How do you think the universe will end?

[Vod]

There are at least three possible ways the universe will "end" (subjective since ending relies on the human concept of time).

1. Big Crunch.  This theory says gravity will eventually slow the expansion of the universe and cause it to collapse on itself, eventually having all matter pressed into one singularity and probably causing another big bang.  Repeat forever.

2. Big Freeze.  The theory says gravity will not stop the expansion of the universe.  Since it keeps expanding forever, eventually all fuel will be used up leading to the heat death of the universe.

3. Big Rip.  This theory uses the "newly" discovered dark matter, which has so much energy the expansion of the universe keeps accelerating.  Eventually even the atoms in your body will rip apart as they accelerate away from each other.  Think of an expanding balloon with an infinite number of dots on it - each dot expands away from all others.

Which theory do you believe in?  

[pedrog]

Yeah, it doesn't matter... Drunkness?

[Vod]

Yeah, it doesn't matter... Drunkness?

lol - half the topics on this board don't matter.   

[(oYo)]

I think the universe expands and collapses, repeating this cycle forever. I've heard a theory where time follows a sort of cycle as well, essentially moving in a forward direction and then reversing.

[Vod]

I like Stephen Hawking's theory that the universe we observe is like a bubble on a soap covered pool of water.  A bubble suddenly appears, then over time stretches out (Big Rip) and "pops".   An infinite number of bubbles are created and popped all the time.  

[pedrog]

Yeah, it doesn't matter... Drunkness?

lol - half the topics on this board don't matter.   

So, true!

From a philosophical point of view, heat death seams real, from a subjective point of view, doesn't matter!

[BADecker]

Jesus will return in view of everyone. The dead will rise. Jesus will judge everyone according to the deeds they did in their lifetime. Those who believed in Jesus will go to Heaven - the new heavens and new earth - other reality/other mega-universe. THIS universe will become the lake of fire spoken about in the Revelation, destroying everything, so that God can get His power that He put into it back.

[Vod]

From a philosophical point of view, heat death seams real, from a subjective point of view, doesn't matter!

Yes, I know it "doesn't matter", but at the end of each day, these are the things I think about while trying to drift to sleep, instead of who is going to win whatever game.  (Something else that doesn't matter)

[nsimmons]

Space is expanding at an accelerating rate. You've heard of the Hubble telescope? Hubble proved this expansion. Evidence of expansion lead to inflation theory, the big bang. The force driving the expansion, the so called dark matter, is stronger than the gravitational force of all known matter leading to the idea of the big freeze.

Expansion is quantified, it is no longer conjecture. Why though...

[Vod]

Space is expanding at an accelerating rate. You've heard of the Hubble telescope? Hubble proved this expansion. Evidence of expansion lead to inflation theory, the big bang. The force driving the expansion, the so called dark matter, is stronger than the gravitational force of all known matter leading to the idea of the big freeze.

Expansion is quantified, it is no longer conjecture. Why though...

So I take it you are a big RIP fan, like me?   

[nsimmons]

Jesus will return in view of everyone. The dead will rise. Jesus will judge everyone according to the deeds they did in their lifetime. Those who believed in Jesus will go to Heaven - the new heavens and new earth - other reality/other mega-universe. THIS universe will become the lake of fire spoken about in the Revelation, destroying everything, so that God can get His power that He put into it back.

Eventually your kind will be extinct and the world will truly be a better off.

[nsimmons]

Space is expanding at an accelerating rate. You've heard of the Hubble telescope? Hubble proved this expansion. Evidence of expansion lead to inflation theory, the big bang. The force driving the expansion, the so called dark matter, is stronger than the gravitational force of all known matter leading to the idea of the big freeze.

Expansion is quantified, it is no longer conjecture. Why though...

So I take it you are a big RIP fan, like me?   

Spagettification to quote Dr Tyson.

[BADecker]

Jesus will return in view of everyone. The dead will rise. Jesus will judge everyone according to the deeds they did in their lifetime. Those who believed in Jesus will go to Heaven - the new heavens and new earth - other reality/other mega-universe. THIS universe will become the lake of fire spoken about in the Revelation, destroying everything, so that God can get His power that He put into it back.

Eventually your kind will be extinct and the world will truly be a better off.

LOL ! Thank you. I am honored.   

[vokain]

does a circle really have an end

[Vod]

Jesus will return in view of everyone. The dead will rise. Jesus will judge everyone according to the deeds they did in their lifetime. Those who believed in Jesus will go to Heaven - the new heavens and new earth - other reality/other mega-universe. THIS universe will become the lake of fire spoken about in the Revelation, destroying everything, so that God can get His power that He put into it back.

Eventually your kind will be extinct and the world will truly be a better off.

True that - their numbers are shrinking every year.  You can't stop education!  

[Vod]

does a circle really have an end

So I take it you are a fan of the BIG CRUNCH? 

[BADecker]

Space is expanding at an accelerating rate. You've heard of the Hubble telescope? Hubble proved this expansion. Evidence of expansion lead to inflation theory, the big bang. The force driving the expansion, the so called dark matter, is stronger than the gravitational force of all known matter leading to the idea of the big freeze.

Expansion is quantified, it is no longer conjecture. Why though...

Just curious. Since we have known for some time that space is expanding, could it be that material is ALL expanding correspondingly. What I am thinking about is that the earth is expanding in size at some basic more-or-less constant rate. And I am not talking about the Neal Adams theory.

The question I have in mind is, could it be this expansion that causes the gravity effect? Perhaps gravity is simply inertia on an expanding planet, making it feel like gravity.

[Vod]

This user is currently ignored.

Please go away.  This is not a cult discussion.  

(You are probably too brainwashed to understand, so I just urge everyone else to ignore your nonsense too.)

[Gronthaing]

Space is expanding at an accelerating rate. You've heard of the Hubble telescope? Hubble proved this expansion. Evidence of expansion lead to inflation theory, the big bang. The force driving the expansion, the so called dark matter, is stronger than the gravitational force of all known matter leading to the idea of the big freeze.

Expansion is quantified, it is no longer conjecture. Why though...

So I take it you are a big RIP fan, like me?  

Isn't it Dark Energy, instead of Dark Matter. Those are different things.

And here are a few more endings:

Big Bounce
Multiverse: no complete end
False vacuum
Cosmic uncertainty

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_fate_of_the_Universe

[vokain]

does a circle really have an end

So I take it you are a fan of the BIG CRUNCH?  

when you said it I thought I might be,
Big Crunch.  This theory says gravity will eventually slow the expansion of the universe and cause it to collapse on itself, eventually having all matter pressed into one singularity and probably causing another big bang.  Repeat forever.
upon further consideration I can't get behind the theory fully, though the oscillatory nature of thus does call for my support. I just have to wonder, what more could there be?

I like playing with the idea that maybe this universe will make love with say, another one and create offspring universi :p
some food for thought