But did his ideas really require that the *entire* universe collapse into
a singularity? Or would it work if only a sufficiently large,
life-filled part of it collapsed into a singularity? What if life does,
as Nick Bostrom suggested, send devices out into the universe which send
matter back to some area. If enough is sent back, the mass will collapse
into a black hole. If life organizes this right, will it be able to
accomplish Tipler's ideas? Is there enough energy in the creation of
this singularity to simulate a universe of infinite (subjective) length,
as Tipler proposes there would be if the entire universe collapsed?
David Musick (DavidMusick@juno.com)
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