No big bang, no beginning, and no end?

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The discussion centers on a theoretical model of the universe that posits the absence of a big bang, beginning, or end. Participants express skepticism regarding the model's speculative nature, particularly its reliance on variable constants such as the speed of light and gravitational constant. The consensus indicates that without empirical testing or predictive capabilities, particularly in relation to the cosmic microwave background (CMB) power spectrum, the model lacks substantial progress in cosmological understanding.

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Interesting, but, speculative. It admits to no apparent way to test the idea that the speed of light and the gravitational constant are not invariant. Having them vary in such a way as to be undetectable obviously invokes just another fine tuning problem to replace the ones we already face in the current model. I do not view that as progress.
 
A model like this doesn't get interesting to me until it can predict the power spectrum of the CMB.
 

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