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In reply to the discussion: Big Bang, Deflated? Universe May Have Had No Beginning [View all]Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)10. This would mean there could be civilizations that go back trillions of years.
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Erg of heat, then. After every particle has lost its component parts due to distance.
randome
Mar 2015
#21
lol, ok thanks. me either but just hadn't heard heat referred to as a particle. n/t
wildbilln864
Mar 2015
#23
It's come down to physicists postulating that there is no such thing as nothing.
randome
Mar 2015
#40
There are many theories, but technically, the universe could just go on forever.
Oneironaut
Mar 2015
#39
This would mean there could be civilizations that go back trillions of years.
Spitfire of ATJ
Mar 2015
#10
So what does this hypothesis propose for the time before 13.8 billion years ago?
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2015
#11
After reading the comments @ Yahoo about the article, I'm going to take a shower.
BlueJazz
Mar 2015
#13
The big bang always seemed suspiciously like the detonation of a nuclear bomb
frankfacts
Mar 2015
#15
What happened 13.8 billion years ago was a F*cking Big Bang, even if it wasn't...
Silent3
Mar 2015
#38