The Universe always existed

DC · 14th August 2009, 02:08 AM

My best Friend, an Atheist like me, has a strange theory.
That the universe always existed and did not start with the Big Bang.
the maximum he can imagen is a cycle that will leed to big bang like events.

But he doesnt belive in the theory that everything came into existance with the big bang.

His main point to refuse the Big Bang theory is actually because this theory comes from a Priester.

I do somehow belive everything must start existing at one point.

my mind cant work with the idea that the Universe just was there all the time, always. it doesnt make sense to me

i guess also not to you.

what do you think?

DC · 14th August 2009, 02:09 AM

totaly wrong subforum , sorry

Oliver · 14th August 2009, 02:41 AM

Well, what if there is an infinite number of Universes and all of them grow and shrink down to the point that a big bang occurs - or not.

DC · 14th August 2009, 02:43 AM

Originally Posted by Oliver

Well, what if there is an infinite number of Universes and all of them grow and shrink down to the point that a big bang occurs - or not.

without mentioning an infinite number of universes, that was pretty much what he ment with the cycle leading to a Big Bang.

Undesired Walrus · 14th August 2009, 02:52 AM

Originally Posted by DC

My best Friend, an Atheist like me, has a strange theory.
That the universe always existed and did not start with the Big Bang.
the maximum he can imagen is a cycle that will leed to big bang like events.

But he doesnt belive in the theory that everything came into existance with the big bang.

It's not a strange theory. No scientist says that the Big Bang is the event which began the Universe. It was simply a huge explosion that occured the furthest back science can see.

However, without evidence, your friend's theory holds as much weight as me proposing that a Hungarian plastic surgeon created the universe with a couple of acne explosions.

Quote:

His main point to refuse the Big Bang theory is actually because this theory comes from a Priester.

He refuses to believe in it because Lemaitre aided in creating the model? He's not much of a rationalist is he? Does he reject Galileo's model of a sun-centered solar system because Galileo was a devout catholic?

DC · 14th August 2009, 02:56 AM

Originally Posted by Undesired Walrus

It's not a strange theory. No scientist says that the Big Bang is the event which began the Universe. It was simply a huge explosion that occured the furthest back science can see.

However, without evidence, your friend's theory holds as much weight as me proposing that a Hungarian plastic surgeon created the universe with a couple of acne explosions.

He refuses to believe in it because Lemaitre aided in creating the model? He's not much of a rationalist is he? Does he reject Galileo's model of a sun-centered solar system because Galileo was a devout catholic?

well yes, a prominent german scientist did actually claim this in his TV show.
its the point where space time and matter started. and thats how we startet talking about it.

He is a very rational person normaly, but not when it come to religion, he is totaly anti theists

But ill ask him about Galileo, good point

i did it alread with Darwin

lionking · 14th August 2009, 02:58 AM

Have you asked this to be moved?

DC · 14th August 2009, 02:59 AM

Originally Posted by lionking

Have you asked this to be moved?

sure

Undesired Walrus · 14th August 2009, 03:23 AM

Originally Posted by DC

well yes, a prominent german scientist did actually claim this in his TV show.
its the point where space time and matter started. and thats how we startet talking about it.

But that in no way means that is when 'a something' started. The German scientist made a mistake if he declared that the Big Bang was the start of it all. One has to be humble about these things. We just don't know, it doesn't matter what we believe is aesthetically pleasing like your mate. And that is what makes the Universe even more exciting. Unjustified judgements squander wonder.

The problem with the constantly recycling Universe theory is that this Universe seems to be destined to expand forever, without the ability to contract. But perhaps it is one of the defunct Universes in a sea of trillions, the majority of which contract and form new ones.

On the issue of trying to get your head around the notion that the Universe always existed, the formation of the Universe at the Big Bang doesn't really exclude that possibility. In a sense, believing that the Universe began at that time makes you a believer in the concept that it always existed, as there is no great lake of time before it or outside it. We all imagine this great black void 'before' the big bang. Infact (If the Universe came into being 13.7 Billion years ago), there was no black void, and no no black void. Thus, a Universe that appeared at the Big Bang has always existed, as there was no something before it, nor was there a nothing.

