"the universe did not have a begining and it will not have an end"is it true, explain?
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MANY of us are apt, not without some reason, to regard the world we live in as the centre of the universe, and to look upon the sun, the moon, and the stars as objects placed in the heavens for the special benefit of the human race. That the earth is but a minute object in the Cosmos; that it forms one of a number of bodies, many of them larger than itself, revolving around their central luminary, the sun; that there exist in the realms of space myriads of similar suns, centres themselves of other solar systems; that millions of planets, which we cannot see, are inhabited with races of intelligent beings -- these are facts of which almost everybody must cognisant, but on which few bestow much time or thought.\n\nAstronomy teaches that, just as our solar system had a beginning, so it must have an end, and that, as at one time life was impossible upon the earth, so there will come a time when man will no longer be able to exist.\n\nScience, cold and calculating, has foretold the physical end of the world -- has prophesied the destruction of the globe and all its contents.\n\nBirth, life, death -- it has been well been said --appear to be the rule of the universe at large, as well as in our own little corner of it. Suns and planets are evolved, they flourish, and at length decay; and new suns and systems will arise to take their places.\n\nThe "End of the World" may be taken in two different senses, as meaning either the annihilation of our planet by sudden catastrophe, or by gradual decay, or else the disappearance of human life from the face of the globe, owing to some state of circumstances, possible, at any rate, if not probable.\n\nIt is our purpose in this article briefly to consider some of the opinions held by men of learning and repute regarding the end of the world, and to emphasise the lesson taught by Nature that the individual counts for nothing in the history of the race, the race for nothing in the life of the planet, and the planet for nothing in the duration of the Universe.\n\nVery many derive their inspiration on this absorbing subject from the Bible, where we read: "The day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heal, the earth also, and the works that are therein, shall be burned up."\n\nEvery child knows that water was the agency of destruction in the ancient world, and that the rainbow was placed in the sky as a token that life should never be destroyed by this cause again. All through the Bible we may trace the prophecy that the world would come to an end by being consumed with fire.\n\nIt is out of our province here to touch on the signs given in the Bible whereby the arrival of the last day may be predicted. Certain preachers have brought great ridicule on themselves by their very certain statements on this point, but they seem little abashed when their prophecies do not come true, and merely alter dates and times to suit the next occasion.\n\nMany readers will call to mind a rhyme which at the time terrorised the minds of hundreds of thousands of young and ignorant people --\n\n"The world unto an end shall come\nIn Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-One."\nThe date has been often changed and will (it may safely be said) continue to be changed for the benefit of future generations. It is curious to notice that hardly two philosophers agree as to the manner in which the end of the world may be expected to arrive. Some put their faith in a celestial catastrophe so terrible as literally to wipe our earth out of existence, while others prefer to believe that though man may no longer be able to exist, the world will still continue its appointed motions.\nLord Kelvin startled us not long ago by affirming that there was only oxygen in the atmosphere sufficient to last mankind for some 300 years, and that the world was doomed to die of suffocation. Everyone knows that in an atmosph
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Many  astronomers think that the Universe is infinite. See, this\nwebsite for the complete explanations.
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Is our universe in another universe?\n  \nBefore we can address that question, we must first define universe.  \n\nThe word universe denotes all space and everything (matter, energy) contained within it.  The prefix uni means one.  The root verse means word, carnate message, meaningful substance, matter.  Questions regarding our universe persist today.  Does it have a beginning and end, or does it go on forever and ever?  Is it linear or curved?  If it has limits of length or curvature, then what lies beyond the Universe?  If something lies beyond the Universe, then can’t we accurately call that the Universe?\n\nSome lay people and some scientists conceive of the universe as infinite space.  Others define the universe as finite, or limited (perhaps curved), space.  Still others incorporate the elements of matter and/or energy into their definition of the universe, as opposed to the space beyond matter and energy.\n\nGiven these concepts of our universe, some scientists conclude that the “totality of space could be infinite. Shrink an infinite space by an arbitrary amount, and it is still infinite. (Scientific American March 2005).”  \n\nAs to the notion that we live in an ever expanding universe, moving away from every other universe on the fabric of space-time, some scientists are careful to point out that “\nAndromeda, our nearest large galactic neighbor, is actually moving toward us, not away. Such exceptions arise because Hubble's law describes only the average behavior of galaxies (Scientific American March 2005).”\n\nIn accordance with your supposition that our universe is in another universe, “it has been hypothesized by some scientists that the universe may be part of a system of many other universes, known as the multiverse (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universe).” Modern astrophysicists talk about multiple "pocket" universes that branch off from one another.  Stephen Hawking points out that parallel pocket universes can have no effect on a real observer inside a single pocket, so, according to Hawking, they are theoretical baggage that should be eliminated from cosmology, the study of the origins of the universe.\n\nSome string theories define the universe as a three-dimensional space in an invisible space having more dimensions. This is, in essence, a universe within a universe.  Our zone, a “braneworld” could periodically bounce into another parallel braneworld.  This may create what would appear as a Big Bang from one perspective or a Big Bounce of alternating expanding and contracting universe from another perspective.  Such a cataclysmic event is thought to occur 300 billion years from now, resulting in the rearranging and creation of a new universe.\n\nIs our universe inside another universe?  Well, apparently the Men in Black had it right.  Our universe seems to be inside of something else, another universe, called the multiverse.\n\nSteve\n:-D
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Hard one to understand. but it's something like this:\nIt is said that if you go to the end of the know universe.\nAs you keep going you create space.\nThat nothing before you got there existed.\nSo as the universe expanse it creates it's self, space.
