Do you think the universe was created and as a result the laws of the universe were created, or do you think the universe was created this way as a result of the laws?
If you think it's the second would that mean a parallel universe would obey the same rules?
thanks for giving it a thought,
tomyu. ; )
2007-03-16 03:01:55 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
I cant bend my mind around teh universe being created. My theory is that The big bang (and resulting big crunch) have been happening indefinately. But to answer your question, i think the laws already existed, and as a resuly we must obey them.
2007-03-16 03:07:27 · answer #1 · answered by Josh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a great mystery, and no one knows, even if they sincerely claim to know or think they know on the basis of their religion.
The solution to this mystery may lie in another mystery: what is the origin of mathematical truth? It may be that the laws of physics are the way they are because mathematics makes them so. This is certainly true for some physical laws, but other seem to not have any logical explanation---they depend on apparently random "constants" like the value of the fine structure constant.
It is also not known if a parallel Universe would evolve in exactly the same way---quantum mechanics indicates that there is a certain intrinsic randomness to the operation of the Universe (i.e. God DOES play dice with the Universe). That means you could set up exactly identical conditions and get a different result.
On the other hand, quantum mechanics also suggests that there may only be a finite number of possible "histories of the Universe", since the Universe inside our event horizon is finite and the number of possible quantum states within that volume is finite. Therefore, if you set up a whole lot of parallel Universes, you would find that there were only a finite (but huge) number of possible scenarios.
2007-03-16 03:14:01 · answer #2 · answered by cosmo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The laws that govern the universe are inherent to the universe. If you assume that the universe was created as a result of existing laws, then in what medium do those laws exist? Surely if they exist in any sense they represent an aspect of the universe, and therfore cannot be in any sense external to it?
To my mind, the underlying principle by which anything can meaningfully exist, is mathematical consistency. For example, in a reality in which 1 is defined as being less than 2, 1 cannot also be greater than 2, and hence a restriction is imposed. This is the essence of consistency, and as long there is consistency in a system, some form of order must inevitably develop.
2007-03-16 03:13:18 · answer #3 · answered by Ian I 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The current thoughts in cosmology are that there may be many universes, each with their own laws. Some of them may have laws that are contrary to the support of matter and they may be totally empty.
2007-03-16 03:17:44 · answer #4 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when the second pulse of space-time happened all the laws that were required to allow the universe to evolve as we experience it,came into existence.
Parallel universes can't exist,if one were connected to us it wouldn't be parallel.
If it was not connected to this one it would have no relevance to exist with us.
2007-03-16 04:45:50 · answer #5 · answered by Billy Butthead 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The second is a version of intelligent design, because it begs the question of the author of the laws.
2007-03-16 03:51:01 · answer #6 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