DC · 14th August 2009, 03:34 AM

Originally Posted by Undesired Walrus

But that in no way means that is when 'a something' started. The German scientist made a mistake if he declared that the Big Bang was the start of it all. One has to be humble about these things. We just don't know, it doesn't matter what we believe is aesthetically pleasing like your mate. And that is what makes the Universe even more exciting. Unjustified judgements squander wonder.

The problem with the constantly recycling Universe theory

i only have it in German, but simplyfied, it is indeed what he claims.

http://www.br-online.de/br-alpha/alp...8425549316.xml

Undesired Walrus · 14th August 2009, 03:38 AM

Well, it's not common belief within the Scientific community IIRC. As I said above, one has to be humble about these things.

'The term Big Bang generally refers to the idea that the universe has expanded from a primordial hot and dense initial condition at some finite time in the past, and continues to expand to this day.'

That's it basically.

DC · 14th August 2009, 03:44 AM

Originally Posted by Undesired Walrus

Well, it's not common belief within the Scientific community IIRC. As I said above, one has to be humble about these things.

'The term Big Bang generally refers to the idea that the universe has expanded from a primordial hot and dense initial condition at some finite time in the past, and continues to expand to this day.'

That's it basically.

yes, thats also what he says, adn i do belive that so far. but he also claims, the big bang, is the point where Time started, laws of physic started and so on.

everything, every single particle that exists today was on one tiny point, the temperature was incredible high.

Singularitarian · 14th August 2009, 03:58 AM

Originally Posted by Undesired Walrus

It's not a strange theory. No scientist says that the Big Bang is the event which began the Universe. It was simply a huge explosion that occured the furthest back science can see.

However, without evidence, your friend's theory holds as much weight as me proposing that a Hungarian plastic surgeon created the universe with a couple of acne explosions.

He refuses to believe in it because Lemaitre aided in creating the model? He's not much of a rationalist is he? Does he reject Galileo's model of a sun-centered solar system because Galileo was a devout catholic?

It wasn't big at all. Who told you this?

Actually the name big bang is misunderstood. A poorly coined name by the legendary Fred Hoyle, the big bang was not even a bang, nor was it big. It began expansion from sizes near or below the planck threshold.

Dancing David · 14th August 2009, 04:05 AM

Originally Posted by DC

yes, thats also what he says, adn i do belive that so far. but he also claims, the big bang, is the point where Time started, laws of physic started and so on.

everything, every single particle that exists today was on one tiny point, the temperature was incredible high.

Well, it is hard to say what happenes at the point our theories break down, so to say it was all one point, without the GUT, is sort of silly.

Dancing David · 14th August 2009, 04:06 AM

Originally Posted by Singularitarian

It wasn't big at all. Who told you this?

Actually the name big bang is misunderstood. A poorly coined name by the legendary Fred Hoyle, the big bang was not even a bang, nor was it big. It began expansion from sizes near or below the planck threshold.

Yes, it was meant as derision by Hoyle.

Singularitarian · 14th August 2009, 04:07 AM

It only breaks down David if there is a singularity.

DC · 14th August 2009, 04:08 AM

Originally Posted by Dancing David

Well, it is hard to say what happenes at the point our theories break down, so to say it was all one point, without the GUT, is sort of silly.

it started with the repeated question to him, what was before the big bang, he says we cannot say anything about it, it is not possible to say anything about it, and then does on to say everything started then from that one point.

Singularitarian · 14th August 2009, 04:20 AM

Theories like Ekpyrotic theory contends time has been here forever, but existed in a dormant frozen state, before some other universe smashed into out own, exciting the dormant energy.

