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They say the universe started with a big bang... but you can't have something just appearing out of nothing. Therefore, the universe can't have a beginning - and yet must do (because it exists). A paradox.
Similarly, if the universe is expanding (like they say it is), what is it expanding into? And whatever that is, what is on the other side of THAT? Therefore, the universe must go on forever... and yet can't do (everything has an end or edge). Another paradox.
Both of these paradoxes suggest the universe shouldn't exist. Its existence doesn't make sense.
Well surely then, the only logical conclusion is that it DOESN'T exist?!
It's either a figment of our imagination... or a purposely created virtual reality?
I appreciate this last bit isn't a new idea (The Matrix) - but how else do you explain the two paradoxes?
I hope someone can answer soon as I'm off to the Royal Observatory at Greenwich to watch a couple of shows about space and I don't want it to be a waste of time!
If it's a created reality why bother with other planets etc? Why not just have the earth rather than exposing such flaws to highly intelligent people like yourself? Why bother having the earth be a sphere? Surely in your idea the simplest ideas are the best?
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Science bods... can you help? I think I've solved the mystery of the universe. on 11:55 - Jan 20 with 9952 views
Science bods... can you help? I think I've solved the mystery of the universe. on 11:45 - Jan 20 by Championship
If it's a created reality why bother with other planets etc? Why not just have the earth rather than exposing such flaws to highly intelligent people like yourself? Why bother having the earth be a sphere? Surely in your idea the simplest ideas are the best?
I dunno. You could say that with anything - why have dolphins, cement and Brian Blessed?
Why NOT have the Earth as a sphere? It has to be SOME shape, a sphere is as good as any.
I'm certainly not claiming to be highly intelligent, I would've thought that's obvious from the OP!
The one thing that boggles me is this. One of the laws of Physics states that "Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be transformed". Count the billions of galaxies and multiply that by the billions of stars in each galaxy and realise that all that energy that exists in those stars must have existed at the time of the big bang.
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Don't believe a word I say. I'm only kidding. Or am I?
You ask what the Universe is expanding in to. I don't know but the stars will all eventually burn out. The future of the universe is a dark space with no stars but slightly warmer as all the energy will have been converted into heat.
Don't believe a word I say. I'm only kidding. Or am I?
Science bods... can you help? I think I've solved the mystery of the universe. on 11:56 - Jan 20 by Oldsmoker
The one thing that boggles me is this. One of the laws of Physics states that "Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be transformed". Count the billions of galaxies and multiply that by the billions of stars in each galaxy and realise that all that energy that exists in those stars must have existed at the time of the big bang.
You're thinking of things wrong, which is understandable because nobody ever really explains this very well.
The universe didn't explode into being like magic and then start expanding into something like water into a container. It's more like it's stretching. An imperfect analogy would be like blowing up a balloon.
I'm not sure you can say the universe doesn't exist because we don't currently understand its creation or expansion. Put yer feet up and relax, the labcoat crew are on the case.
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We can have things appearing form nothing- see Lawrence Krauss's book. More importantly, we have no idea what the position was a fraction of a second prior to the "big bang" so we dont know if it came from nothing or not. Arguably, it doesnt even make sense to talk about what there was before, given that time, in our universe, also appears to have started with the big bang. There's no paradox because we dont know the position. Universe could be eternal...
The universe is not expanding into anything. Its just expanding from within. Imagine drawiing lots of dots on a flacid balloon and then inflating it. Again however, the answer to the question is "dont know".
The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to the presence of those who think they've found it.
(Sir Terry Pratchett)
The universe did not appear out of nothing. At the instant before the Big Bang, it was a sigularity - a point of infinite mass (in fact, energy) having zero dimensions.
It's not expanding into anything. There is no "outside".
Science bods... can you help? I think I've solved the mystery of the universe. on 14:32 - Jan 20 by Guthrum
The universe did not appear out of nothing. At the instant before the Big Bang, it was a sigularity - a point of infinite mass (in fact, energy) having zero dimensions.
It's not expanding into anything. There is no "outside".
Indeed- though the question "where did the singularity come from" still remains. And we simply cant investigate that, and may never be able to.
The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to the presence of those who think they've found it.
(Sir Terry Pratchett)