I'd probably ask what is the purpose of life? I have my theory, but would interested in knowing.

What happened a nanosecond before the Big Bang? Was there a nanosecond(time) prior to the Bang?

Perhaps you should start with "was there a Big Bang".

Why are more people right handed than left handed??

So the scissors will work properly.

I'd probably ask what is the purpose of life? I have my theory, but would interested in knowing.

 

Or if there is purpose???

Perhaps you should start with "was there a Big Bang".

 

Perhaps so. The discovery of dark energy have left some scientists(still very much the minority) advancing another theory.

Did Hank really write all of them songs?

 

That don't deserve no answer.

Simple. Are we alone?

 

That, and Amelia Earhart.

Perhaps so. The discovery of dark energy have left some scientists(still very much the minority) advancing another theory.

 

Did they discover dark energy? I thought it still is undetectable and a theory of what is keeping gravity from collapsing the universe in on itself. Since there is no friction in space the push ( dark energy) could simply be the momentum from the intial creation. Everything is spinning so is dark energy confused with angular momentum? If gravity wins, which doesn't seem to be the case the universe will collapse and could create another creation event. Is this the first? It's one big amazing universe that we haven't scratched the surface on. We may never understand the beginings, workings and endings. Besides life after death, the universe is my second question.

Did they discover dark energy? I thought it still is undetectable and a theory of what is keeping gravity from collapsing the universe in on itself. Since there is no friction in space the push ( dark energy) could simply be the momentum from the intial creation. Everything is spinning so is dark energy confused with angular momentum? If gravity wins, which doesn't seem to be the case the universe will collapse and could create another creation event. Is this the first? It's one big amazing universe that we haven't scratched the surface on. We may never understand the beginings, workings and endings. Besides life after death, the universe is my second question.

 

The evidence for dark energy is indirect but comes from three independent sources:

 

1. Distance measurements and their relation to redshift suggest the universe has expanded more in the last half of its life.

 

2. The need(on a theoretical basis) for a type of additional energy that is not matter or dark matter to form the observationally flat universe .

 

3. Dark energy can be inferred from measures of large scale wave-patterns of mass density in the universe.

The evidence for dark energy is indirect but comes from three independent sources:

 

1. Distance measurements and their relation to redshift suggest the universe has expanded more in the last half of its life.

 

2. The need(on a theoretical basis) for a type of additional energy that is not matter or dark matter to form the observationally flat universe .

 

3. Dark energy can be inferred from measures of large scale wave-patterns of mass density in the universe.

 

I was aware that the universe's expansion was speeding up which would indicate some type of external force. Otherwise the expantion would be at a constant pace. Einstein theorized that there is no such thing as empty space, that there is energy everywhere. He didn't know what it was but what a smart guy. Future generations will die a dark cold death as the lights all burn out.

This is getting to complicated. Going to have to move to another thread.

Though it would be tremendously interesting to know, if we were told today, and given indisputable truth that there was intelligent life elsewhere, it would not be the least bit surprising to me considering the vastness of the Universe. I would actually expect this to be the case. The idea that Earth's humanity is the only intelligent life seems way more unlikely to me than there being others.

 

Just like us, other intelligent life forms while perhaps knowing more or less than we do, still most likely have no complete understanding of the "origins" of, or the "extent" of the Universe, and just like us are at the mercy of existing without any clear knowledge of why or how.

 

Sure, as thinking humans it's hard to escape wondering about our own existence and considering it to be a significant part of the puzzle, which it certainly is, but while our existence is undeniably worthy of study and wonderment, it is merely one tiny part of the giant picture.

 

Science has amazingly discovered so much throughout its short history, and the last 50 years through space technology has offered us fascinating knowledge of many things previously not known. Even still, what we do know is so significantly small, and knowing all is seemingly virtually impossible.

 

I recall when back in grade school being told how many planets there were in our solar system and thinking that since we don't really know everything for certain, I'd bet that there were more, and it wasn't at all a surprise when science came to discover that there are.

 

Our human existence means what we've applied it to mean. Since we can't know for certain otherwise we do whatever we can to give it some semblance of meaning to make it all feel worth it. If we knew for certain that ultimately our existence was pointless and meaningless this would make some (myself included) just try to make the best of the time that we have, and enjoy it while it last.

 

For others it might be too agonizing to realize this meaninglessness, and understandably so, that it wouldn't be worth it to endure living with the knowledge that our time is limited and pointless.

 

Because of our need to know, historically many have invented and/or follow ideals of meaning to pacify themselves to avoid going nuts. No doubt that it's bizarre that we are born into our existence without the benefit of knowing how or why, and chances are great that we never will. It's quite understandable that many would reach for something, even delusionally so, to avoid going out of their minds from having to recognize their human limitations and accept not knowing anything with any certainty.

 

What I'd like to know before I die is what I will most likely never have the chance of knowing, and even if there is life after death that in itself might not offer any guarantees of knowing anything either. If my consciousness continues to exist after my body becomes lifeless, which I lean towards doubting though I certainly can't dismiss for sure, I can only hope that this 'next life' does offer me more understanding than this one has because I feel rather certain that this life unfortunately can't and won't.

The pillow...who invented it? At what point in evolution did man figure out they needed something soft to lay their heads on?

Why do little kids get cancer? Little people who have never smoked, not been in the sun too much, never had alcohol or drugs. And then live a short, horrible, pain filled life of needles and tests and hospital stays and experimental drugs, while their parents watch---helpless and hopeless?