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200,000 Elliptical Galaxies Point the Same Way
KentuckyFC sends us to arXiv, as is his wont, for a paper (abstract; PDF preprint) making the claim that 200,000 elliptical galaxies are aligned in the same direction; the signal for this alignment stands out at 13 standard deviations. This axis is the same as the controversial alignment found in the cosmic microwave background by the WMAP spacecraft.
The reason is quite clear.
They are pointing, as if to say, "It wasn't us, He did it."
Why does there have to be a reason?
"Inconveniet Truth, Part 32" will state that the Universe is losing its alignment and the number of galaxies pointing in the same direction has dropped by .2% in the last eon. The cause? SUV's.
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong fix.
exactly. "why" should have been the main issue but all the author wanted is just another paper out the door.