DC · 14th August 2009, 04:37 AM

i have alot lot problems with understadning time. (no not reading the clock

)
but like the connection between mass and speed , it is not constant etc.

i cant compute it

Singularitarian · 14th August 2009, 05:08 AM

Originally Posted by DC

i have alot lot problems with understadning time. (no not reading the clock

)
but like the connection between mass and speed , it is not constant etc.

i cant compute it

If you like, you could read this, which gives an insight into how time is viewed today from quantum mechanics and relativity.

http://quantumphysics1.blogspot.com/

Cainkane1 · 14th August 2009, 05:11 AM

Originally Posted by DC

My best Friend, an Atheist like me, has a strange theory.
That the universe always existed and did not start with the Big Bang.
the maximum he can imagen is a cycle that will leed to big bang like events.

But he doesnt belive in the theory that everything came into existance with the big bang.

His main point to refuse the Big Bang theory is actually because this theory comes from a Priester.

I do somehow belive everything must start existing at one point.

my mind cant work with the idea that the Universe just was there all the time, always. it doesnt make sense to me

i guess also not to you.

what do you think?

It depends on what you would call a Universe. Was the void surrounding the pea sized Universe actually the pre big bang Universe?

Bikewer · 14th August 2009, 06:18 AM

There's no lack of speculation among cosmologists about all these things; we have the cosmic "foam" of limitless universes of which ours is just one "bubble", we have notions of essentially infinite universes existing at the same time but in different dimensions, cyclical systems where cosmic "branes" collide periodically, causing "bang" events.....

None of these things are observable, of course, at least at this stage of technology.

Fun to speculate, of course. There does not seem to be any special reason why our universe should be the only one, as we can't fathom the infinity of "the void" nor the concept of eternity.
I can't think of any reason (given infinite space) that other universes, even infinite numbers of same, should not exist.

Mashuna · 14th August 2009, 06:26 AM

[Off topic] Now you've changed your name to DC, whenever I see one of your threads in the R&P forum, I think DOC has started another 'proof' of the Bible thing. [/OT]

Monketey Ghost · 14th August 2009, 06:51 AM

Interesting. Myself, I have a hard time not thinking of the universe as having a start time, because in our frame of reference we love to have starts and finishes and systems of edges that define things.

I had a hard time wrapping my brain around the idea that there's no center or middle to the whole Thing, but that's how it is... BBT is surely fascinating.

I guess we argue from incredulity quite naturally, all of us...

DC · 14th August 2009, 07:22 AM

Originally Posted by Singularitarian

If you like, you could read this, which gives an insight into how time is viewed today from quantum mechanics and relativity.

http://quantumphysics1.blogspot.com/

thanks , i will read that

DC · 14th August 2009, 07:23 AM

Originally Posted by Mashuna

[Off topic] Now you've changed your name to DC, whenever I see one of your threads in the R&P forum, I think DOC has started another 'proof' of the Bible thing. [/OT]

oh no

DC · 14th August 2009, 07:24 AM

Originally Posted by Magnifico2.0

Interesting. Myself, I have a hard time not thinking of the universe as having a start time, because in our frame of reference we love to have starts and finishes and systems of edges that define things.

I had a hard time wrapping my brain around the idea that there's no center or middle to the whole Thing, but that's how it is... BBT is surely fascinating.

I guess we argue from incredulity quite naturally, all of us...

another point i have heard and got teached, but cannot compute.

everything has a middlepoint or center.

Monketey Ghost · 14th August 2009, 07:33 AM

Originally Posted by DC

another point i have heard and got teached, but cannot compute.

everything has a middlepoint or center.

Everything we're familiar with. If it has edges... I cannot make myself believe the universe has edges.

As Phil Plait says in his excellent book, if the universe had an edge, what would it look like? ...the beginnings of my dim understanding of this conceptual stone from which I try to squeeze blood...

aggle-rithm · 14th August 2009, 07:39 AM

Originally Posted by DC

another point i have heard and got teached, but cannot compute.

everything has a middlepoint or center.

