I know there are a lot of us here that are big into space and the universe. I am one of those as well. What I haven't seen is a thread dedicated to talking about what we know about our universe, and some of the controversial theories that some of us believe to be true. So, I thought, why not make one? I'll get started.
First off, I believe its crazy to think we are the only sentient beings in our universe. Roughly 200 billion galaxies each with roughly 200 billion stars. Even if us being here is one in a billion....or trillion...what about quadrillion....septillion? No matter how you look at it, 200,000,000,000*200,000,000,000 is a lot bigger than any of those numbers, so who are we to think we are so special and significant that we are the only ones out there? We've already seen how insignificant we are in the scheme of the universe. Just my thoughts, agree, disagree?
Tin foil hat time. My favorite part. I'm sure most of us that have an interest in this have heard of the theory of the multiverse, and I believe that this theory is true. Think, just a few hundred years ago we were convinced the Earth was flat and that you'd fall right off when you got to the edge. Not until the late 18th early 19th century did we accept that we actually orbited a star, and were simply a lowely planet. And only now are we discovering the vast emptiness that is our universe, and our place in it. With all of that said, is it so crazy to think that there are other universes out there, just like ours, with perfect conditions for life? Hell, we can only look with any sort of detail up to 1000 light years from us. The milky way alone is 100,000 light years across, and that's just one of 200 billion galaxies. We have no idea whats out there, therefore it would stand to reason that there are other universes out there that we could never see or get to.
I'm going to post this as a poll, because I'm curious to see how many of us believe there is life out there and how many don't. I don't judge anyone for holding a differing opinion from mine, even if I am very convinced of what I believe.
First off, I believe its crazy to think we are the only sentient beings in our universe. Roughly 200 billion galaxies each with roughly 200 billion stars. Even if us being here is one in a billion....or trillion...what about quadrillion....septillion? No matter how you look at it, 200,000,000,000*200,000,000,000 is a lot bigger than any of those numbers, so who are we to think we are so special and significant that we are the only ones out there? We've already seen how insignificant we are in the scheme of the universe. Just my thoughts, agree, disagree?
Tin foil hat time. My favorite part. I'm sure most of us that have an interest in this have heard of the theory of the multiverse, and I believe that this theory is true. Think, just a few hundred years ago we were convinced the Earth was flat and that you'd fall right off when you got to the edge. Not until the late 18th early 19th century did we accept that we actually orbited a star, and were simply a lowely planet. And only now are we discovering the vast emptiness that is our universe, and our place in it. With all of that said, is it so crazy to think that there are other universes out there, just like ours, with perfect conditions for life? Hell, we can only look with any sort of detail up to 1000 light years from us. The milky way alone is 100,000 light years across, and that's just one of 200 billion galaxies. We have no idea whats out there, therefore it would stand to reason that there are other universes out there that we could never see or get to.
I'm going to post this as a poll, because I'm curious to see how many of us believe there is life out there and how many don't. I don't judge anyone for holding a differing opinion from mine, even if I am very convinced of what I believe.
