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There is no best ideal as to the origin of the universe, for each will accept that which they feel is right. That the universe did not come by chance but was organized by a power far greater than man. If this is so them some deity or deities must have been involved in its creation. Someone with the power to bring together all of the matter that exists in space into an organized body we call the universe. It did not come by chance but was a well though out plan coming from the mind of a supreme being.
The most widely accepted idea about the origin of the universe is the Big Bang theory. This theory proposes that the universe began as a singularity, a point of infinite density and temperature, which then rapidly expanded about 13.8 billion years ago, leading to the universe we observe today.
The Big Bang Theory is the name given to the theory of cosmic expansion. The idea is of an ever expanding universe. It posits that at some point all matter in the universe was contained within one point.
Please note this succint quote from Alan Guth: "The Big Bang theory says nothing about what banged, why it banged, or what happened before it banged." So, although Big Bang Cosmology is the only idea that explains certain undeniable facts about our Universe, it does not explain -- indeed, it doesn't even TRY to explain -- the origin of our Universe.
The idea that thought created the universe is purely speculative and not supported by scientific evidence. The current understanding is that the universe was formed through natural processes such as the Big Bang.
The theory of the infinite big bang suggests that the universe has no definite beginning or end, and that it has been expanding and contracting infinitely. This theory challenges the traditional idea of a single, finite big bang that started the universe. It implies that the universe has always existed in some form and will continue to exist indefinitely, with cycles of expansion and contraction. This concept raises questions about the origin and nature of the universe, as well as the possibility of multiple universes existing simultaneously.
As of current scientific understanding, it is not possible to create another universe. The concept of creating a new universe is purely theoretical and speculative, beyond our current technological capabilities. The study of multiverse theories explores the idea of multiple universes coexisting, but creating a completely new universe is not within our reach.
The concept of the universe contracting aligns with current theories of cosmology that suggest the universe may eventually collapse in on itself. This idea is supported by the theory of the Big Crunch, where the universe contracts back into a singularity. However, recent observations and evidence point towards the universe expanding at an accelerating rate, leading to the theory of the Big Freeze or Heat Death, where the universe continues to expand indefinitely. The eventual fate of the universe is still uncertain and subject to ongoing research and debate in the field of cosmology.
There are several different guesses (I hesitate to dignify these with the word "theory", which implies that there is at least some observational data to back them up) as to the eventual fate of the universe. These guesses change on a year-by-year basis. The idea that the "universe" may have an end is a relatively new one; the entire "big bang theory" of the origin of the universe is only 55 or so years old. Before that, the predominant idea was that the universe had existed forever, and would continue to exist forever.
Although beta testers like me are testing Lego universe, we have no idea when netdevil and Lego will release this game. The best guess is by the end of 2010.
Edwin Hubble is the founder of the Big Bang theory, which describes the origin and evolution of the universe. His observations of galaxies and their redshifts led to the formulation of Hubble's Law, demonstrating that the universe is expanding. This groundbreaking work provided strong evidence for the idea that the universe began from a hot, dense state and has been expanding ever since.
The "how" is an open question, although the current theory is that the present incarnation of the universe was started at the "big bang". We have no idea if there was anything "before" the big bang, or even if the idea of "before" makes any sense.The "when" is, about 14.5 billion years ago. Again, the details are a little sketchy; we weren't around to observe the event.
Copernicus was an astronaut and Mathematician, it is during the research that he was able to get the principle idea that the earth was not at the center of the universe.