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Debate:Does the universe include everything, or does something outside the universe exist? (view source)
Revision as of 22:25, March 4, 2008
, 22:25, March 4, 2008→No
What I mean is, God is infinite, he is not, and cannot be contained in the universe. --[[User:CPAdmin1|Tim <small>(CPAdmin1)</small>]]<sup>[[User talk:CPAdmin1|talk]]</sup> [[User:CPAdmin1/Election08|Vote for President]] 23:26, 27 January 2008 (EST)
What I mean is, God is infinite, he is not, and cannot be contained in the universe. --[[User:CPAdmin1|Tim <small>(CPAdmin1)</small>]]<sup>[[User talk:CPAdmin1|talk]]</sup> [[User:CPAdmin1/Election08|Vote for President]] 23:26, 27 January 2008 (EST)
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Ayn Rand taught me the notion of an '''invalid question''', which is tied to the concept of an [invalid concept]. Asking about a ''qualified, physical'' universe avoids the heart of the matter. As stated above, the universe, by definition, includes '''ALL''' that exists, not merely all that ''physically'' exists. This concept is not something for scientific observation to "prove" or "disprove."
To say the universe is both finite and growing are natural corrolaries of understanding the concept of all that exists. For instance, what is beyond the edge of the universe is an invalid question because it refers to something that does not exist. How do I know? Have I been to the edge of the universe? No. It is not a matter of ''perception''; it is a matter of ''conception''.
String theory may suggest multiple dimensions but conceptually, each dimension is part of a connection with all that exists, i.e., the universe. A property of existence is that it is part of the universe. It is not that God cannot exist "outside" the universe, it is that "outside" has no reference. As the distance between matter expands, space is created, thereby enlarging the universe.