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Andy asked:

Theory 1: The "big bang" starts at 0 degrees on a sign wave, as the universe slows it's expansion it
reaches 90 degrees and therefore returns to the "big bang" at 180 degrees. Thus, an "anti-universe"
will complete the cycle.

Theory 2: Assume for a second that the human body can understand input at a certain rate, say
1000000MHz for talking sake, but the universal cycle occurs at 1999999Mhz. This would mean our
bodies and the rest of our "existence" would not realise we are being created and destroyed so fast
we could not perceive our TRUE being.

Theory 3: If the universal cycle was exactly double the rate of our consciousness we would not
"move" through time, but rather be one instance in time. i.e. our thought would be parallel to the X
axis on a TIME vs UNIVERSE SIZE graph.

Theory 4: This being the case, our conscious thought is the only thing that remains once the universe
ends and begins again. In other words we (as pure thought) are immortal.

Nothing can change this as it has happened, is happening, and will continue to happen. After all the
power of the universe can not dissipate. Can it?

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I cannot possibly do justice to the sheer complexity of possible states raised by your theories — a real
can of worms! But I suggest some reading to you by which you might like to model your presentation.
Problems of this sort were proposed 100 years ago by Henri Poincaré, a mathematician; his
books are in and out of print all the time, so you might be lucky to find a copy. Most editions contain
all three of his published works, and that's the edition I would go for.

Jurgen Lawrenz

Sydney