Dragan Glas said:Greetings,
If the *something* caused our "bubble", then it's certain - not just speculation/conjecture - that it can cause (and most probably has caused) other "bubbles".
We are working on an "if" here. That said, for the sake of argument, I will concede that there could be multiple bubbles. Doesn't that beg the question on what caused the first bubble?
Dragan Glas said:We'll draw a kindly veil over that...
lol, thank you.
Dragan Glas said:No - this a logical inference from what we know.
In the grand scheme of things, we know very little about our own bubble. For example, we still do not understand Dark Matter. How I am to trust that "we know" other bubbles exist or that the universe is eternal, based on our current knowledge?
Dragan Glas said:In fact, another possibility is that time exists in the *something* that caused our "bubble" - just that our "clock" runs at a different rate. Now that's just my conjecture there.
Sure, that is a possibility. I just don't think it is logical to come to that conclusion based on our current knowledge of our own universe.
Dragan Glas said:Actually, there was a re-run of a program the other day - BBC Horizon's, How Big is the Universe [54:30 onwards, particularly 56:00] - where it was suggested that any major anomalies in the CMB might indicate where our "bubble" was pressing against another one.
You should watch it, it'll give you a better idea of what I've been talking about - and help with understanding hackenslash's posts in the other thread.
Kindest regards,
James
I watched the video and found it interesting, especially the mapping of our universe. However, I did not find the multiple bubble theory convincing.
Sure it is a possibility, but if another bubble collided with ours, it would seem to me that it would do more damage than just make a bruise. Furthermore, that would mean that our universe has boundaries made of some sort of matter. Otherwise there would be nothing to bruise. That is my conjecture... hehe