Sunday, 31 October 2010
Cyclic Universe Theory
Cyclic theory predicts that the current universe will end in a "big crunch" where so much matter is in existence that the gravitational force of the universe will slow its own expansion to a halt and then contract, reversing the direction of space-time (the fourth, not-fully-physical dimension). The "big crunch" is already an conceived theory, so cyclic theory predicts that the "big crunch" will be true in its own right. So what happens when the universe has crushed itself into a super dense singularity (the smallest amount of matter possible) again? Well if the entire universe were somehow contained in such a small space and all the forces with it then it would automaticaly expand with cataclysmic force, heat and speed. Another big bang. Only this time, because the entire universe was just mangled beyond recognition, everything is a little bit different.
I like this theory because it means that the teleological (design) argument for the existence of god is useless. The teleological argument says that because everything is so complicated and works so well, only god could have created it. But if a slightly different universe is created after every "big crunch", then the current universe was going to be created sooner or later and without a god.
I like this theory because it means that the teleological (design) argument for the existence of god is useless. The teleological argument says that because everything is so complicated and works so well, only god could have created it. But if a slightly different universe is created after every "big crunch", then the current universe was going to be created sooner or later and without a god.
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