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What you say is extremely true!\n\nIf atheists were to support the assumption of the universe having come into being without any agent, then they are accepting one of two things: one, that it has always existed i.e. that it has no beginning; or two, that nothing produced something. Both of these statements are very difficult to swallow. The only way for them to justify their positions is to say, “We do not know the answer to that,” which is the same answer that religious people are always criticized for when they are asked something about God that they do not know. It is also no better than when believers say that God has no beginning or that prophets produced miracles; in fact, it is worse. \n\nPeople seem to accept that if there was a God, He would be able to do anything; and yet, when they are told that God has no origin, their minds fill with unsettling doubts of how this could be true. They say, “Everything has to have a beginning!” The problem here is that many of them have a false conception of God as having human attributes. The question of God having a beginning is invalid. The very powers and qualities of God enable Him to do the impossible, to bend the rules of logic and physics. So if God can create something out of nothing – a concept which contradicts our rational view of how the world functions – is it so hard to believe that God has always existed? He is the only One without a beginning. It sounds unnatural, but it makes sense. It also gives the only logical – or most logical – explanation of how the universe began. \n\nAs a side note, I've been trying to contact you from before, but it says that you haven't confirmed your email. Anyways, I would love to have conversations with you! My email is soli__man@hotmail.com (2underscores)\n\nPeace be with you
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As I understand it, the universe is in fact finite.  However, it's expansion is continuous and progresses at such a rate that we can not, with current technology, move beyond to see the end.
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To say universe is infinite is partly correct because nobody has ever found its corner or a boundary. But some ppl think that if u set out in one direction ina hope to get to some end/boundary one day, you might end up turning a full circle without realing so, because space has some really small and complex curves much beyond our comprehension with our present knowledge and intelligence
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Well....let's look at this logically:  The universe (including time itself) can be shown to have had a beginning.\n\nIt is unreasonable to believe something could begin to exist without a cause.  Stephen Hawking says this.\n\nThe universe, therefore, requires a cause, just as Genesis 1:1 and Romans 1:20 teach.\n\nNow - this is important to understand:  God, as the creator of time, is outside of time. Since therefore He has no beginning in time, He has always existed, so doesn't need a cause.\n\nGod did not "create Himself".  \n\nThink outside of the box.  Outside of dimensions.  There are many more than the "three" you see.
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Stephen Hawking addressed this issue in his famous book " A Brief History of Time" .\n\nHe stated that if the universe continued to expand the density of matter will continue to decrease with a resulting drop in the average temperature of the universe.\n\nHe feels that eventually, ( as in billions of years ), the only things left in such a large and cold universe will be black holes which will "gobbled up" nearly every atom of matter and energy so that it will be a very dark place.\n\nin fact the real endpoint of the universe is unknown, and it may eventually contract as well if there is enough gravity to pull it back together !
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First off you have a real good question.  As a matter of fact I used to think like this during my high school years.  \n\nInfinity in cosmology\nAn intriguing question is whether actual infinity exists in our physical universe: Are there infinitely many stars? Does the universe have infinite volume? Does space "go on forever"? This is an important open question of cosmology. Note that the question of being infinite is logically separate from the question of having boundaries. The two-dimensional surface of the Earth, for example, is finite, yet has no edge. By walking/sailing/driving straight long enough, you'll return to the exact spot you started from. The universe, at least in principle, might have a similar topology; if you fly your space ship straight ahead long enough, perhaps you would eventually revisit your starting point.\n\nIf the universe is indeed ever expanding as science suggests then you could never get back to your starting point even on an infinite time scale.
