Re: Evidence for "Big Bang Theory"

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stgprao@sugarland.unocal.COM (Richard Ottolini) writes:

> There are other possible explanations for the redshift
> than expanding space. These include some sort of net gravitational
> deceleration with distance and reddening by intermediate matter/plasmas.

Intermediate-matter reddening would simply be a form of _filtering_, NOT the
same as a red _shift_. Red shifted objects do not literally appear that
color, it's just the direction in which their radiation is transposed.
Spectroscopy of distant galaxies clearly shows shifting.

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    Phillip Burgess (pburgess@netcom.com), a.k.a. Burping Reptile (TM)

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