Universe Therory?

Question

I think that the universe could just be a little tiny atom underneath someones fingernail, which in that case there is trillions on universes.

I aslo beileive we are not the only one's out there, any opinion?

Answer 1

I started thinking the same thing after I saw Men in Black. Its pretty scary to think that we are only a little tiny molecule of an atom and there is so much more out there that we have yet to discover (and probably never will). I think that the other universes are just places we go to when we die. Why would God be so cruel as to only let us live for a few years and then kill us off? When I think about all this I shudder to think what happens after we die, but I like the idea that we just move on to another place.

Answer 2

If our universe were a tiny little atom (do they come in any other size) under someone's fingernail, then that someone comes from another universe, in which our universe is contained - yes? In which case it's awfully presumptuous to assume they call 'atoms' atoms in their universe. Maybe they call atoms 'universe's? And what we call Protons, Neutrons and Electrons, they call 'Sub-Universal particles' ?

And while on this, maybe there's some hot, semi-intelligent chick who just won the Miss Atom contest on a quark in a proton in her Atom, which resides under your fingernail? Then the real question becomes, Is she as hot and semi-intelligent as Jennifer Hawkins? (Miss Australia, winner of Miss Universe 2004) And while Miss Hawkins is without a doubt one of the hottest chicks in our Solar System, it's also a little presumptuous to assume she's the best in our Universe too in my opinion. What if there's some other hot alien chick somewhere else under this dudes fingernail just waiting to be discovered?

>It would be a big waste of space if we were the only ones occupying it. Anyone remember who said that? I know the answer and I'm looking for the author.

Jodie Foster said it in 'Contact', after her dad, played by David Morse, said it to her. Since the book was written by the above-mentioned Carl Sagan, I'd say that's the author.

Answer 3

I think that you will find that models of atoms are actually based upon the observed behaviour of our solar system. What I mean is that the notion that something (planets / electrons) revolves around a central mass (sun / nucleus) does not imply that atoms are actually physically miniature solar systems.

The fundamental universal characteristic is "simple harmonic motion". It affects every aspect of our being. When we fully understand this concept, we will understand our relationship to the universe.

There are as many universes as there are beings. The word "being" is interesting in itself. We (well, I guess I should speak for myself) are "human beings". Animals are also "beings" of a different kind. Each "being" experiences THE universe differently, and since it is our experience of the universe that IS our universe, then we each live in a different universe.

MY universe starts where I am right now, and my senses allow me to experience MY universe from where I am. If I move my position in space, then I experience a different part of MY universe. YOUR universe and MY universe only intersect when we meet (i.e. we sense eachother in some way).

My universe only has ONE end, so it is semi-infinite. the one end is where I am. There is no other end. No matter where I travel to, the end I carry with me will always be with me and my universe will extend out in all directions.

Our preoccupation with wonderment as to whether "we" are the only "ones" in the universe is pointless. Once we realise that each individual being lives in their own universe, the question then becomes when will your personal universe intersect with beings of whom you have no knowledge and concept. Imagine for a moment that there is an underwater civilisation, as yet undiscovered which looks nothing like "human beings". How is that any different to "beings from outer space"?

Anyway, just food for thought. Good luck with your personal journey through your universe. By the way, YOUR universe has just intersected with MINE.

Answer 4

Most of us in High School and College pondered the universe in a grain of sand position. Most of us out grew it.
You could be spot on with the multiple Universe position since it is implied in the mathematics of String Theory. Multiple dimensions are implied as well; it could get crazy. Remember to Google your ideas. I believe the web may be the singularly most important thing for peace in the modern world. I still can’t believe so many people upload information for free. It’s wonderful. I love this Yahoo site; what an idea.
I agree that we are not alone, so to speak. The probablity that many other intelligtent life forms exist is overwhelming. We have over 300 maybe 400 billion suns in our Milky Way alone and there are billions of galaxies.
Jim D

Answer 5

Yeah, well, the concept of the atomic sized universe has already been covered by StarTrek. Believe what you will.

As for other intelligent civilizations out there, Carl Sagan has covered that one, too. It is difficult to comprehend that we would be the only intelligent life form in the universe where there are billions of galaxies, quadzillions of solar systems and super-quadzillions of planets out there.

Answer 6

Well we already know that there is in existence things so small they can't be seen and things so large they can't be seen. And to steal from someone else: It would be a big waste of space if we were the only ones occupying it. Anyone remember who said that? I know the answer and I'm looking for the author.

Answer 7

Yeah.

I see the Solar system like an atom with its planets representing protons and neutrons.

These atoms are all part of the DNA of the universe.

Answer 8

There is an infinity of universes, each infinite in size, all sharing the same space, but at vastly different scales.

Answer 9

i believe in infinate possibilities in life..so there very well could be, or could have been, life on other planets. I mean look at how every life strives so hard to survive. I've actually thought about this alot as i become more skeptical about creationalism and all that.

Answer 10

The largest structures known (galaxy super clusters), do not seem to support your assumption. However there may still be an infinite number of "universes."