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Ultimate fate of the universe (view source)
Revision as of 04:22, February 15, 2012
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===Heat death===
===Heat death===
After the Stelliferous Epoch, all hydrogen in the universe will be exhausted. Then, only remnants remain. After 10<sup>17</sup> billion years from now, [[protons]] will decay into a positron, and a pion. All particles will decay, leaving behind nothing but simple particles. The rate of entropy will be at a maximum, and nothing will interact ever again.
After the Stelliferous Epoch, all hydrogen in the universe will be exhausted. Then, only remnants remain. After 10<sup>17</sup> billion years from now, [[protons]] will decay into a positron, and a pion. All particles will decay, leaving behind nothing but simple particles. The rate of entropy will be at a maximum, and nothing will interact ever again.
==Religious Views==
Most organized religions have a prophecy regarding the end of the universe, and of time itself. The 3 Abrahamic religions predict a "judgement day", while Buddhism follows a more "heat death" scenario.<ref>Jātaka 20:12-1 ''And the all will fall quiet, forever; all will reach nirvana, or perish in "naraka"''</ref> Others believe in an infinite "flat" universe, where everything is static<ref name="scientology">Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health, Hubbard, Ron, L ''accessed 11/21/11</ref>
==Judeo-Christian-Islam==
The Abrahamic religions teach a judgement day, where the righteous will enter heaven, and the wicked, shall either be destroyed, or suffer for all eternity in hell.<ref>Revelations 21:8 ''But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death''</ref> Regarding the universe, the three religions agree that the universe will be destroyed, and replaced with a new earth, universe, and God will reign forever and ever.
==Buddhist-Hindu==
Buddhism and Hinduism teach that the universe will one day be devoid of life, and action. This is because the people will have escaped the cycle of life and death, desire, and suffering, and enter a state of nirvana. The wicked will suffer in naraka, for unimaginably long periods of time, but not forever.
==Fringe groups==
Certain fringe groups, such as Scientology, hold that the universe is static, and will never change.<ref name="scientology"> Specifically, it states that all consciousness will follow the same pattern of birth and rebirth, forever.
==References==
==References==
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