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Buckeye_Democrat

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17. Several physicists still think that the singularities...

Tue Oct 12, 2021, 01:21 AM

Oct 2021

... within black holes are "infinitely dense".

I have my doubts, despite the argument that no KNOWN force can withstand the collapse from gravity once the process of black hole creation starts.

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What if the universe had no beginning? [View all] Judi Lynn Oct 2021 OP

And what if there is no "end" ? OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2021 #1

What if there really is no spoon? N/t getagrip_already Oct 2021 #43

That would mean.... Quanto Magnus Oct 2021 #50

And every change is discovery as well. jaxexpat Oct 2021 #65

Life is so strange! Anon-C Oct 2021 #2

K n R ! Thanks for posting! nt JoeOtterbein Oct 2021 #3

Whew, now I don't have to wonder about what became before nothing. Baked Potato Oct 2021 #4

actually, technically, everything came before nothing. n/t. airplaneman Oct 2021 #86

As I've 'always' thought. elleng Oct 2021 #5

Welcome to the grand illusion. Bluethroughu Oct 2021 #6

And no religion, too. rsdsharp Oct 2021 #7

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I would call those TlalocW Oct 2021 #12

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It Had To Start With Something COL Mustard Oct 2021 #33

Well the post claims there is no beginning. The universe has always been. Farmer-Rick Oct 2021 #38

Or not 7wo7rees Oct 2021 #45

A Tibetan teacher I know says that the universe WhiteTara Oct 2021 #37

That's a self-aggrandizing position. Sibelius Fan Oct 2021 #62

It's all Maya. "(S)elf-aggrandizing" is an illusion. marble falls Oct 2021 #81

Hawking said a good, brief explanation is: SCantiGOP Oct 2021 #9

My brain hurts. C Moon Oct 2021 #10

👍 Joinfortmill Oct 2021 #20

it's a concept that I sometimes think that we as humans have to further evolve Javaman Oct 2021 #29

If You Think The Concept Of Time Is Merely A Construct COL Mustard Oct 2021 #34

Time is what billh58 Oct 2021 #69

That only happens with our current state of mind Javaman Oct 2021 #78

I grok that. Nt Stardust Oct 2021 #77

I've been listening to people who have had BigmanPigman Oct 2021 #79

I hear you Danmark Oct 2021 #56

Exactly. Then we start to explore the concept Javaman Oct 2021 #80

Uh, oh. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2021 #11

Would that mean.... SergeStorms Oct 2021 #13

If god created the universe Demobrat Oct 2021 #22

we did to explain that the universe has no beginning and end., Javaman Oct 2021 #30

Or else what we call God IS the universe, wnylib Oct 2021 #44

I kind of agree with that. It is all knowing. judesedit Oct 2021 #48

Science and religion often say the wnylib Oct 2021 #49

i still have my wall poster from college! samnsara Oct 2021 #84

I think that is called Panty-ism. NotANeocon Oct 2021 #64

I drove my mom crazy with that question. Woodwizard Oct 2021 #60

God created man, and man being a gentleman returned the compliment. olegramps Oct 2021 #66

Asserting that there exists "atoms" that are the smallest possible expression of.... LudwigPastorius Oct 2021 #14

I personally am not eager to do away with the Big Bang Theory in favor of mathematical harmony. NH Ethylene Oct 2021 #70

I always thought the use of the concept of "Infinite" slightlv Oct 2021 #15

Several physicists still think that the singularities... Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2021 #17

Just as GR "replaced" Newtonian gravitation for massive objects / highly curved spacetime, VWolf Oct 2021 #31

I Work With A Guy Who Is Infinitely Dense COL Mustard Oct 2021 #35

+10 nt reACTIONary Oct 2021 #53

I'm just the opposite. I've always thought that infinity was the one true reality Walleye Oct 2021 #27

It's just a ride 7wo7rees Oct 2021 #46

+1000 ancianita Oct 2021 #68

Interesting theory... Moebym Oct 2021 #16

I don't think big crunches happen qazplm135 Oct 2021 #21

"sooner or later (much later) anything that can happen, will happen" LudwigPastorius Oct 2021 #24

thankfully qazplm135 Oct 2021 #25

I think that is where Wall St is headed. nt Esra Star Oct 2021 #76

My view is kinda like yours.... slightlv Oct 2021 #32

Quantum fluctuations? n/t Moebym Oct 2021 #36

couple of ways there qazplm135 Oct 2021 #39

Brahma's Breath... Silver Gaia Oct 2021 #57

I love the idea that we're so tiny... NullTuples Oct 2021 #18

Hard to wrap your head around. Joinfortmill Oct 2021 #19

You always find the most interesting articles! renate Oct 2021 #23

Good stuff! Thanks for the link! nt Wounded Bear Oct 2021 #28

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2021 #40

Second Law of Thermodynamics dupagelib Oct 2021 #41

puts me in mind of this beautiful tune: lastlib Oct 2021 #42

Saved for later. JohnnyRingo Oct 2021 #47

The void...everything and nothing ashredux Oct 2021 #51

I've wondered about a constantly expanding and contracting universe. JohnnyRingo Oct 2021 #52

What does Vishnu think about all this alfredo Oct 2021 #54

Kick burrowowl Oct 2021 #55

Does not explain why the universe does not look similar to todays as we peer further cstanleytech Oct 2021 #58

I figure we can only see into the past of our own local space. hunter Oct 2021 #59

then it has no end llashram Oct 2021 #61

What if there were MANY beginnings -and contractions, and big bangs? NotANeocon Oct 2021 #63

Yes! The universe has always been here, as defined.. Duppers Oct 2021 #67

Start off with Einstein's observation that the universe is a... TreasonousBastard Oct 2021 #71

No need to apologize, TS. Even you are not as smart as you think you are. Martin68 Oct 2021 #74

It's Turtles snort Oct 2021 #72

Interesting ideas but well beyond anything that would be useful to science as a theory that can Martin68 Oct 2021 #73

It is a capital error.... Mustellus Oct 2021 #75

Oh, it HAD a Beginning Dystopian Optimist Oct 2021 #82

it began when each of us were born, it ends when each of us dies. Javaman Oct 2021 #83

Makes sense to me. I have zero understanding of KPN Oct 2021 #85

What if the universe had no beginning nelsonarcherdd31 Nov 2021 #87

How will climate change impact earth. Destruction or new ice age? LiberalFighter Nov 2021 #88

Right on par with "infinity" in my mind. Heartstrings Nov 2021 #89