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Yeah but if you do that, then you'll get a universe that's not this universe. Speed of light affects much of physics and causality.
by Santosh83 9y ago
Yeah but if you do that, then you'll get a universe that's not this universe. Speed of light affects much of physics and causality.
- matte_black 9y agoHard to imagine how different the resulting universe might be, what if the speed of light and causality were say 10x higher than what it is now? Or what if the speed gradually increased over time? Would we just evaporate?
- Santosh83 9y agoI think not, though am just speculating as a layman when I say that. But physicists have theorised this in much detail: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_speed_of_light https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_speed_of_light I would imagine that a universe that doesn't obey basic causality will not exist for long, even if it comes into existence, nor will it support complex structures that can observe and reflect (like life). Other universes' physics and evolution might be very different, but whatever its laws, on a macro scale I'd imagine they follow internal consistency. So yes, we might evaporate, but it would be well predicted by the science of that universe. It won't happen inexplicably. :-)
- matte_black 9y agoI would have thought in such a strange universe there could at least exist some structures capable of knowing joy, but that thought has been thoroughly eradicated.