Posted on 02/21/2016 2:52:24 PM PST by Duke C.
One of the most spectacular discoveries of the 20th century was that the Universe itself was expanding. When Einstein put forth his general theory of relativity, he swiftly recognized that there was a consequence he was unhappy about: a Universe that was filled with matter in all directions would be unstable against gravitational collapse. Einstein’s fix for this was to make up an invisible, outward-pushing force that prevented this collapse from occurring, a cosmological constant. But if you didn’t include this cosmological constant, others soon realized, you’d wind up with a Universe that wasn’t static in time, but where the fabric of space itself was either expanding or contracting with time.
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A less dense universe.
Debt.
forbes links aren’t much good. they don’t work unless you disable the add blocker, not gonna do that. so done looking at forbes i guess.
forbes links aren’t much good. they don’t work unless you disable the add blocker, not gonna do that. so done looking at forbes i guess.
Sorry, couldn't help it.
I was wondering the same thing but a little different... when we go to the "beginning of time", what is the second before that called?
If we go to the "end of time"...what is the second after it called?
Always been my question as well.
Assuming the big bang theory is correct, the explosion had to explode into some sort of void.
Creates it as it goes. There is nothing outside the universe, not even “empty” space. The notion of being “outside” of it and looking at it is nonsense, impossible.
The universe is trying to escape the black hole level stupidity of Dlrkbama the Muslim and his marshmallow major minions.
What’s on the other side of the end? :>)
It’s turtles all the way down.
That would be my guess as well. It's sort of like asking what's north of the North Pole. The answer isn't "nothing". The answer is that the question itself has no meaning.
What’s on the other side of the end? :>)
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It is closed off with blue tarps.
A less dense universe.
Actually space seems to self-create, like blowing up a balloon without any obvious external mechanism. And it is not expanding ‘into’ anything as far as anyone knows.
New heavens and a new earth. In any theory, I have to work in St. Peter’s declaration that the heavens would roll up like a scroll. That doesn’t negate an expanding, creating universe I guess an analogy would be infinite invisible “rubber bands” having expanded to their limit, suddenly and violently contract.
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