What is the middlepoint or center of the surface of a sphere?

Take your time....

Monketey Ghost · 14th August 2009, 07:48 AM

*imagines himself on such a surface*

I know exactly where the center is. Why, it's ...um,

wait, I can show you, it's right... ...uhh...

DC · 14th August 2009, 07:54 AM

Originally Posted by Magnifico2.0

Everything we're familiar with. If it has edges... I cannot make myself believe the universe has edges.

As Phil Plait says in his excellent book, if the universe had an edge, what would it look like? ...the beginnings of my dim understanding of this conceptual stone from which I try to squeeze blood...

well easy, the most distant galaxys.
oh dear, thats hard to describe.

if we knew all the galaxys we would know the outermost galaxys.
or the galaxys or particles that traveled the farst since the big bang.

DC · 14th August 2009, 07:55 AM

Originally Posted by aggle-rithm

What is the middlepoint or center of the surface of a sphere?

Take your time....

can i cut open your sphere? please

Monketey Ghost · 14th August 2009, 07:58 AM

no cheating. You have to lick to find out how many licks it takes to get to the center of the Tootsie Pop. Lick harder, boy!

Dancing David · 15th August 2009, 06:56 AM

Originally Posted by DC

well easy, the most distant galaxys.
oh dear, thats hard to describe.

if we knew all the galaxys we would know the outermost galaxys.
or the galaxys or particles that traveled the farst since the big bang.

Well, until you actually teleport there and they are at the center of the universe as well.

the edge is time, and it all gets confused shortly after the BBE.

