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Scientist, after decades of study, concludes: We don't have free will (phys.org)
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[โ€“] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If we were to assume the universe expands to the critical size and then contracts back to the singularly, then repeats the cycle.

Why would we assume the second cycle would be identical to the first? I don't think we know enough about the big bang to assume the energy and matter would come out in the same proportions in the same locations a second time, setting the stage for the universe to occur identically the second time to the first.

[โ€“] zone@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

I think it would take an outside influence (from another universe or something) to have it change. Could be wrong though.