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Yep, that is one of those questions man has asked for a long time.  As others have said, are minds cannot comprehend it.  It is difficult and impossible for us to imagine something with no end and no beginning.  All of our existence have both in it.  I always ask myself, what is on the other side of the end of space?  yep, we can't understand that either.  Perhaps, because we measure time and God does not, the concept of always existing has a meaning to him far beyond what we are capable of perceiving.  I am sure there is an answer.  But if we say that He was created by someone or something, then the next question is,. OK, who created it or that?? and so and so and so.  How about just ask if the Americans won a world cup match and then we can all understand that because it has closure.  If you get the answer, tell us please
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What is beyond the borders of the universe?\nIs it truly possible for the universe to go on forever? If there is an end, what’s on the other side?\n \nBefore we can address these questions, we must first define universe.  The word universe denotes all space and everything (matter, energy) contained within it.  The prefix uni means one.  The root verse means word, turn, or whole.  Thus our universe has traditionally been thought to be the one whole of all substance or matter.  Questions regarding our universe persist today.  Does it have a beginning and end, or does it go on forever and ever?  Is it linear or curved?  If it has limits of length or curvature, then what lies beyond the Universe?  If something lies beyond the Universe, then can’t we accurately call that the Universe?\n\nSome lay people and some scientists conceive of the universe as infinite space.  Others define the universe as finite, or limited (perhaps curved), space.  Still others incorporate the elements of matter and/or energy into their definition of the universe, as opposed to the space beyond matter and energy.\n\nGiven these concepts of our universe, some scientists conclude that the “totality of space could be infinite. Shrink an infinite space by an arbitrary amount, and it is still infinite. (Scientific American March 2005).”  \n\nAs to the notion that we live in an ever expanding universe, moving away from every other universe on the fabric of space-time, some scientists are careful to point out that “Andromeda, our nearest large galactic neighbor, is actually moving toward us, not away. Such exceptions arise because Hubble's law describes only the average behavior of galaxies (Scientific American March 2005).”\n\nIn accordance with your supposition that our universe is in another universe, “it has been hypothesized by some scientists that the universe may be part of a system of many other universes, known as the multiverse (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universe).” Modern astrophysicists talk about multiple "pocket" universes that branch off from one another.  Stephen Hawking points out that parallel pocket universes can have no effect on a real observer inside a single pocket, so, according to Hawking, they are theoretical baggage that should be eliminated from cosmology, the study of the origins of the universe.\n\nSome string theories define the universe as a three-dimensional space in an invisible space having more dimensions. This is, in essence, a universe within a universe.  Our zone, a “braneworld” could periodically bounce into another parallel braneworld.  This may create what would appear as a Big Bang from one perspective or a Big Bounce of alternating expanding and contracting universe from another perspective.  Such a cataclysmic event is thought to occur 300 billion years from now, resulting in the rearranging and creation of a new universe.\n\nBeyond the borders of the universe, there are other universes moving through a multiverse.  While scientists do not commonly believe that our universe goes on for an unlimited distance, despite its present expansion, they allow for the possibility that the multiverse may go on forever.  If there is an end to our universe, what’s on the other side is called the multiverse.  If there is an end to the multiverse, another term may need to be coined to describe what lay people commonly refer to as infinite space.\n\nSteve\n:-D
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Maybe it was god. maybe it was the big bang, maybe god created the universe through the big bang...I dont know...but I just want to 'think - out - loud' in this forum....maybe the Universe alwasy existed? No beginning? no end? Because we experience life and death in every cycle on Earth doesnt mean the Universe is also controlled in the same manner. *sigh* I wish I knew it all :)
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Who actually said that theres an 'end' to time itself?  Theoretically, who says that time hasnt ended before, and whos time are asking about, ours or someone else's? These are factors that have to be considered throughout the course of that which is the universe. Now, some scientists claim that another "Big Bang", much like the one that some believe formed the universe in the first place, will happen again and completely wipe the board clean.  The question you should be asking yourself is this:  If 'Big Bangs' keep, well um, banging, then who says that will end?  What if it already has happened several times, yet in your lifetime, you believe that youre still forging the original trail?  The problem with this question is that we, as stupid friggin humans, are basically incapable of having any sense of time. We live our and die, if we're lucky. But we dont know if another big bang will happen tomorrow at which point everything goes back to zero, history repeats itself and none of us are the wiser. Its a lot to think about, but as a simple answer to your question which is: 'When is the end of time?", I believe that the simple answer is "never".\n\n-J.
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Yes. The universe is constantly expanding. It is possible we are all being sucked into a massive black hole, far far outside the reaches of our universe which would account for the the expansion of our universe. Additionally, the best competing theory for the start of the universe is the big bang , where everything expands out of one tiny point. It is reasonable to think that the universe could end in the opposite way - The Big Suck, where we get pulled into a massive black hole, just like the one you describe. So yes, I think it's very possible.
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It does not end and its growing, before you try tackling such a question, answer the micro-level questions of the same kind.  The universe encompasses all that exists, and by default then, it is largely unknown.  We don't know where the universe ends, and all evidence points to it being endless and growing, therefore we make a conclusion based on a portion of the information actually needed.
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What if you were told....there is more then one??? This is TRUTH. The Universe is Creator Source expressing itself in the vastness of ALL time and space....there are universes within universes....CREATOR cannot stop expanding....it is its nature.....so YES.....most definitely........ALL UNIVERSES are INFINITE!!!!! And WE are expanding with it!\nSLEEPERS.....AWAKE!!!!!!\nwww.fromthestars.com\nwww.operationterra.com \nwww.librarising.com\nwww.2012.com.au\nwww.goldennumber.net\nwww.survive2012.com\nwww.prisonplanet.com\nwww.evolutionoftruth.com