does the Universe stop and another begin? Is the universe ever growing and expanding? Either way it makes no sense. Does an infinate universe make sense?
2007-02-14 08:41:56 · 6 answers · asked by Paul S 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
These questions have plagued man since the beginning of recorded history - and maybe even before that.
I have often wondered about these things as I'm sure countless others have. An infinite universe does not make sense to me because it would necessarily be infinitely bright - regardless of the dimness of stars at great distances, an infinite number of them would necessarily be infinitely bright. And that just leads to more unanswerable questions - if it isn't infinite, it must have dimensions, and, if so, what's on the "other side" of these boundaries? Or, perhaps, our conception of "dimensions" just don't apply to the universe.
I read once that space is nothing more than the distances and relative positions of the objects in it - if this is true (and it's certainly not very intuitive) than our universe is literally creating space as it expands into nothingness. And "nothingness" can be infinite because any quantity times nothing is still nothing.
And to make things even more interesting, we really don't have a very good handle on just what time is anyway - perhaps the terms "before" or "after" or "beginning" have no real meaning based on our present, earth bound conceptions. We do know that, contrary to Newton's statements about time, that time is variable depending on numerous factors.
Maybe someday will will have some answers - but right now, its just plain mind boggling.
2007-02-14 09:02:17 · answer #1 · answered by LeAnne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The universe isn't infinite. that is, fairly huge. besides the undeniable fact that it is not countless. mathematics shows us that there can not be an fairly infinite some thing. Infinity is exactly an imaginary idea, no longer a reality. the tremendous Bang had to be set in action through some thing. issues do not pop into existence, out of no longer some thing, for no reason in any respect. Causality calls for that some thing set the tremendous Bang in action. The universe includes all of area, time, and count number, created in the tremendous Bang. (again, the mission on fairly infinites signifies that count number, area and time can no longer have continually been the following.) for this reason, regardless of brought with regard to the universe to go back into being ought to through necessity be without area, without time, and immaterial. regardless of that reason grow to be, it ought to no longer were the outcome of a infinite chain of causes, because infinity would not exist. The chain had to have a initiate. That initiate had to be uncaused, and for this reason had to be able to act of its personal accord. that means a suggestions. what's spaceless, undying, immaterial, can act of its personal accord and has a suggestions?
2016-12-04 04:37:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Exactly nobody knows. But tht most established theories say that the universe started as a ''ball'' of fire, and that in many billion years it will end en a extremely rarefied and cold and dark condition.
2007-02-14 08:53:19 · answer #3 · answered by giorgio s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I N F I N I T E is the correct spelling. Why don't you try to figure that out before taking on the universe? Or you could simply watch some episodes of Cosmos with Dr. Carl Sagan and be enlightened.
2007-02-14 08:50:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
by your logic, there is a "brick wall" at the end of the universe. All I have to do to defeat your argument is ask what is beyond the brick wall.
2007-02-14 09:28:50 · answer #5 · answered by thyplo101 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure about that, but I'm sure it is infinite. I-N-F-I-N-I-T-E .
2007-02-14 08:53:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