Is the Universe Infinite?

Relapse said:

Well I think there is more than one universe, so no I don't think its infinite

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Reaper said:

Yes & no. The universe is not infinite, but it is ever expanding. I don't believe anything can handle unlimited, as frankly it's impossible. The human mind is incapable of understanding it past its basic meaning. We can't understand how anything could ever be unlimited. Therefore, the inside of black holes, the universe, and such (in my opinion) or finite, but very large & expanding.

As for black holes, that's another debate for another time.


Sources - I once emailed an astronomy professor, and asked him a question just like this. I also used my own logic.

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fatMatch said:

Reaper said:

Yes & no. The universe is not infinite, but it is ever expanding. I don't believe anything can handle unlimited, as frankly it's impossible. The human mind is incapable of understanding it past its basic meaning. We can't understand how anything could ever be unlimited. Therefore, the inside of black holes, the universe, and such (in my opinion) or finite, but very large & expanding.

As for black holes, that's another debate for another time.


Sources - I once emailed an astronomy professor, and asked him a question just like this. I also used my own logic.

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From what I've learned/been told, this is correct. The Universe is finite, but it is ever expanding. Apparently it will at some point stop expanding and begin contracting. After all existing matter contracts back into one mass I believe it's supposed to cause another big bang or something like that. At that point, all of the matter will be strewn about recreating the universe, which will then expand seemingly infinitely all over again.

Keep in mind that this is just a theory.

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Reaper said:

fatMatch said:

Reaper said:

Yes & no. The universe is not infinite, but it is ever expanding. I don't believe anything can handle unlimited, as frankly it's impossible. The human mind is incapable of understanding it past its basic meaning. We can't understand how anything could ever be unlimited. Therefore, the inside of black holes, the universe, and such (in my opinion) or finite, but very large & expanding.

As for black holes, that's another debate for another time.


Sources - I once emailed an astronomy professor, and asked him a question just like this. I also used my own logic.

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From what I've learned/been told, this is correct. The Universe is finite, but it is ever expanding. Apparently it will at some point stop expanding and begin contracting. After all existing matter contracts back into one mass I believe it's supposed to cause another big bang or something like that. At that point, all of the matter will be strewn about recreating the universe, which will then expand seemingly infinitely all over again.

Keep in mind that this is just a theory.

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Oh yeah, and then it collapses in on itself. But, the exact opposite of the Big Bang... Uh, what do we call that... The unbig bag?

The big kaboom?

The uh oh we're dead?

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