The universe's expansion may actually have started to slow rather than accelerating at an ever-increasing rate as previously thought, a new study suggests.
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How about wallowing in existential dread over the eventual big crunch with a contracting universe, black holes merging together, maybe with everything ending in a huge fireball?
Yes, I suppose I could, but it’s just not the same, you know? Sure, perhaps the thermalization of the chaotic flaming furnace of a big crunch will ensure all remnants of the prior Universal state is eradicated just as effectively as the cold uniform isotropic order of heat death, but a big crunch harbors the hope of a new cyclic beginning. Before you know it, you’re veering into Penrose-ish optimism about the whole thing, and how’s that going to keep anybody awake all night shivering in horror?
How about wallowing in existential dread over the eventual big crunch with a contracting universe, black holes merging together, maybe with everything ending in a huge fireball?
Yes, I suppose I could, but it’s just not the same, you know? Sure, perhaps the thermalization of the chaotic flaming furnace of a big crunch will ensure all remnants of the prior Universal state is eradicated just as effectively as the cold uniform isotropic order of heat death, but a big crunch harbors the hope of a new cyclic beginning. Before you know it, you’re veering into Penrose-ish optimism about the whole thing, and how’s that going to keep anybody awake all night shivering in horror?
How about wallowing in existential dread with a friend?