Posted on 11/01/2010 5:18:12 AM PDT by decimon
Our universe has existed for nearly 14 billion years, and as far as most people are concerned, the universe should continue to exist for billions of years more.
But according to a new paper, there's one theory for the origins of the universe that predicts time itself will end in just five billion years—coincidentally, right around the time our sun is slated to die.
The prediction comes from the theory of eternal inflation, which says our universe is part of the multiverse. This vast structure is made up of an infinite number of universes, each of which can spawn an infinite number of daughter universes. (Related: "New Proof Unknown 'Structures' Tug at Our Universe.")
The problem with a multiverse is that anything that can happen will happen an infinite number of times, and that makes calculating probabilities—such as the odds that Earth-size planets are common—seemingly impossible.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.nationalgeographic.com ...
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I’m sure that AlGORE is starting a movement to stop this event from happening. Of course, the Washington Post will declare that Women & Minorities will be hurt the worse when time ends.
Dammit, I hate being rushed like this.
Well then, I guess there’s no need to build that new deck out back...
Are we part of Underverse? I want to keep what I kill.
Time Will End in Five Billion Years, Physicists blame:
1) GW Bush,
2) FoxNews
3) Sarah Palin’s facebook page
4) Glen Beck
5) Angry Christian Conservative voters
I’d settle for tonights lottery number.
What about Newsweak?
Uh huh.
We are probably paying these people University salaries, right?
OK....now that we all have “the word” from the scientists....I’m sure not going to go out and buy any green bananas!!
Five billion years from now I am gonna call em on that when they are wrong.
It'll be here before you know it.
At least I’ll get my Mastercard paid off.....
If you are an atheist, why bother being good?
“It’ll be here before you know it.”
Seems like just hundreds of thousands of years ago the dinosaurs were living large...
Time Will End in Five Billion Years,
Women, Blacks, and Gays Hurt Most
Does this mean I don’t have to mow my lawn anymore?
And, of course, creation of a “multiverse” was all a random act./s
Man has not figured out how the present universe was created, yet they can predict, with total accuracy, when this will all end. How do we know we are in the same universe we went to bed? What keeps the multiverse from collapsing into each other? Do we have evil twins somewhere? Should I be worried?
Inquiring minds need to know.
And, of course, creation of a “multiverse” was all a random act./s
Man has not figured out how the present universe was created, yet they can predict, with total accuracy, when this will all end. How do we know we are in the same universe we went to bed? What keeps the multiverse from collapsing into each other? Do we have evil twins somewhere? Should I be worried?
Inquiring minds need to know.
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