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The Universe, Space and Time
Last post 03-31-2009 09:43 PM by bruth. 3 replies.
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  • 03-29-2009 01:47 PM In reply to

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    The Depth of the Universe and Space

    Hello all,

    I am absolutely amazed by the astronomically large volume of content that fills the study of the universe and space. It is as if the volume of content will only be at its maximum level when we fully understand everything about the universe, space and all it contains. And in that respect, it will still be a very difficult task as the Universe and all of Space is constantly changing and shifting. It will also be very hard to answer all the questions using only telescopes. the Universe has taken billions of years to get to the point of development that it is currently at. Humans here on Earth have been developing for a far lesser time and the study of cosmology is still in its infancy.

    What a design. Here's to Carl Sagan.

    Incredulous.

    Bruth

     

     

  • 03-31-2009 12:39 PM

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    The Universe, Space and Time

    I must say it absolutely boggles the mind that the Universe is as vast as it is, meaning with no end or limit for if there was a limit what would be the defining point, what would be the end, a fence, a force field? And what would be on the other side of this? So the logical assumption to this phenomenon is that there is no end. Possibly our Universe could be connected to a series of infinite universes, but with the Hubble law in mind this probably would not be possible. If  this was possible there would probably be an explosive, violent collision with the next universe in the string which would cause universal cannibalism (as opposed to galactic cannibalism). If this were possible would there still be only one creator? The recession of galaxies is proportionate to their distance from the earth and the further they are the closer they get to the know physical speed limit in the universe, the speed of light.
    If we look at the Big Bounce Theory, the Big Bang was merely the beginning of a period of expansion that followed a period of contraction. In this view, one could talk of a Big Crunch (contraction of the Universe) followed by a Big Bang (expansion of the universe), or more simply, a Big Bounce. This suggests that we might be living in the first of all universes, but are equally likely to be living in the 2 billionth universe (or any of an infinite other sequential universes). If the Big Bounce Theory is correct than that would mean that Time always existed. There was always Time as in a Timeline of the Universe(s). Incredible. As stars fade and form new stars so would universes fade and form new universes.
     
    Thanks,
     
    Bruth
  • 03-31-2009 03:44 PM In reply to

    Re: The Universe, Space and Time

    bruth : Would I be making a correct assumption, you read the article in april issue of Astronomy magazine, titled "Why the universe had no beginning", right? I have a lot of scenarios that could be added to this idea. one of which is a process of merging of the branes from single mergers to multiple mergers simultaneously with differing of some dimensions and similarity among others to account for differences in the very large and the very small and allowing divergence or convergence effects among the interactions producing energy diversification in the production of multiple methods of conveyance plus a whole matrix of other possibilities. I found the article Very Good for a short article.

  • 03-31-2009 09:43 PM In reply to

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    Re: The Universe, Space and Time

    Hi Primordial,

     

    No I didn't read the April issue's artice "Why the Universe had no beginning". But it is very mind boggling none the less. If the Bounce Theory is real, I would really have to wonder why there would be no remnants at all from a previous Universe though, unless of course the Big Crunch had a completely devastating and completely destroying motion on everything in the Universe, that would be all matter that previously existed in that former Universe.

    Bruth 

     

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