Introduction: The Author's Explanation on the Evolution of the C-R Theory

Author's Warning - Note: Any puns headlined in this paper are hopefully, in no way random. This profusion of puns does not imply that I do not take this subject seriously. I do realize that many who have studied cosmology (the theories of the origins of the universe) all of their lives will not take this theory seriously. It is probably too late in their career to re-indoctrinate those older scientists. Therefore, I have used this pun-filled method of scientific writing so that I can blame-shift their rejection of this theory entirely on the quality and over abundant quantity of the puns playfully presented.

I knew that with the assumptions I would have to make and use, and with the re-interpretation of old facts using fresh new ideas, I couldn't write this theory to be believed. Therefore, I wrote it funny, in order to be read. I can only hope that a newer, younger generation of budding cosmologists-to-be will consider the merits of the ideas presented herein, not the degree to which the C-R theory ideas re-parrot the same old ideas and arrive at similarly nonsensible results.

WARNING: To Students and Academics: The use of ideas or conclusions from the C-R theory could be FATAL or HAZARDOUS to your academic career, until or unless these ideas become the mainstream. Use them at your own peril, even if they are more simple, straightforward, and believable than current ideas.

The Comedy-Recycling (C-R) theory started out only as my personal quest to explain a simple dilemma. How could gravity emanate from a black hole? If theoretical particles called gravitons were involved, serious problems would be encountered. If tunnelling provided the answer, gravity should be less than 100% once a mass collapsed into a black hole. If the matter within the black hole collapsed into a singularity, particles shooting a huge gap (by sub-atomic particle measuring standards) should have terrible difficulty in emerging at all.

I never started out to write a comprehensive theory of the universe. I only attempted to satisfy my own limited knowledge of the phenomenon of black holes. I was aware that black holes had already baffled many of the world's best and brightest minds. In my initial quest to envision how black holes worked, I had assumed that someone else, in some other place; vastly more intelligent and prodigiously educated than I, would discover an impossibly complicated, but somewhat understandable solution. How do black holes really function? Do they fit in to the universe, or are they the inevitable end of everything?

While mulling over the problem in my mind, I stumbled over a few basic ideas, so common-sensible, so straightforward, and so revealing as to be exciting. These revolutionary yet simple ideas about (C-R theory) Black-Holes meshed well with phenomenon in the universe I had read about, encompassing many different scales, over many different orders of magnitude. EVERY phenomenon unknown and unsuspected when the C-R theory came into being seem to be conformed to the basic C-R theory mold.

The foremost assumption used to derive the C-R theory is conservation of energy. Whatever else must go, conservation of energy must reign supreme. Based on everyday observations, and on intuitive common sense, the C-R theory modified some assumptions popular in current theories. In other areas, the C-R theory looks at long-known-about phenomenon in a fresh, new and challenging way.

Based on revolutionary new ideas, I believe Black-Holes (The C-R theory term for black holes required to behave by laws from the C-R theory, which will become obvious later in the book.) behave differently than any other competing theory suggests. The C-R theory will use simple thought experiments to suggest many of our conclusions. The thought experiments are collected in the appendix near the end of the book.

Some C-R theory ideas about Black-Holes result from simple If...Then... logical statements. If we assume the opposite of what we believe to be true, and prove that the idea violates conservation of energy, we judge the desired assumption invalidated.

Most current theories of the universe appear to have many serious shortcomings. The most recent book which covers the problem areas very well is The Big Bang Never Happened by Eric Lerner. I disagree with some parts of his replacement theory, but the listing of difficulties with basic areas of the popular theories makes this book worthwhile reading for anyone seriously wishing to understand present theories.

The C-R theory does require the reader to consider changing some long held beliefs. I believe the simplicity, the overall system concept, and the superb flexibility of the C-R theory to cover every imaginable area of the universe will give it the power to ultimately prevail.

I'm sure that most of the C-R theory ideas will never be accepted by some of those people who have already been taught differently - all of their lives. On the other hand, these ideas presented in this book are so simple, so logical, so common sense, they almost beg to be believed. I personally believe that some of these C-R theory differences will be demonstrated to be true, by experiment, within my lifetime.

In the years since the origin of the C-R theory (1979), there have been no observations, experiments, or discoveries which would require junking or extensively modifying the theory. Lately, I'm pleased to find magazine articles almost every month which would identify observations which sound compatible with if not downright supportive of the C-R theory.

There are some scientists who create new theories strictly to be refuted. This theory is not one of those.

This theory is predominantly non-mathematical. It is a theory of pathways, possibilities, and an observation that the parts of the universe described by the theory are too good and too inter-related to be accidental or randomly evolved. Our ultimate C-R conclusion is that the universe is a deliberately designed, finely crafted system.

The C-R theory maintains that this universe was cleverly created to be re-usable and recyclable for an infinite lifetime. The story of Why we believe this, and How the universe as we know it came into being is presented for the first time to the general public.

The current, competing theories of the universe have presented Mankind with a murky beginning and a bleak ultimate future. This pessimism has poisoned our species long-term outlook for almost 30 years. This C-R theory single-handedly presents this glimmer of hope: Our long term future, in billions of years, is not necessarily doomed.

Jerry A. Reynard, February 21, 2000