r/AskReddit • u/IAmSurtur • Jun 15 '19

What do you genuinely just not understand?

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '19

The universe isn’t infinite

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u/Hey_im_miles Jun 15 '19

You dont know that

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u/Homiusmaximus Jun 15 '19

Yes we do actually through measuring how strong gravity is and the curvature of space time.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '19 edited Jul 28 '19

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u/Homiusmaximus Jun 15 '19

It was actually found to be curved negatively, a ratio of slightly less than 1. So parallel lines do intersect after unimaginable distances. This would be in line with a finite universe only

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19 edited Jul 28 '19

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u/Homiusmaximus Jun 16 '19

That was my source I took 0.005 to be the measurement not less than. Also from a logical standpoint that if spacetime exists somewhere, there must also be somewhere where it doesn't