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How you know the Wikipedia article is good
didnt need the wikipedia page. soon as I read a couple pop sci articles on this I was like “welp this shit sounds dangerous it was nice to know you all”
"threat
If our universe is in a false vacuum state rather than a true vacuum state, then the decay from the less stable false vacuum to the more stable true vacuum (called false vacuum decay) could have dramatic consequences.[5][6] The effects could range from complete cessation of existing fundamental forces, elementary particles and structures comprising them, to subtle change in some cosmological parameters, mostly depending on the potential difference between true and false vacuum. Some false vacuum decay scenarios are compatible with the survival of structures like galaxies, stars,[7][8] and even biological life,[9] while others involve the full destruction of baryonic matter[10] or even immediate gravitational collapse of the universe.[11] In this more extreme case, the likelihood of a “bubble” forming is very low (i.e. false vacuum decay may be impossible).[12] "
Also, of course there’s a Kurzesagt
Well, that sucks.
Luckily, this is the epitome of that Epicurus quote:
Why should I fear death? If I am, then death is not. If Death is, then I am not. Why should I fear that which can only exist when I do not?
Why should I fear death? If I am, then death is not. If Death is, then I am not
Death will be, so we will cease to be. Sounds like he
iswas whistling past the graveyard with that quote…And when you do, you no longer have to worry about it. In fact, you can’t.
Not much of a consoling thought to me.
When I was younger one day I was thinking about death and I suddenly truly understood the concept of nothing after death. When you die, the entire universe might as well go with you. Once you spend enough time with that realization, you’ll also realize it’s pointless to fear it. Or at least, I did. Hopefully it’ll work for you too.
If our particular bubble of the universe has remained unmolested for 13.8 billion years, it is safe to assume it will continue to be for the next 1000 years.
Also it’s not like assuming it will collapse in the next decade will make any difference other than having a harder time enjoying the time before then.
Until we build a particle accelerator that does something novel that even the rest of the universe never managed to do
i don’t know quantum mechanics or much about particles. I watched a video on False vacuum decay, and it says if higgs change state it might change the laws of physics
So can’t it be that the universe had change of states of other particles maybe in past (billions year before life) that changed the laws of physics and so on.
Obligatory mention of the novel [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schild’s_Ladder](Schild’s Ladder) by Greg Egan.
Such a scenario would be interesting indeed.
Climate change.
Uh yeah, I sure hope it doesn’t
Prions
Metastable equilibria.
welp this parallel universe goes down the drain too
Stop reading my mind!
