[GuidoHunter]

http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...wtopic&t=22899

There it is. And no, it's not a recent thought. In fact, Einstein proposed the idea of a repulsive force (the cosmological constant) in the 1940s and spent the rest of his career trying to use it. He later claimed it was the biggest mistake of his life.

So, it was forgotten, but as you say now, people are looking into it again. Well, this isn't new, either, as I learned about it in the above book, written in 1988, and another book written in 1984.

Oh, and just because you saw this on a Discovery Channel special doesn't mean it's true. I heard reports of studies that found the universe is actually contracting on a Science Channel show. I'm actually willing to believe that the universe is expanding just because I've heard more supporting that idea, but science is far from a consensus as to whether or not the expansion is decelerating, static, or accelerating.

--Guido

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