Time, death and the universe

[ksst]

At dinner tonight Master postulated a new theory, new to me at least. The universe actually gets created tomorrow, and all of this stuff that we think happened will be implanted as false memories then. It's a good thing I was drinking sake or my head would hurt.


I also heard someone say that eventually the universe will start to contract again and it will all end in a Big Crunch. And not Nestles either.

[Thorne]

At dinner tonight Master postulated a new theory, new to me at least. The universe actually gets created tomorrow, and all of this stuff that we think happened will be implanted as false memories then. It's a good thing I was drinking sake or my head would hurt.

Sounds a lot like Last Thursdayism

I also heard someone say that eventually the universe will start to contract again and it will all end in a Big Crunch. And not Nestles either.

There was some speculation about that during the early days of the Big Bang Theory, but current measurements show that the speed at which the universe is expanding is actually increasing, which would indicate that there will be no Big Crunch.