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Originally posted by DaMod
Second point which really should hit home, is if the universe is constantly expanding and contracting and has been doing this since the beginning of time and matter cannot be created nor destroyed (especially in a fusion reaction, because as you know hydrogen turns into helium as it is fused together.) Then the same sub atomic particles exist now as existed then.
It has been expanding / contracting / expanding / contracting. In between these contractions would be stars converting hydrogen into helium. If it has been doing this for an infinite amount of time (which it would almost have to) then the universe has been using hydrogen as fuel for infinity billion years. Why is hydrogen the most abundant resource in the universe? That in itself implies on itself that it is in fact young. Therefore it could not be oscillating. Energy cannot be created nor destroyed eaither simple converted in form, but matter is not converted in a fusion reaction simply converted to helium (not a good candidate for fission btw). Sure energy is released during this reaction but the matter still remains in the form of helium. Helium is a more scarce element.
Originally posted by DaMod
Think about a proton star. Now make that proton star contain all the mass in the universe! I'm sure you can understand how that would not work.
Originally posted by WickettheRabbit
Whether it happens that way or not, it still doesn't explain how the cycle started. However, don't defend the single cycle theory as proof of god.
Originally posted by SugarCube
Surely you are negating the unknown effects of a perceivable "singularity" that constitutes the "start" of the big bang? You indicate that matter could not be consistent between oscillation, but we do not know how it would conceptually perform under the extreme rigours of the singularity.
Conceivably, all atomic-level matter could be redundant and break down to sub-elements, thereby creating a pool of resource with which atomic matter could be reconstituted and expelled in the next explosion.
Originally posted by Toughiv
reply to post by miragezero
I completely disagree with the notion of god of gaps. Just because God seems to fill the areas of the unexplained still doesnt disprove the idea that a creative force is behind the universe.
Cheers
Brad
Originally posted by notreallyalive
Take the following classes and ALL this will be answered for you:
Chemistry 101
Philosophy 101