When the universe contracts into nothingness, what then?

Question

or retracts, whatever.

Answer 1

You were right the first time-contracts.

Probably the same as may have happened last time-another Big Bang. It is the exact same principle that nuclear bombs and supernovas work off of.

Answer 2

We are not really sure if that is what happens. We have not answered the question of the singularity or whether or not the universe is infinitely expansive or collapses in on itself in what scientists have dubbed the "Big Crunch."

I tend to think that the universe we live in is one of many. There seem to be a lot of similarities between "microcosmic" and "macro-cosmic" systems. There are multiple galaxies that can be broken down into their separate components (star systems, planetary systems, etc.). So, it seems logical to think that there could be many universes that expand, contract, and explode like stars do. Nevertheless, we are not sure what happens and we may never know during our lifetimes.

I think cycles of life, death, and rebirth are normal and natural to the universe. If any of our scientific laws are factual, they should be able to be applied on a macro-cosmic scale. For example, the law of conservation of matter states that matter can neither be created nor destroyed. We also, know that matter can be converted into energy and vice versa. So, it is very possible that we are constantly recycled over and over again as part of a major universal cosmic life cycle.

Wow, that is a lot to think about.

Answer 3

It will not contract into nothingness - the smallest is is packed with energy and is the heaviest.
Matter and energy are convertible to each other. Matter becomes energy and energy becomes matter. When it has contracted to the smallest and reaches a critical size it then again expands - nothingness does not exist.

Answer 4

Idea of nothingness applies to material manifestation. The spirit or soul who looks at the material manifestation does not change, It remains constant. If it does not remain constant it can not experience the change. So if the manifestation changes course to nothingness the spirit will be there to witness it, There will be nothingness and the soul to look at it or experience it.

Answer 5

well, if the contractions are less than a minute apart, you'll be giving birth.

(another person that assumes science knows what's going on - I think we're just beginning to understand the mechanics of the universe)

Answer 6

It will not happen.

God has promised that the earth will remain.

(Isaiah 45:18) For this is what Jehovah has said, the Creator of the heavens, He the [true] God, the Former of the earth and the Maker of it, He the One who firmly established it, who did not create it simply for nothing, who formed it even to be inhabited: “I am Jehovah, and there is no one else.

If the earth remains, so does the universe....billions of light years of God's creation.

Answer 7

Science answers questions within the scope of our perceptions and assumptions.

Time is one of those assumptions.

Questions about infinity that make reference to time are contradictory.

Imagine a different level of reality that is independent of time.

Answer 8

I believe it is still expanding.

Wait till it begins to "contract" or implode. That means you need to wait for another 29 billion years!

Answer 9

You have seen nothing. A lot of the space around you is nothing. There are not air molecules everywhere. So what happens in nothing? Well nothing.

If the universe ends, nobody knows what is beyond it. My guess would be nothing.

Answer 10

May be you'll be there to say ahh nothingness