14th August 2009, 02:08 AM	#1
DC dedicated aphilatelist Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Switzerland Posts: 21,675	The Universe always existed My best Friend, an Atheist like me, has a strange theory. That the universe always existed and did not start with the Big Bang. the maximum he can imagen is a cycle that will leed to big bang like events. But he doesnt belive in the theory that everything came into existance with the big bang. His main point to refuse the Big Bang theory is actually because this theory comes from a Priester. I do somehow belive everything must start existing at one point. my mind cant work with the idea that the Universe just was there all the time, always. it doesnt make sense to me i guess also not to you. what do you think?
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14th August 2009, 02:09 AM	#2
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14th August 2009, 02:41 AM	#3
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14th August 2009, 02:43 AM	#4
DC dedicated aphilatelist Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Switzerland Posts: 21,675	Originally Posted by Oliver Well, what if there is an infinite number of Universes and all of them grow and shrink down to the point that a big bang occurs - or not. without mentioning an infinite number of universes, that was pretty much what he ment with the cycle leading to a Big Bang.
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14th August 2009, 02:52 AM	#5
Undesired Walrus Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: London Posts: 10,893	Originally Posted by DC My best Friend, an Atheist like me, has a strange theory. That the universe always existed and did not start with the Big Bang. the maximum he can imagen is a cycle that will leed to big bang like events. But he doesnt belive in the theory that everything came into existance with the big bang. It's not a strange theory. No scientist says that the Big Bang is the event which began the Universe. It was simply a huge explosion that occured the furthest back science can see. However, without evidence, your friend's theory holds as much weight as me proposing that a Hungarian plastic surgeon created the universe with a couple of acne explosions. Quote: His main point to refuse the Big Bang theory is actually because this theory comes from a Priester. He refuses to believe in it because Lemaitre aided in creating the model? He's not much of a rationalist is he? Does he reject Galileo's model of a sun-centered solar system because Galileo was a devout catholic?
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14th August 2009, 02:56 AM	#6
DC dedicated aphilatelist Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Switzerland Posts: 21,675	Originally Posted by Undesired Walrus It's not a strange theory. No scientist says that the Big Bang is the event which began the Universe. It was simply a huge explosion that occured the furthest back science can see. However, without evidence, your friend's theory holds as much weight as me proposing that a Hungarian plastic surgeon created the universe with a couple of acne explosions. He refuses to believe in it because Lemaitre aided in creating the model? He's not much of a rationalist is he? Does he reject Galileo's model of a sun-centered solar system because Galileo was a devout catholic? well yes, a prominent german scientist did actually claim this in his TV show. its the point where space time and matter started. and thats how we startet talking about it. He is a very rational person normaly, but not when it come to religion, he is totaly anti theists But ill ask him about Galileo, good point i did it alread with Darwin
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14th August 2009, 02:59 AM	#8
DC dedicated aphilatelist Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Switzerland Posts: 21,675	Originally Posted by lionking Have you asked this to be moved? sure
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14th August 2009, 03:23 AM	#9
Undesired Walrus Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: London Posts: 10,893	Originally Posted by DC well yes, a prominent german scientist did actually claim this in his TV show. its the point where space time and matter started. and thats how we startet talking about it. But that in no way means that is when 'a something' started. The German scientist made a mistake if he declared that the Big Bang was the start of it all. One has to be humble about these things. We just don't know, it doesn't matter what we believe is aesthetically pleasing like your mate. And that is what makes the Universe even more exciting. Unjustified judgements squander wonder. The problem with the constantly recycling Universe theory is that this Universe seems to be destined to expand forever, without the ability to contract. But perhaps it is one of the defunct Universes in a sea of trillions, the majority of which contract and form new ones. On the issue of trying to get your head around the notion that the Universe always existed, the formation of the Universe at the Big Bang doesn't really exclude that possibility. In a sense, believing that the Universe began at that time makes you a believer in the concept that it always existed, as there is no great lake of time before it or outside it. We all imagine this great black void 'before' the big bang. Infact (If the Universe came into being 13.7 Billion years ago), there was no black void, and no no black void. Thus, a Universe that appeared at the Big Bang has always existed, as there was no something before it, nor was there a nothing.
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14th August 2009, 03:34 AM	#10
DC dedicated aphilatelist Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Switzerland Posts: 21,675	Originally Posted by Undesired Walrus But that in no way means that is when 'a something' started. The German scientist made a mistake if he declared that the Big Bang was the start of it all. One has to be humble about these things. We just don't know, it doesn't matter what we believe is aesthetically pleasing like your mate. And that is what makes the Universe even more exciting. Unjustified judgements squander wonder. The problem with the constantly recycling Universe theory i only have it in German, but simplyfied, it is indeed what he claims. http://www.br-online.de/br-alpha/alp...8425549316.xml
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14th August 2009, 03:38 AM	#11
Undesired Walrus Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: London Posts: 10,893	Well, it's not common belief within the Scientific community IIRC. As I said above, one has to be humble about these things. 'The term Big Bang generally refers to the idea that the universe has expanded from a primordial hot and dense initial condition at some finite time in the past, and continues to expand to this day.' That's it basically.
