Ok, if you're being sincere I apologize for taking such a hard position. I busted my ass in physics and math for 6.5 years, concentrating in these areas for the last several, and it's frustrating when someone tries to adamantly dispute something as basic as the possibility of an infinite universe because he can't get past the philosophical barriers involved. I know they're hard, but you're supposed to at least admit you "might" be wrong while you're trying to get your head around it, if you really do care.
"No that number was a rule of thumb I heard and then over time forgot the details. I admitted I was wrong. But you turned that into the main point and of course it was not."
I didn't mean it anything other than as a correction when I did it, but the dispute evolved so I used it again. I know it was an honest mistake.
"I'm sorry that your assistantship was threatened. That is happening far too often."
Me too. I wanted a Ph.D. But I'm making 3 times as much $$ now, so it's good in the end.
"The problem I have with physics forums (i post there myself) is that there are alot of people saying alot of stuff and you never really know if they are who they claim to be."
Ok, well you have my word that at least the first 10 posts of that thread are fine., if you want to learn. I read them.
"Tell me honestly do you understand the mathematics needed to form those nice little theoretical shape of the universe theories shown on that Nasa site?"
With about an hour of review, yes I could understand them. It's been a while. I have the books and have taken the classes and done the reading and the homework. And I've definitely modeled negatively curved universes before, with pencil and paper.



