(January 21, 2018 at 4:15 am)SaStrike Wrote: The universe might be finite (has an actual distance) or it might be infinite (conceptually goes on forever). Still figuring it out (might not even be possible to figure out)
It seems like, scientifically, this particular universe we happen to inhabit is finite, but currently still in the process of expansion. But existence is more than just one local universe, and it's this ultimate existence that I am pondering rather than just our local universe.
Quote:But space doesn't NEED to be infinite for reality to make sense.
How are you defining space? I hope you're not just referring to what we call "outer space".
Quote:At the end of space, that "no space" could be named something else (if it's ever reached).
That's my point. It's just more space. You may call it anything you like, but it's still conceptually more space.
Quote:Take the "old sky" (earth's atmosphere) for example. Hundreds of years ago that could be thought as of going on forever. What is beyond the sky (earth's atmosphere)? Non sky? Humanity was able to find the end of the atmosphere.
More space beyond the sky, yes. It seems you and I are thinking of different senses of the word "space". Space, for me, is like a position that can be occupied by something else. It doesn't have to be literally empty of other stuff to be space.
Quote:Now i know it's a stretch to say "no space" can exist but for now i guess I'll just accept that it is out of our capacity and toolset to find the edge so we are sort of forced into 50/50 infinite/finite universe.
If you believe there is still something beyond the "edge", then this does indicate more space. We don't have to know, at this point, what it is exactly, only that it is something rather than literally "nothingness".
