A few physicists have postulated other universes co-existing
with ours. Most reject that conclusion, and I agree with them. I agree, that
is, in the sense of likelihood of finding other universes that basically
duplicate ours. But, what is the possibility of something 100% different from
our universe? Let’s explore that thought.
As I pointed out in Scripture
Versus Science, we are often admonished to “think outside the box.” We have
an ultimate box with impenetrable walls. The ultimate box in which we live is
three dimensional space and unidirectional, irreversible time. There is simply
no way for our thinking to escape this box, because we would have nothing upon
which to anchor our thinking. Yes, some physicists have postulated more than
three dimensions. I think I have seen up
to seven or eight physical dimensions proposed, but these are still developed
on a base of three dimensional space.
Could a universe of no space and no time be possible? There
is absolutely no way of knowing that, and there is no way to visualize such an
existence. If such a universe were possible, the only way we could explain it
would be that it consists of nothing but energy, and that would make no sense
to us. Is it impossible, though? Consider: our universe is mostly space with stars
and satellites spotted around here and there. Thus, there is actually room for
something “foreign” to be intertwined among the various stars and galaxies. If
this something were to consist of energy only we would not be able to detect it
. . . or could we? Astrophysicists keep telling us there is not enough energy
in our universe to make it act the way it does, and there must be more. They
have labeled this unseen and unmeasured energy “Dark energy,” and 68 percent of the Universe energy is this
Dark Energy.
As I have already pointed out (How Did The Big Bang Happen???),
we can only come to the conclusion that there was an unbelievably immense amount
of energy which suddenly coalesced into hydrogen ions – the initial components
of mass. Now we have something we can deal with, and there is a constantly
increasing amount of research based theory on how these initial hydrogen ions
gradually became the various atoms we know, and how they may have interacted to
form the various bodies we now find scattered around the universe.
One more thought to consider. Nearly every religion believes in God or Gods who is/are not of this world, but who is/are in control. Christians and
Jews believe in one god who created the world and is still active here, not of
the world but in some place called Heaven. Furthermore, this God knows
everything that will happen before it happens. This is supported by the many
prophecies of our Old Testament which happened, sometimes at a much later date,
exactly as predicted. This can only happen if this God lives in a universe of
no time, where God can simultaneously observe all things past and all things future, as well as being able to interact with them at whatever point is appropriate.
It has been said that we are nothing more than avatars in a
celestial computer program. While we are much more than this, it does provide
an example to possibly support the theory of a God existing in a timeless
universe. Consider how computers work. Basically, a code must be written to instruct
electrons’ actions when told to “go.” Today’s computers are really fast. Let’s
say it takes one minute to run the program. The programmer checks the results,
and makes corrections in the program if needed, then running it again. This
process is repeated until the desired results are obtained. We measure
time in minutes and hours. However, electrons are very fast. Their reaction
time is measured in the range of billionth to quadrillionths of a second. Thus,
one year in our time would be at least a one billion year equivalent in the life of an
electron. This is still expressed in terms of time, because I know nothing
else, but it provides a possible indication of the difference between existence in
time versus existence in a universe of no time. Such a relationship could easily
explain the difference between the Genesis time, seven days, for creation of
the universe and Scientist’s estimation of it taking billions of years.
Does this explain the concept of God and Heaven? Could a
process similar to development of a computer program, but in a timeless
universe, explain why this God knows our future with detail? Is Heaven really
what we call Dark Energy? Was 32 percent of Heavenly energy used to form our
Universe? I have no way or knowing -- at least not in life. Furthermore, If
Heaven is real and I get there, it is unlikely that I will any longer be
interested in the answer to these questions! In any case, there likely no possible to answer the title question within our known universe.
