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randome

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25. It was...inelegant phrasing on my part.

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Mar 2015

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Big Bang, Deflated? Universe May Have Had No Beginning [View all] yuiyoshida Mar 2015 OP

Reading the article, it's almost like a little part of every theory is true. randome Mar 2015 #1

"particle of heat"?? n/t wildbilln864 Mar 2015 #16

Erg of heat, then. After every particle has lost its component parts due to distance. randome Mar 2015 #21

lol, ok thanks. me either but just hadn't heard heat referred to as a particle. n/t wildbilln864 Mar 2015 #23

It was...inelegant phrasing on my part. randome Mar 2015 #25

Yes, that's generally thought to be what will happen. Oneironaut Mar 2015 #20

However, if the Universe becomes infinitely large... randome Mar 2015 #22

Big Bang "Singularity" Has Always Had A Problem DallasNE Mar 2015 #33

It's come down to physicists postulating that there is no such thing as nothing. randome Mar 2015 #40

There are many theories, but technically, the universe could just go on forever. Oneironaut Mar 2015 #39

So, a ripple effect, then. randome Mar 2015 #42

Interesting, thanks for posting. nt Logical Mar 2015 #2

KnR nt bemildred Mar 2015 #3

Interesting...just watched The Theory of Everything last night... joeybee12 Mar 2015 #4

WWSD albino65 Mar 2015 #5

I think Sheldon would laugh. Fuddnik Mar 2015 #7

It's grossly overstating things to call this a "theory" skepticscott Mar 2015 #6

hardly stupidicus Mar 2015 #8

DID you see the comments? yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #9

LOL, good one! (n/t) bread_and_roses Mar 2015 #14

Ahah! Helen Borg Mar 2015 #19

This would mean there could be civilizations that go back trillions of years. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2015 #10

So what does this hypothesis propose for the time before 13.8 billion years ago? muriel_volestrangler Mar 2015 #11

The most interesting implications may be for religion starroute Mar 2015 #12

religion isn't threatened by an eternal universe. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #17

After reading the comments @ Yahoo about the article, I'm going to take a shower. BlueJazz Mar 2015 #13

You mean like this one: yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #29

"It wasn't so long ago they thought the world was flat! " BlueJazz Mar 2015 #36

The big bang always seemed suspiciously like the detonation of a nuclear bomb frankfacts Mar 2015 #15

interesting considering the timing of the theory. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #18

Agreed. Our theories are still restricted by our imaginations... randome Mar 2015 #24

+1 ND-Dem Mar 2015 #27

An exponent of linear thought seveneyes Mar 2015 #26

and some stop with other authority figures ND-Dem Mar 2015 #28

Here's a note from Mother Nature's handbook. Cleita Mar 2015 #30

This is a hell of a time to de-fund Homeland Security. Orrex Mar 2015 #31

LOL! randome Mar 2015 #32

THIS! yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #34

So would that be an infinite range inside an infinite domain? Rex Mar 2015 #35

or one hell yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #37

It's infinite in either case. hifiguy Mar 2015 #45

LOL! Rex Mar 2015 #46

What happened 13.8 billion years ago was a F*cking Big Bang, even if it wasn't... Silent3 Mar 2015 #38

The beginnings of our universe, such as it is, hifiguy Mar 2015 #41

Hell, studying law seems just as complicated as math to me! randome Mar 2015 #43

I am inclined to think that something has always existed. hifiguy Mar 2015 #44

Never believed in the Big Bang. It's just 'scientific' Creationism. freshwest Mar 2015 #47