Here’s my little heirarchal (sp) theory on the universe, attempted to be simplified (and I believe it to be true).
Please, for the purpose of this thread, humor the bold text to be true:
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The Universe is Infinite
–In all directions, if one were able, he could travel forever and never reach an end. -
Everything Potentially Exists in the Universe
–If an infinite distance could never be crossed, then an infinite universe could never be fully explored, and thus would propose the existence of things unknown for all time. - (here’s the kicker) IF ONE WERE TO TRAVEL ON A LINEAR PATH FOR ALL TIME, HE WOULD EXPERIENCE ALL THAT A PERSON WOULD FIND ON A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL (ABLE TO EXPLORE IN ALL DIRECTIONS) PATH. IT WOULD JUST TAKE MORE TIME TO SEE THE SAME THINGS.
–In an infinite universe, where everything exists, it’s only a matter of time until something repeats itself in the mix of all that is. And this would happen infinitely. EXAMPLE: If the multi-dimensional explorer finds another Earth exactly like this one, the linear explorer would also find the same thing, but the probability is less, so it would likely be exponentially much further away from this Earth.
Does this not make sense? When I talked to my friend about the end of the universe he would tell me “just because it can’t be proven a negative doesn’t mean it’s a positive”. That’s a good point, but logic, and in terms of the definition, all that is, including the nothing beyond the universe, is part of the universe. Who is to say that nothing isn’t something?
I don’t think the end-of-the-universe debate will ever be solved. Mankind is too impatient, relying on quick-fix answers. I know it’s hard to accept some of these things, but that’s the price you pay for being a primative.