RE: Is there really any problem with an infinate regresion of universes?
April 4, 2015 at 12:42 pm
(April 4, 2015 at 12:26 pm)alpha male Wrote:(April 4, 2015 at 12:01 pm)Chuck Wrote: why do you suppose infinite regress means "our" universe, whatever that means, fluctuates?Because, if universes begin with a big bang from a singularity, as is commonly (but not universally) accepted, then the current universe must necessarily collapse in order for the next one to begin.
Philosophically, there's nothing prohibiting eternal universes. But, our observations so far indicate otherwise.
There is no observatable data that show the universe began to exist. The only observation is that the universe was once hot, dense, and very small. Some people and scientist extrapolate this information to a beginning without a proper justification because the known physicals laws are no longer valid at such dense hot states . The scientist will freely admit this.
Plus, OP was talking more about the concept of infinite regress than can our universe be a product of infinite regress. I don't see any physically wrong with infinite regress.
