As with a great number of items, it is the little things that give us problems. The same holds true for science. By little things, it is the intent to identify "simple" things. The things that are often overlooked or possibly ignored as too insignificant to be involved. It is in this arena that this communication will play.
Before addressing any specific topic, a quote from Albert Einstein should be drawn to your attention. It reads:
"Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction."
This statement from the great professor tells us the most basic rule that should be applied in our scientific endeavors - that is: Use the "KISS" principle. Keep It Simple Stupid.
This guidance from our scientific idol is often forgotten and seems to be seldom applied. Therefore, some simple reasons for doubting science as it is currently taught will be addressed, in brief, without commentary as to possible alternate theories. The intent is purely to show reasons for doubt.
Look at the moon. A body orbiting our planet with a gravitational strength that is a mere 1/6 that of the Earth's. Nothing unusual, until you remember that we are taught that its gravity causes high tides. The problem with that is that a gallon of water weighs slightly over eight pounds. Multipy that by the amount of water supposedly lifted during the high tide. Suffice it to say that it is considerably heavier than you are. So, why are you not sitting on the moon?
While you are still looking at the moon; contemplate the fact that you can see it. You, probably, would admit that the moon is located in a vacuum and that the rules surrounding the limits on the speed of light should apply. If so, you should now consider what the speed of light, at the exact point of impact with the surface, is. The answer is zero! The light needs to be stopped before is can reflect back.
This extremely simple example of a changing speed of light is just one. The interaction of light with a black hole or any other gravitational body create a number of additional reasons to doubt that the speed of light is a constant.
Now that we have looked at light and its accepted constant speed and how it is supposedly influence by gravity, you end up trying to decide which is correct - Is the speed of light a constant or can gravity really bend light?
You should know that we can't really have it both ways. One of the two teachings is incorrect. Even if one or the other (if not both) is only in need of slight changes, it is still wrong. Doubt on a grand scale.
Now is a good time to introduce another quote by the iconic scientist.
"The important thing is not to stop questioning." Albert Einstein
Here is a statement from a brilliant mind that admits anything we know could be wrong and we should continue to look to refine our understanding of everything around us. Additionally, it should be pointed out that Einstein was open to the possibility that he may be wrong. As a matter of fact, with regard to his theory of a cosmological constant, he admitted he was wrong. Even while laying in his death bed, he continued to question things as he understood them.
This is a premier example of scientific doubt and this legacy should be continued until we have achieved absolute proof that we are right. Afterall, theories are called such because we don't have proof. And as long as that is true, we should look at these theories with a "critical eye" in order to find improvements.
Imagine our world if we had considered Alexander Graham Bell's telephone to be the utmost possibility in long-distant communication. We need to expand our abilities to "build a better mouse trap" to include every scientific topic that is just a theory and not, as of yet, a proven fact.
Links to Additional Reasons to Doubt
Scientific Censorship and Evolution
Time to Separate State and Science
A Serious Challenge To Empirical Science
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