Space is not, "infinite" but rather expanding at a rapid rate. Though in order to expand, something must have something to expand from. So theoretically, at a given moment space does have an edge, where on the other “side” of our universe is an unknown state of being. I also would like to use the theory of the Big Bang to contribute to my idea of space having an "edge" in a given moment. Since scientists have proved that all planets are moving away from each other, that means that space is still in motion and expanding from the "center" of the universe.. and like I said above.. to expand there must be area to expand from..
So what is on the other side? I tried my best to make sure there is no loop logic and that it makes sense.. if something is unclear try to use your imagination a bit.
A world made of marshmallows......everything....just marshmallows....i kid you not. There is no loop logic in that my friend.
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Anonymous2008-11-25 1:23
Turtles all the way down, obviously.
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Anonymous2008-11-26 2:53
>>1
they tell us that there is no other side, which refers to the universe as all that there is, so there is no beyond all, because that makes no sense. so, relative to itself, the universe is always as big as itself, and to talk of it as expanding is just talk. shits getting smaller in it.
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Anonymous2008-11-26 3:10
>>1
When you blow up a balloon, the surface expands, but it doesn't have an edge.
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Anonymous2008-11-27 14:40
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If everything in that world is made of marshmallows and our universe is in that world, that would mean our universe is as well. Any observation would prove that our universe is not made of marshmallow. Your theory has been tried by fire, and like your precious marshmallows, dropped into the gooey flames of the abyss.
If the shit that was created in the Big Bang is accelerating the fuck out of here then I guess the Universe can only be as wide as the matter has stretched out into space
Bogus.
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Anonymous2008-11-29 19:15
Space itself does not contract or expand. Only the objects occupying space can be said to be contracting or expanding. The space itself is a static ether, best conceptualized in terms of the Euclidian space of mathematics. Hawking's confusion on this point becomes clear when he tacitly confuses the expansion of the matter within the known universe, with a supposed expansion of the universe itself.
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Anonymous2008-11-29 21:55
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Pretty sure the latest experimental observations don't coincide with viewing space as a static Euclidean product.
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Anonymous2008-11-30 5:15
*facepalm*
Failure all around. Congrats, OP, for not having the slightest fucking clue what you're talking about. Enjoy your blissful ignorance or whatever the fuck.