What does Nothing Look Like?
By Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
United States
May 15, 2023 2:59pm CST
When I was in school, we often discussed scientific and religious subjects. One of the favorites was that before the Big Bang, there was nothing. We wondered what nothing looked like.
I discovered that they now say there was heat and a point of singularity that expanded, caused the bang, and the universe is still expanding. I don't remember that from long ago.
What does nothing look like to you?
https://www.discovery.com/science/What-Came-Before-Big-Bang
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@akalinus (44366)
• United States
16 May 23
That is a good way of explaining it. I remember living in the country far away from any light except the sun and stars, etc., and whatever light we had, be it candles or a lantern. But, the blackest night still contains things under and in it.
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@Shivram59 (50205)
• India
16 May 23
@akalinus It's a question nobody has the answer of.Our Hindu philosophy asserts that the universe came into existence with a sound _ OM.Perhaps the big bang theory accepts something similar.
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@akalinus (44366)
• United States
17 May 23
@Shivram59 So is the sound the voice of God when he spoke the universe into being? Let there be light.
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@Shivram59 (50205)
• India
17 May 23
@akalinus Might be.In ths Veda a sound is known as "Shabd." "OM" is considered "Shabdbrahm" which means the God in ths form of a shabd or sound.OM is "anshat Nad"*which means the unstriking sound.Om is the Name of God.
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@kaylachan (84784)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 May 23
Hard to say what nothing looks like, as you're not supposed to see nothing.
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@kaylachan (84784)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 May 23
@akalinus That's true, it is.
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@Deepizzaguy (122162)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
15 May 23
That is a good question since I would imagine before the big bang happened the universe would be very dark.
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@Deepizzaguy (122162)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
15 May 23
@akalinus I have seen cities that are dark when there was no light due to a natural disaster.
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@akalinus (44366)
• United States
16 May 23
@Deepizzaguy I have seen that also. That kind of dark is very, very dark.
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@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
16 May 23
I was thinking about exactly the same thing and was going to write a Discussion about it. It makes my head hurt to think about it.
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So you thought of writing a discussion on the same thing? All I can say is that great minds think alike.@akalinus (44366)
• United States
17 May 23
I see what you mean. If the universe is a big ball shape, what lies beyond that? It is nothing but what does it look like. It is easier to visualize because it surrounds something, the universe. I don't know, I have a lot of trouble thinking about this.
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@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
17 May 23
@akalinus Exactly. My Discussion was going to be about how the universe is curved. What is beyond that curve? Nothing. I can't wrap my mind around what nothing is. What is outside of that curve?
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
25 May 23
I can imagine what it would look like if the world or the galaxy or the Milky Way weren't there. I just have a problem with the concept of nothing. I can't imagine what it would look like if space was gone. Even a point of singularity is something but where did it come from?
@DaddyEvil (174430)
• United States
15 May 23
Scientists didn't say there was heat and a singularity point that expanded long ago because they still aren't sure they're right about that. And they had no clue back in the day.
Were you aware that "something" is pulling everything in one direction in our universe? Some things are being pulled faster than others. I was watching a YT video about that a few days ago... It's interesting.
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@DaddyEvil (174430)
• United States
17 May 23
@akalinus Sorry, hon. If I could explain it better for you, I would try. The prevailing thoughts are that something massive outside our universe is pulling everything here in one direction. (Even if some stars are receding from us in the opposite direction, they're still also being pulled to whatever is pulling everything else.)
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@akalinus (44366)
• United States
17 May 23
@DaddyEvil I like to think if anything is pulling the universe, it is God making room for something else. Laugh if you want, I'm sure everyone else will. 
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@db20747 (43419)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
16 May 23
How can the universe expand if it's already infinite. Space science is like talking to a brick wall. Never can figure it out. Too far out of the real physical realm of things. Big bang sounds just like the Bible. When God said let there be light. Bang , there was light.
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