Not quite. It has measured that the universe 14 billion year ago was very different from now, ie very hot and dense. All else is theory - some theories have a beginning, others don't.
Cheers On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 05:50:38AM -0500, Roger Clough wrote: > Hi Stephen, > > Science has meaured the beginning of the universe > to have occured about 14 billion years ago. > So it has a beginning. > > > Roger Clough, [email protected] > 11/10/2012 > "Forever is a long time, especially near the end." -Woody Allen > > > ----- Receiving the following content ----- > From: Hal Ruhl > Receiver: everything-list > Time: 2012-11-09, 12:26:47 > Subject: RE: Life: origin, purpose, and qualia spectrum > > > Hi Stepen: > > Interesting post. > > I indicated in the initiating posts that life should rapidly appear where > the conditions supporting it are found. > > I suspect that in most cases the sphere of influence for a particular > instance of a biosphere is small when compared to the size of the universe. > Therefore I propose to change "heat death" to "operative heat death" re your > "finite resolving power" for observers. This should allow for the > possibility of an "open" universe. > > I am also considering changing "purpose of life" to "function of life". > > Thanks > > Hal > > > Dear Hal, > > What consequences would there be is the Universe (all that exists) is > truly infinite and eternal (no absolute beginning or end) and what we > observe as a finite (spatially and temporally) universe is just the result > of our finite ability to compute the contents of our observations? It is > helpful to remember that thermodynamic arguments, such as the heat engine > concept, apply only to closed systems. It is better to assume open systems > and finite resolving power (or equivalently finite computational abilities) > for observers. > > -- > Onward! > > Stephen > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prof Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) Principal, High Performance Coders Visiting Professor of Mathematics [email protected] University of New South Wales http://www.hpcoders.com.au ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en.
