On Fri, 27 Dec 1996 Max More <maxmore@primenet.com> Wrote:
>Can anyone tell me, according to current thinking, how long
>until the universe begins to recollapse (according to those
>who think it will)?
I think most would say the universe is probably open and so will never
collapse. Even Tipler thinks the universe is ALMOST open and so will take a
very long time before it starts to collapse, 10^18 years. So according to
Tipler The Omega Point will happen in 2 * 10^18 years, give or take a few
hundred trillion. That's a very large number to be sure, but it's no closer
to being infinite than the number 1 is.
John K Clark johnkc@well.com
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