
June 12, 1996: Why the Big Bang Theory is Wrong - John Kierein
The Art Bell Archive · Arthur William Bell III
June 24, 20232h 54m
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Show Notes
Physicist John Kierein presents a radical challenge to modern cosmology, arguing that the universe never began with a Big Bang and instead exists as a static, eternal system. Drawing on his 40 years in aerospace physics and a bachelor's degree from Notre Dame, Kierein explains how the Compton effect causes light from distant galaxies to lose energy to free electrons in intergalactic space, producing a redshift that has been misinterpreted as proof of cosmic expansion.
Kierein reveals that Edwin Hubble himself, the astronomer credited with discovering evidence for the Big Bang, actually wrote a book arguing against it. The physicist describes how Einstein's static universe model, long wavelength background radiation, and a pushing force from that radiation can explain gravity as an external pressure rather than an attractive pull. He connects his theory to pioneering radio astronomer Grote Reber's measurements of anomalous long-wavelength radiation from beyond the Milky Way.
Callers probe the implications for dark matter, time travel, and anti-gravity shielding, while Art steers the conversation toward the tethered satellite experiment's unexplained energy readings and possible connections to the mysterious layered bismuth material from his Roswell "Art's Parts." The episode transforms abstract cosmology into a compelling exploration of whether everything we know about the origin of the universe could be fundamentally wrong.
Kierein reveals that Edwin Hubble himself, the astronomer credited with discovering evidence for the Big Bang, actually wrote a book arguing against it. The physicist describes how Einstein's static universe model, long wavelength background radiation, and a pushing force from that radiation can explain gravity as an external pressure rather than an attractive pull. He connects his theory to pioneering radio astronomer Grote Reber's measurements of anomalous long-wavelength radiation from beyond the Milky Way.
Callers probe the implications for dark matter, time travel, and anti-gravity shielding, while Art steers the conversation toward the tethered satellite experiment's unexplained energy readings and possible connections to the mysterious layered bismuth material from his Roswell "Art's Parts." The episode transforms abstract cosmology into a compelling exploration of whether everything we know about the origin of the universe could be fundamentally wrong.