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Originally posted by Paul_Richard
Beyond the frontier of matter and dark matter there is no wall, only nothingness or emptiness.
Originally posted by I See You
It is said that the universe never ends in all given directions. This is mind boggeling. How can something go on without an end? And if it does end....what is there a wall? What's on the other side of the wall. Do you get my meaning?
How can something go on without an end?
Originally posted by sweatmonicaIdo
Originally posted by Paul_Richard
Beyond the frontier of matter and dark matter there is no wall, only nothingness or emptiness.
The problem is, if there were truly nothingness or emptiness beyond the frontier of matter and dark matter, then the universe doesn't exist. No matter how you look at it, there has to be something for there to be something else. It doesn't make sense scientifically, logically, etc.
This is what is most confusing. How can there not be some sort of end point?
Originally posted by Gazrok
I've always been fascinated by the double standard that doesn't support an infinite universe, but willingfully accepts infinite nothingness instead....
Don't get me wrong, I agree, but only on the lack of any other plausible idea within our comprehension....
Because there has to be atleast nothingness beyond the end point. I mean really think about it. Assume the universe is like an egg shell, with a finite boundary. The egg shell either has to be infinite in thickness expanding forever outwards, or there has to be infinite nothingness beyond the eggshell, or there has to be something else beyond it. Those are the only three possibilities. So no matter what, there's something beyond the boundary of the physical universe, even if it's just nothingness.