Phys Org reports an alternate model which applies quantum corrections to Einstein's general theory of relativity, after which the so-called "big bang" no longer seems likely. Rather the new formulation suggests the universe has always existed.
An eternal universe seems infinitely more rational to me than one resulting from an explosion. I've always wondered what existed before the singularity went "bang."
I'd be more comfortable with this new theory if it came from MIT, Cal Tech or Princeton instead of Egypt, Canada and India. It's more than academic snobbishness, the name schools get the top physicists. Hat tip to Instapundit for the link.