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14th August 2009, 03:44 AM	#12
DC dedicated aphilatelist Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Switzerland Posts: 21,675	Originally Posted by Undesired Walrus Well, it's not common belief within the Scientific community IIRC. As I said above, one has to be humble about these things. 'The term Big Bang generally refers to the idea that the universe has expanded from a primordial hot and dense initial condition at some finite time in the past, and continues to expand to this day.' That's it basically. yes, thats also what he says, adn i do belive that so far. but he also claims, the big bang, is the point where Time started, laws of physic started and so on. everything, every single particle that exists today was on one tiny point, the temperature was incredible high.
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14th August 2009, 03:58 AM	#13
Singularitarian Banned Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,008	Originally Posted by Undesired Walrus It's not a strange theory. No scientist says that the Big Bang is the event which began the Universe. It was simply a huge explosion that occured the furthest back science can see. However, without evidence, your friend's theory holds as much weight as me proposing that a Hungarian plastic surgeon created the universe with a couple of acne explosions. He refuses to believe in it because Lemaitre aided in creating the model? He's not much of a rationalist is he? Does he reject Galileo's model of a sun-centered solar system because Galileo was a devout catholic? It wasn't big at all. Who told you this? Actually the name big bang is misunderstood. A poorly coined name by the legendary Fred Hoyle, the big bang was not even a bang, nor was it big. It began expansion from sizes near or below the planck threshold.
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14th August 2009, 04:05 AM	#14
Dancing David Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 34,729	Originally Posted by DC yes, thats also what he says, adn i do belive that so far. but he also claims, the big bang, is the point where Time started, laws of physic started and so on. everything, every single particle that exists today was on one tiny point, the temperature was incredible high. Well, it is hard to say what happenes at the point our theories break down, so to say it was all one point, without the GUT, is sort of silly.
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14th August 2009, 04:06 AM	#15
Dancing David Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 34,729	Originally Posted by Singularitarian It wasn't big at all. Who told you this? Actually the name big bang is misunderstood. A poorly coined name by the legendary Fred Hoyle, the big bang was not even a bang, nor was it big. It began expansion from sizes near or below the planck threshold. Yes, it was meant as derision by Hoyle.
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14th August 2009, 04:07 AM	#16
Singularitarian Banned Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,008	It only breaks down David if there is a singularity.
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14th August 2009, 04:08 AM	#17
DC dedicated aphilatelist Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Switzerland Posts: 21,675	Originally Posted by Dancing David Well, it is hard to say what happenes at the point our theories break down, so to say it was all one point, without the GUT, is sort of silly. it started with the repeated question to him, what was before the big bang, he says we cannot say anything about it, it is not possible to say anything about it, and then does on to say everything started then from that one point.
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14th August 2009, 04:20 AM	#18
Singularitarian Banned Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,008	Theories like Ekpyrotic theory contends time has been here forever, but existed in a dormant frozen state, before some other universe smashed into out own, exciting the dormant energy.
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14th August 2009, 04:37 AM	#19
DC dedicated aphilatelist Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Switzerland Posts: 21,675	i have alot lot problems with understadning time. (no not reading the clock ) but like the connection between mass and speed , it is not constant etc. i cant compute it
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Singularitarian Banned Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,008	Originally Posted by DC i have alot lot problems with understadning time. (no not reading the clock ) but like the connection between mass and speed , it is not constant etc. i cant compute it If you like, you could read this, which gives an insight into how time is viewed today from quantum mechanics and relativity. http://quantumphysics1.blogspot.com/
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14th August 2009, 05:11 AM	#21
Cainkane1 Philosopher Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The great American southeast Posts: 7,198	Originally Posted by DC My best Friend, an Atheist like me, has a strange theory. That the universe always existed and did not start with the Big Bang. the maximum he can imagen is a cycle that will leed to big bang like events. But he doesnt belive in the theory that everything came into existance with the big bang. His main point to refuse the Big Bang theory is actually because this theory comes from a Priester. I do somehow belive everything must start existing at one point. my mind cant work with the idea that the Universe just was there all the time, always. it doesnt make sense to me i guess also not to you. what do you think? It depends on what you would call a Universe. Was the void surrounding the pea sized Universe actually the pre big bang Universe?
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14th August 2009, 06:18 AM	#22
Bikewer Philosopher Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: St. Louis, Mo. Posts: 9,536	There's no lack of speculation among cosmologists about all these things; we have the cosmic "foam" of limitless universes of which ours is just one "bubble", we have notions of essentially infinite universes existing at the same time but in different dimensions, cyclical systems where cosmic "branes" collide periodically, causing "bang" events..... None of these things are observable, of course, at least at this stage of technology. Fun to speculate, of course. There does not seem to be any special reason why our universe should be the only one, as we can't fathom the infinity of "the void" nor the concept of eternity. I can't think of any reason (given infinite space) that other universes, even infinite numbers of same, should not exist.

