[Grimnir]

This thread is for debate and discussion about the nature of the universe.

I will start with mine

The universe is INFINITE.
Infinite levels of both macro and micro cosmic substructure.
There was no beginning and there will be no end.
Matter does not exist. Energy does not exist. It is all the same depending on the observer's point of view.
Imagine someone went on a journey into the microcosm or macrocosm, taking with them a telescope and a microscope.
What would the universe look like to them after looking through each instrument?
I believe it would look the same at ALL levels of the infinite substructure.
Time does not exist. The only effect that space can have on time, is in a human head.
Time travel is science fiction and impossible.
If a human being wanted to travel "back to the 1920's", they would need to manipulate every single particle on every single level of the universe and arrange them in precisely the same way as they were at that "moment in time".
There is no empty space in the universe. EVERYTHING is connected.
The speed of light is not constant and neither is it the speed limit of the universe.
Why? Because the speed of light is different depending on the medium in which it is travelling, same as anything. There is no such thing as a vacuum, because there is no such thing a empty space.
If you were to go on another journey into the macrocosm or microcosm and observed a beam of light going through a galaxy, how fast is it going?
speed of light IS relative.

If thinking about the universe interests you too, please contribute your thoughts and ideas.

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[GypsyGoth]

I'm not sure.

[King Gizzard]

I'm with Claudia.

[Stu]

I reckon we are all a part of Paul Ross's wonderful imagination.

[Sticks]

Sorry but all the available evidence reveals that the universe had a beginning. The "Steady State Theory" was long ago discredited.

Also the second law of thermodynamics shows that the universe is running down and will one day come to an end.

With Dark Energy causing the acceleration of the expansion of the universe, that most likely rules out the Big Crunch as the possible end of the universe, leaving us with either the Big Chill, or the Big Rip as the ultimate fate of the Universe.

[Lee.]

I don't think we're on this universe long enough to waste time thinking about such things...

[MTVN]

Meh, I find the whole thing too hard to comprehend, so I don't bother trying

[Sticks]

I am a moderator on a science based forum where we discuss things like this

[Lee.]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Meh, I find the whole thing too hard to comprehend, so I don't bother trying

Yeah, some things are literally mind boggling... I think if I spent a lot if time thinking about this sort of stuff, it would be very easy to start losing my mind... and I actually mean that. I think I'm probably one of the sanest people I know, but I can completely understand how people who think too deeply about things could go mad.

[Harry!]

Originally Posted by Sticks

I am a moderator on a science based forum where we discuss things like this

[Grimnir]

Originally Posted by Sticks

Sorry but all the available evidence reveals that the universe had a beginning. The "Steady State Theory" was long ago discredited.

Also the second law of thermodynamics shows that the universe is running down and will one day come to an end.

With Dark Energy causing the acceleration of the expansion of the universe, that most likely rules out the Big Crunch as the possible end of the universe, leaving us with either the Big Chill, or the Big Rip as the ultimate fate of the Universe.

I do not believe the steady state theory.
My theory is completely different.

Energy can neither be created nor be destroyed, it can be transformed from one form to another or from one place to another.

This law not only applies to what we define as energy, on our plane of existence, but also applies to everything in the entire universe on every single one of the infinite levels of existence.

When we observe the world around us we see other people, animals, buildings etc and it appears that the space between everything is empty.
But, we know from science that the empty space, air, is actually made up of billions upon billions of atoms and molecules.
Now, if we went on a journey to the atomic level and observed the same environment, we would no longer see any of the people, animals, buildings, we would see only atoms and molecules and our universe would appear very different.
The people, animals and buildings would no longer exist, from our perspective.
Then if we went on another journey deeper into the microcosm, the atoms and molecules would no longer exist and the universe would be different once again.
Imagining what people, animals and buildings look like, at this level, would be so alien and beyond our comprehension, just like it is for us to comprehend our universe.
What if this is the case for us now.
The universe could in fact be nothing more than a subatomic particle to someone or something observing from a level much higher up in the macro world.

[Scarlett.]

The Universe and infinity scare me

[Boothy]

I can't think about stuff like this, I end up overthinking things and it really hurts my head after a bit.

I can't seem to comprehend something that's infinite.

[Niamh.]

I love listening to peoples theories on it but, at the end of the day that's all they are. I don't think we'll ever really know for sure.

[Scarlett.]

All I can think it the truth is something we can't understand

[arista]

Originally Posted by Chewy

All I can think it the truth is something we can't understand

Thats Correct


But there is Some of us that have Contact with other planets.



Feel The Force.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I love listening to peoples theories on it but, at the end of the day that's all they are. I don't think we'll ever really know for sure.

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