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9/25/2005 2:06:21 AM
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What's on the outside of the universe?
Seriously, though? Whenever I look at the sky, I always wonder: what is on the outside of our cosmic bubble?
The universe expands at a rate of around 1 trillion trillion trillion light-years per second. It would take one heckuva rocket engine to get to its end.
But here's another random thought: compare the universe to a rubber band; when you pull it, it stretches. Like how our universe expands.
...But when you let go, it INSTANTLY snaps shut. My point is, if the universe were expanding, chances are its contraction would be around a 1000 times faster, so we'd never feel it.
Back on track: what is on the outside of our universe? It's like a video game: there's an invisible wall. There is another side. But you cannot reach it. If you try, your character dies.
It's impossible to imagine nothing on the outside of a barrier. What is outside the universe's boundary? What does that boundary look like? It freaks me out just thinking about it; like humanity isn't ever supposed to know the answer. Try it: try thinking of an "outside" to the universe. It will give you a headache.
What's preventing us from imagining the outside of the universe???
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I was going to make a separate topic on this, but I guess it would have a better chance at intelligent discussion if I posted it in here. If there aren't any replies I'll try reposting it later. OK, what do you guys think about the possibility that all the unexplained, supernatural aspects of our universe could be caused by interference from a higher dimension? Think about our universe as being two-dimensional instead of in 3D. Everything would be perfectly flat, our field of vision would be a single line, and we would have not be able to grasp the concept of up and down. Our entire universe would be defined by forward-backward and left-right. Now, imagine what it would be like to be a three-dimensional creature looking down on our 2D universe. Any being in this position would have godlike power over us. They could closely monitor us without our being aware. They could see the inside and outside of everything simultaneously. They could pluck 2D objects and move them thru 3D space; to us it would look like the object had suddenly vanished, then reappeared somewhere else. They could take a 2D object, flip it over in 3D space, and put it back - to us it would be a mirror image of itself. They could access the most secure containers, kill things by touching their insides, abduct people without explanation, teleport things... they could even insert part of their 3D bodies into our 2D plane and create what would look like to us as shifting blobs of matter, constantly changing forms as different cross sections of the being's arms, legs, clothes, etc came into our universe... If you think about it, a four-dimensional creature would be able to do the same things to our universe. They could look at a house and see the inside and outside of every room. They could teleport from place to place. They could abduct people. They would be invincible to our weapons. They could hover just inches above our universe and spy on us. They would be like gods. Maybe it's possible that our universe is in this situation. Maybe all the stories of ghosts, alien abductions, and ancient gods were actually caused by the actions of four dimensional beings. I'm not saying that this is true, or that I believe it, but it makes very interesting food for thought. What do you think? PS: The idea of a 3D being interacting with a 2D universe is discussed more in-depth by the book Flatland. More info [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatland]here[/url].