14th August 2009, 06:26 AM	#23
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Monketey Ghost Body of Work Join Date: May 2003 Location: I'm on your screen! Posts: 14,807	Interesting. Myself, I have a hard time not thinking of the universe as having a start time, because in our frame of reference we love to have starts and finishes and systems of edges that define things. I had a hard time wrapping my brain around the idea that there's no center or middle to the whole Thing, but that's how it is... BBT is surely fascinating. I guess we argue from incredulity quite naturally, all of us...
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14th August 2009, 07:22 AM	#25
DC dedicated aphilatelist Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Switzerland Posts: 21,675	Originally Posted by Singularitarian If you like, you could read this, which gives an insight into how time is viewed today from quantum mechanics and relativity. http://quantumphysics1.blogspot.com/ thanks , i will read that
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14th August 2009, 07:23 AM	#26
DC dedicated aphilatelist Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Switzerland Posts: 21,675	Originally Posted by Mashuna [Off topic] Now you've changed your name to DC, whenever I see one of your threads in the R&P forum, I think DOC has started another 'proof' of the Bible thing. [/OT] oh no
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14th August 2009, 07:24 AM	#27
DC dedicated aphilatelist Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Switzerland Posts: 21,675	Originally Posted by Magnifico2.0 Interesting. Myself, I have a hard time not thinking of the universe as having a start time, because in our frame of reference we love to have starts and finishes and systems of edges that define things. I had a hard time wrapping my brain around the idea that there's no center or middle to the whole Thing, but that's how it is... BBT is surely fascinating. I guess we argue from incredulity quite naturally, all of us... another point i have heard and got teached, but cannot compute. everything has a middlepoint or center.
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14th August 2009, 07:33 AM	#28
Monketey Ghost Body of Work Join Date: May 2003 Location: I'm on your screen! Posts: 14,807	Originally Posted by DC another point i have heard and got teached, but cannot compute. everything has a middlepoint or center. Everything we're familiar with. If it has edges... I cannot make myself believe the universe has edges. As Phil Plait says in his excellent book, if the universe had an edge, what would it look like? ...the beginnings of my dim understanding of this conceptual stone from which I try to squeeze blood...
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14th August 2009, 07:39 AM	#29
aggle-rithm Ardent Formulist Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 14,156	Originally Posted by DC another point i have heard and got teached, but cannot compute. everything has a middlepoint or center. What is the middlepoint or center of the surface of a sphere? Take your time....
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14th August 2009, 07:48 AM	#30
Monketey Ghost Body of Work Join Date: May 2003 Location: I'm on your screen! Posts: 14,807	imagines himself on such a surface I know exactly where the center is. Why, it's ...um, wait, I can show you, it's right... ...uhh...
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14th August 2009, 07:54 AM	#31
DC dedicated aphilatelist Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Switzerland Posts: 21,675	Originally Posted by Magnifico2.0 Everything we're familiar with. If it has edges... I cannot make myself believe the universe has edges. As Phil Plait says in his excellent book, if the universe had an edge, what would it look like? ...the beginnings of my dim understanding of this conceptual stone from which I try to squeeze blood... well easy, the most distant galaxys. oh dear, thats hard to describe. if we knew all the galaxys we would know the outermost galaxys. or the galaxys or particles that traveled the farst since the big bang.
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14th August 2009, 07:55 AM	#32
DC dedicated aphilatelist Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Switzerland Posts: 21,675	Originally Posted by aggle-rithm What is the middlepoint or center of the surface of a sphere? Take your time.... can i cut open your sphere? please
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14th August 2009, 07:58 AM	#33
Monketey Ghost Body of Work Join Date: May 2003 Location: I'm on your screen! Posts: 14,807	no cheating. You have to lick to find out how many licks it takes to get to the center of the Tootsie Pop. Lick harder, boy!
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15th August 2009, 06:56 AM	#34
Dancing David Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 34,729	Originally Posted by DC well easy, the most distant galaxys. oh dear, thats hard to describe. if we knew all the galaxys we would know the outermost galaxys. or the galaxys or particles that traveled the farst since the big bang. Well, until you actually teleport there and they are at the center of the universe as well. the edge is time, and it all gets confused shortly after the BBE.
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