The big question about life on other planets: 1000000000000000000000 planets in the universe

[ding]

So it is absurd to think the universe possibly "came from nothing".

But believing a magical, invisible sky daddy "came from nothing" and cares if the peeners touch is perfectly reasonable.

Let me look up and check which section I am in, again...

It's actually quite logical once you realize God is no thing.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Take Uncensored2008 's little strawman dollies away from him, and he doesn't have much to say.

 

[Grumblenuts]

Stop being obtuse.

*rimshot

An obtuse angle would fit, but none greater than 180°

 

[miketx]

I was reading some place where they're making plans to land on Europa.

I saw the movie. They were all mad about brexit.

 

[ReinyDays]

Wow ... this went downhill fast ... aren't we blaming Congress for all this? ...

 

[bripat9643]

Show us that law, professor. Since it is science. A link will do.

Physics calls that law: "conservation of matter," although since Einstein it's more appropriately called "conservation of energy" where matter is just another form of energy.

Conservation of energy - Wikipedia

However, creation of the universe would violate the principle.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Physics calls that law: "perseveration of matter," although since Einstein it's more appropriately called "preservation of energy" where matter is just another form of energy.

More to the point, conservation of energy.

So, if the universe has net zero energy, which may be the case, "a universe from nothing" would not violate that law.
And even if the numbers we know don't produce the "net zero energy universe" result, we would still be in a position of ignorance where we can't definitively rule it out. As we don't know everything, yet.

 

[bripat9643]

More to the point, conservation of energy.

So, if the universe has net zero energy, which may be the case, "a universe from nothing" would not violate that law.
And even if the numbers we know don't produce the "net zero energy universe" result, we would still be in a position of ignorance where we can't definitively rule it out. As we don't know everything, yet.

How can the universe have zero net energy? Every atom is a bundle of energy.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

How can the universe have zero net energy? Every atom is a bundle of energy.

Because gravity has "negative" energy value.

Fascinating, really.

Zero-energy universe - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[ding]

Because gravity has "negative" energy value.

Fascinating, really.

Zero-energy universe - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Look at you using what I taught you.

 

[bripat9643]

Because gravity has "negative" energy value.

Fascinating, really.

Zero-energy universe - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

I've never seen that in any physics book

 

[Uncensored2008]

Hmm, not really. It's just that we realized we cannot know what happened before the inflationary period, so the Big Bang has been limited in its scope. Now it basically refers to inflation.

Note the important part: "we don't know".

Hypothesis, testing, falsification, refinement.

We took mathematical observations which suggest an expanding universe and extrapolated an elaborate central event. There is nothing to suggest such an event, it's just speculation based on the suggested expansion of the universe.

Now, even that is in question.

Because of the distances and timescales involved, we cannot observe. We extrapolate based on mathematical models.

Data from Kepler suggests that the universe more likely pulses - that is expands for a period, then contracts for a period, in an endless cycle. But again, this is based on extremely limited information gathered from tracking stars and other bodies. We see more based on Kepler, Hubble, Webb, et al. than we did in the 1930's, but our knowledge is still infinitesimal and what we this we know is little more than fantasy.

 

[Uncensored2008]

I heard it was angels.

That too, but obtuse and acute can really get down and boogie...

 

[Ringtone]

Physics calls that law: "conservation of matter," although since Einstein it's more appropriately called "conservation of energy" where matter is just another form of energy.

Conservation of energy - Wikipedia

However, creation of the universe would violate the principle.

Assuming I correctly understand what you mean by "creation of the universe," the law of conservation of energy has absolutely no bearing on the matter; that is to say, the universe coming into existence ex nihilo does not violate the principle. The principle strictly pertains to the substances of the closed system that is our universe, not to any substances or forces of agency beyond the universe.

 

[sealybobo]

All leftists like you invent is misery, failure, lost productivity, crime, poverty, murdered babies, fear and a host of others.

Actually the globalists invented everything. Trump supporters invent nothing except mr pillows.

 

[Uncensored2008]

Take Uncensored2008 's little strawman dollies away from him, and he doesn't have much to say.

Wow, what a poignant and biting response.

 

[Ringtone]

How can the universe have zero net energy? Every atom is a bundle of energy.

Precisely!

The sum total of energy in our universe is zero; that is to say, the energy of matter is positive, and the energy of gravitation is negative. They always add up to zero. But a sum total of zero energy does not mean the universe is literally composed of nothing. The negative energy of the universe stored in the gravitational attraction between all of the positive-energy particles balances (or cancels out) the positive energy. Hence, there is both positive and negative energy in different places in the universe and an overall zero-sum of energy in the universe at the same time. But matter and energy and things. A huge amount of energy balanced against a huge amount of matter is a doubly huge amount of something. Nevertheless, the backdrop of this zero-sum total of energy in today's universe was the boost behind the cosmic inflation of the early universe: the special state of matter believed to have existed at extremely high energies which would turn gravity upside down, rendering it a violently repulsive force rather than an attractive force.

 

[sealybobo]

Precisely!

The sum total of energy in our universe is zero; that is to say, the energy of matter is positive, and the energy of gravitation is negative. They always add up to zero. But a sum total of zero energy does not mean the universe is literally composed of nothing. The negative energy of the universe stored in the gravitational attraction between all of the positive-energy particles balances (or cancels out) the positive energy. Hence, there is both positive and negative energy in different places in the universe and an overall zero-sum of energy in the universe at the same time. But matter and energy and things. A huge amount of energy balanced against a huge amount of matter is a doubly huge amount of something. Nevertheless, the backdrop of this zero-sum total of energy in today's universe was the boost behind the cosmic inflation of the early universe: the special state of matter believed to have existed at extremely high energies which would turn gravity upside down, rendering it a violently repulsive force rather than an attractive force.

Actually there’s slightly more matter than anti matter.

 

[Ringtone]

Actually there’s slightly more matter than anti matter.

Not sure what you're getting at regarding zero-sum energy. Please elaborate. Thanks.

 

[Grumblenuts]

That too, but obtuse and acute can really get down and boogie...

Above my pay grade, but I do enjoy the notion of obtuse or pinheaded angels attempting to gather and dance on a pinhead.