Do you believe the universe is finite or infinite?
13 Answers to "Do you believe the universe is finite or infinite?"
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Both, the universe keeps expanding, but resources could be finite, because if the consumption rate is higher than the universe can expand, it's finite. Although it might never deplete because the universe renews it, but as long as it runs out it's finite.
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In the superset of the universe, you cannot have both. The super ray doesn't exist. It's a line or segment if we put it all into one dimension. No ray.Like (1)
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In a way it's both, the resources will never deplete so that makes it infinite, yet if beings consume it faster than it is being produced in a way it is finite, yet infinite.
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The void seems infinite as the universe continues to expand faster as time goes on even though it should have reached a point where it slows to meet gravitational equilibrium and begin contracting.
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Your model is finite.
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It's so big that to me, it doesn't matter which it is.
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Respect Indifference!Like (1)
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Ironically, it does matter. If you guess wrong, your strategy will have bad results.
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yes.
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Finite.
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infinite
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An admirable guess. Might I inquire why you guessed that?
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I like to think of it as infinite.
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Me too. I find the finite one pointless.
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:)
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I doubt it's finite.. at some point there would be nothing..
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Too true.
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I think it is generally understood that it is expanding and therefore has an edge, so it must be finite. I suspect when it runs out of energy it will contract and start all over. Like heart beating.
A better question might be is the space the universe is expanding into finite or infinite? I think infinite might the answer to that one.Like (2)
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If it starts all over does it have a beginning or end? Isn't that infinite?
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It wouldn't be the same universe, it would be a new universe in the same space.
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I believe it's finite..but what does a fish know about the land?
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It's a fair guess.
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As infinite as my ever expanding mind. ;)
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Your mind is finite. I find your answer confusing. Did you mean to answer finite and make fun of infinite or did you simply fall into the Nihilist trap? I'm being rough to see just how flexible an expanding mind is. It isn't personal. Well, maybe just a little. ;)
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I doubt there's an end. Can you imagine just hitting a massive void wall where you can't go any further?
It probably goes on and on, but the vast majority of it is just void. Nothing.Like (2)
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Space is not nothing. I do propose that a universe with finite energy is in fact finite though. Would you disagree? The reason I say this is that finite energy in an infinite space eventually spreads out into something akin to nothing.
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Posted by viatoris Nov 8th, 2012 at 1:13PM
it's infinite and constantly expanding, we will never know about the edge
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Reply by cpgnatly Nov 8th, 2012 at 1:19PM
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Reply by viatoris Nov 8th, 2012 at 1:25PM
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