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To: Boogieman

A singularity is a mathematical concept that has never been seen in the physical world. It works great in many mathematical applications, but never perfectly matches physics. There is no evidence that a single atom can be compressed into a singularity, much less the entire universe.

Was this published in the Babylon Bee, by any chance?


114 posted on 03/30/2023 6:25:44 PM PDT by norwaypinesavage (The power of the press is not in what it includes, rather, it's in what is omitted.)
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To: norwaypinesavage

“There is no evidence that a single atom can be compressed into a singularity, much less the entire universe.”

Yes, but if this is the case, that an atom cannot be compressed, then there must be something unknown that prevents it. After all, in a black hole, we have already overcome all known physical forces that could constrain gravity from compressing matter further. Otherwise, it would be a neutron star, not a black hole.

So, are we missing a force that could prevent a singularity? Or missing some fundamental knowledge about matter, or space? Or can a singularity exist in the black hole, even if we can’t observe it? Only the last option seems to allow you to say that relativity doesn’t have a pretty significant omission. And if there is such an omission, then speculating about the Big Bang seems rather silly until we address the problem of black holes.


120 posted on 03/30/2023 10:07:17 PM PDT by Boogieman
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