RE: Is there really any problem with an infinate regresion of universes?
April 4, 2015 at 12:47 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.
No, the Big Bang could have happened while previous universes were moving towards their own heat deaths. The instantiation of more universes can go on even as our own moves inexorably towards heat death.
