Memoirs of the Unborn. Universe

Memoirs of the Unborn. Universe

Tenth story

Our Universe is infinite. Although, a renowned scientist called Einstein purportedly said, "There are only two infinite things: the Universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the first one." He undoubtedly knew what he was talking about, but we still cannot say where the Universe begins and where it ends. Everything in life (at least, in our Universe) is based on hypotheses—birth, life, death. All these and other concepts can be considered both in a physical sense and abstractly or through philosophy—in an attempt to understand, comprehend, and make sense of these phenomena.

 

The origin of our Universe has intrigued and kept many scientists awake throughout different periods of human history. And to the extent that the level of science and technology allowed them at the time, their ideas and conclusions regarding the Universe differed. In essence, its history can be traced through their research, in which these wise and intelligent men presented not only abstract thoughts but also numbers. Including the birthdate of our Universe and, in some cases, even the date of its death.

 

For example, it is generally accepted that the Universe owes its birth to the "Big Bang," which happened 13.72 billion years ago, and it is destined to die in 100 trillion years from the moment of its birth due to a heat death, as predicted by the German scientist Rudolf Clausius. Galileo Galilei viewed the Universe as a giant mechanism with the Sun at its center. Nicolaus Copernicus believed that the Earth and the Sun are not unique, and there are similar entities in our Universe. He also believed that Earthlings are not alone in the Universe.

 

Universal conflicts also threatened to put an end to our Universe. The causes of such conflicts were intergalactic crises of various kinds. Among them, the well-known energy crisis of 2075, which, fortunately, was resolved before the outbreak of hostilities. Man contributed here as well because conflicts and wars are embedded in his very nature.

 

The question of the finiteness or infiniteness of the Universe has troubled the greatest minds of humanity. And today, it is generally considered that our Universe is infinite.

And since the Universe has no end, it can be assumed that it has no beginning. In other words, it never started or, simply put, was never born. And if it never started, it will never end. Our Universe will remain unborn. Just like these memoirs about it—a figment of the imagination of an unborn author.

October 27, 2014, Original (Russian) version.