback on the design with me and others.

Calling all Skeptics

I not only commend readers’ skepticism of the thoughts and theories I propose in my book − I’m counting on it.  Yet, it is important to avoid the common pitfall that it is far easier to criticize the work of others than it is to construct a coherent, deliberate approach that holds the prospect of advancing scientific thought to its inevitable next step.

The mysteries and paradoxes that emerge from today’s science provide the very confirmation that it is incomplete and/or flawed.  To acknowledge the “existence” of these paradoxes and mysteries, while vehemently defending the current state of scientific understanding, can only be viewed as an exercise in futility and the quintessential form of arrogance.

Please recall this quote from Einstein:  “We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.”  There is little doubt in my mind that flawed and incomplete science has created the very paradoxes and mysteries that we would like to see slain during our lifetimes!

In the early 1900s, the scientific community was highly resistant to the theories proposed by an unknown patent clerk in Munich.  Einstein was considered an unlikely source for the emergence of the world’s next physics.  The community initially refuted his ideas because it could not yet think in terms of them, which of course makes complete sense.  Had the community been able to think outside of the doctrinal philosophy of its day, it wouldn’t have been hung up on the mysteries and paradoxes of its time, which required Einstein’s perspectives and contributions to overcome and still took decades afterwards for science to validate and ultimately embrace.

One thing is certain:  Understanding the true nature of the universe will require thinking in a far different way than science embraces, or can embrace, today.  If this were not true, then we would already have all the answers we so deeply crave. 

The most recent of science’s really important achievements is already firmly in its middle age.  In so many ways, science has been stuck for decades searching for some new, meaningful directions to take.  Despite ever more costly experiments, few new fundamental insights have been achieved.

It’s likely that the new thought that will lead science forward once again will also emerge from an unlikely source.  I can’t claim that each and every one of the theories I will soon propose − or, for that matter, any of them − will be judged favorably, but I can at least claim with confidence that I am an unlikely source to provide them.  Yet, I have taken a very deliberate and methodical approach that I believe to possess great merit and that I will share for others to scrutinize and hopefully refine.  Unlike string theory, my theories and propositions can be empirically validated but have not yet undergone any empirical assessment.

I look forward to viewing and responding to your comments, questions, and concerns.

What's your definition of "void," "vacuum," or "empty space"?

Please share your definition of "void" with me and other readers of my blog.  The concept of "void" is crucial to an understanding of our universe, especially given the fact that it's by far the single largest component of our universe.  Compare your definition to the one I provide in The Unobservable Universe.

What's your definition of "observer?"

Please share your definition of "observer" with me and other readers of my blog.  The concept of observer is crucial to both relativity and quantum mechanics.  Compare your definition to the one I provide in The Unobservable Universe.

Get a free copy of the eBook and get in early on the fun!

Now you have the opportunity to obtain a FREE copy of the eBook version of THE UNOBSERVABLE UNIVERSE when it is released in just a few weeks!  Just follow the Facebook link along the left side of the screen or click on this link to “like” my page:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Unobservable-Universe/187884587896925 

I will rely on the scientific method and the review of peers to either refute or validate any assertions, hypotheses, or theories I propose in my book.  I’m offering to put a copy of the eBook in your hands for free so early readers of the book can review its content without spending a cent.  By doing this, I hope to disperse my thoughts and theories out into public awareness more readily so the discussion and debate can begin.  That’s when the fun really begins!

So many of us share a common and deep, abiding interest in understanding the nature of our universe and the drive to make a contribution toward humankind’s millennia-old quest to comprehend our world.

Researchers and readers of cosmology like yourself may not completely agree with the approach proposed by any single endeavor, yet I commend the effort made by each person to attempt a better understanding, as well as your willingness to share it with others.  It’s terribly difficult and scary for anyone to make themselves vulnerable to the criticism and review of others; the scientific community has certainly been known to be rather harsh at times, even when it’s been completely in the wrong.

However, the scientific method itself would become worthless if no one volunteered to come forward with new ideas, methods and schemes by which to attempt to overcome the limited understandings of the day.  I, too, may not agree with the thoughts and propositions offered within every book I have read on the subject of cosmology, but I’m delighted that others expended the time, resources and energy to think about problems that keep so many of us awake at night and then to take the bold step of sharing their thoughts with us.  Indeed, scientific progress depends on the boldness of individuals such as these – and others like you who are willing to engage in this exciting process.

And so, I will soon release my own book on the subject and I’m really looking forward to the lively debate that I believe it will stir.  I invite everyone to share their comments and thoughts − supportive or critical − with me and the other readers of this blog to ensure that we have an inclusive, open, frank discussion.

Thank you in advance for your participation!

The copyediting process will soon be complete.

The editors are making the final refinements to the manuscript right now, after which the manuscript will undergo formatting.  According to the schedule, the formatted manuscript will undergo proof reading beginning on February 22, 2011.  The book is getting closer to release.  Stay tuned for more updates.

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