Apparently.
Apparently the universe is 13.75 billion years old. They've measured it. That's how they know.
What if their measurement is wrong? What if it's actually 29 trillion years old?
Or 1 minute old?
It depends on your measurement of the measurement. Doesn't it?
Any measurement is abitrary. We used to measure in inches and feet and yards. Now we measure in centimetres, meters and kilometres.
Does it take longer to get from point A to point B, if it's measured in Kilometres or Miles?
Nah. Takes the same amount of time. Except .... time is a measurement... and it's not fixed either.
So.. according to all the science bods, the universe came into being 13.75 billion years (plus some funny squiggles) ago. What was there before that? What created the universe? If it started 13.75 billion years ago, where did it come from? Apparently two protons bashed together at 99.99999999th of the speed of light and that started the whole thing off.
Where did those protons come from?
Errr... no answer.
How was there such a thing as speed of light, if the universe didn't yet exist? There couldn't have been any light - cos the universe didn't exist.
It's like trying to measure hair length in tablespoons.
(or as my youngest says: going to bed when you're not tired, is like trying to draw a picture without a pencil. In other words: pointless)
Does. Not. Compute.
Made up stuff.
Don't we want to believe that there's some theory that explains life, the universe and everything. But it's like trying to catch the wind. As soon as you try to categorise it, it's not there anymore. It never was. And that's the problem. There's no such 'thing' as the universe. It's an idea.
You can't measure something that doesn't exist. You can't estimate the age of Santa Clause.
You can't find out the address of Cinderella.
It's all made up.
Universe. Made-up.
Age of the universe. Made-up.
It's an interesting story.
And one day, it'll be a different story.
and another
and another.
Not truth, just a story about a concept.
Like this blog post. It's a story.
Everything is a story. Everything is quantified and measured and categorised.
Doesn't make it true though... just makes it a story.
If the unit of measurement were to change tomorrow from light years to blars, then someone would have to convert the age of the universe into blars.
Abitrary.
A man-made story.
Made up shit.
Not long ago(more story). I had a dream, in which a 'Einstein' looking type professor was explaining some sort of exotic calculus. It was amazing! I could follow his every direction and it made perfect sense in the dream. Upon awaking, the insight into the workings of that exotic calculus dissolved instantly. Nothing really happened, just the unfolding and dissolving of story. Likewise, why should our 'waking' state be any different. Does it not fade and dissolve in deep dreamless sleep and when our body/brain organism story line comes to the end 'death' in 'real life', this story too, will fade and dissolve...
ReplyDeleteIt's so bloody fantastic!
ReplyDelete"It's like trying to measure hair length in tablespoons." - Love that!
ReplyDeleteMy hair... let's see... about 1.5 tbs. Volume? Maybe 1.5 cups (not much hair... keep it short, I do).
You've hit on another of my vices - science. I eat it up, especially the theoretical stuff. I don't much delve into it anymore, but it's fun to read your post about it.
I started watching a documentary about Amit Goswami, called "The Quantum Activist" that might go the all-is-one route. Hadda sleep, so it's been on pause. Anyway...
I love that your still YOU and you didn't get polluted after seeing what's what, and all that jazz. :) I tell ya what, though, you start talking all guru-like, and Imma gonna hafta hunt you down. :)
Good junk, Viv. Have a fabulous weekend!
You're - not 'your'. Dolt!
ReplyDeleteMike... namaste, my friend. ;-)
ReplyDeleteMusespirit - what's bloody fantastic? Everything?
Suki - nice story ;-)