quote KR_1250Right, I hadn't thought about that.Ehhh, in name only. We know it resdes within a reachable region because light reaches us through the same almost perfect vaccum as it does other nearby galaxies without any distortion. Travelling through any other medium would change the wavelength and frequency of the light.
quote Short CircuitYeah you are quite right. Its cheating to say the multiverse theory would aswer any questions. because it would raise way more. Also all of these questions about the universes origins and boundaries would simply be applied to the 'multiverse' aswell. It wouldnt answer a thing LOL.If there are multiple universes layered together, what exactly counts as a boundary? What's the difference between one universe and another? There can't be a wall, or barrier.
quoteEhhh, in name only. We know it resdes within a reachable region because light reaches us through the same almost perfect vaccum as it does other nearby galaxies without any distortion. Travelling through any other medium would change the wavelength and frequency of the light.For all we know, the Andromeda galaxy could be in a different universe.
quote KR_1250If there are multiple universes layered together, what exactly counts as a boundary? What's the difference between one universe and another? There can't be a wall, or barrier. For all we know, the Andromeda galaxy could be in a different universe.I like the idea of the multiverse. It puts alot of these questions to bed.
Does it have an edge? Yes. The next universe.
Is there an empty "outside"? No the gaps are filled with other universes.
Where is the universe? In the multiverse.
Is it infinite? No and yes. This perticular universe is not infinite but the multiverse is.
How many others are there? Infinite others.
All seems a bit too conveniant though LOL. And one thing will remain stable, that is as you said Short Circuit that there is an inconceavable amount of space.
I think that sentiment will stand regardless of the true answers.
quote Short CircuitI like the idea of the multiverse. It puts alot of these questions to bed.I wonder if the universe is infinite. Does it have an end, edge or wall? What would be the difference between the space of the universe, and an empty outside?
Where is the universe? If it's really NOT infinite (a bubble universe), then where is it located? How many other universes are there? It's such an inconceivable amount of space.
quote hiigaranI certainly cant. It is so difficult for a human to trully understand the scale of even our own sun. I spend alot of my time trying to mentally map the universe. Its difficult. Impossible.the size of the OBSERVABLE universe, that is. we can quantify it all we want, but we will never be able to imagine the sheer size of the universe. hell, i doubt anyone can imagine the size of a single galaxy.
quote thetwilightThere's really nothing wrong with merely "believing" that life exists beyond Earth. The truth is, no one really knows what the probabilities are. And no one is saying there's definitely life out there; they just have a hunch. This doesn't make them "morons."The person who does believe that there is life on other planets is just as much, if not more, of a moron. There is no evidence to support his beliefs.
Obviously, you don't want to be saying that you don't believe in something, because it is impossible to prove that something doesn't exist.
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