Message from @Tornzy
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black holes are technically physical objects though
their mass is just so great
Black holes are huge amounts of mass
Theyre so massive that they have a pull on photons
So they can't be seen
just think - the amount of shear mass in a black whole, there may be an entire universe inside one, we ourselves could be inside a giant black hole. Our universe was created when our black hole formed
there is not an entire universe in them though
we have a basic understanding how how black holes come to be, and therefore what they're made of
multiverse theory is a hypothesis
no grounds for it's truth, but no way to disprove it
just a theory
Interesting thought, but the universe shows an ability to expand and contract, whereas black holes can only gain mass
Or at least, it is theorised that way, the problem with many things this big is the amount of belief and assumptions that you have to make
https://curiosity.com/topics/there-might-be-a-universe-inside-every-black-hole-curiosity/
another bit of explanation
```Black holes form when a very massive star dies and its core collapses into a space so small that not even light can escape it. The boundary that delineates that point of no return is called the event horizon, and a sort of opaque "wrapping" that doesn't let you see the singularity itself. Importantly, as matter falls into the black hole, the event horizon grows: rapidly at first as the black hole begins to form, then more slowly as matter falls in at a lower rate.
During the first trillionth of a second after the Big Bang, the universe expanded incredibly rapidly — faster than the speed of light. (Since space was technically being created, that universal speed limit didn't have much sway). Over time, that expansion slowed down. Doesn't that sound a lot like a black hole's event horizon? Is it possible that our universe is the event horizon in some other universe's black hole?```
could just be a similarity
we can't say anything for sure
all we can do is list off what something "isn't"
which is the scientific method
When it comes to the nature of this Universe, the scientific method supersedes religion
A black hole is mass though and the universe has plenty of space where thre is no mass
there is that "missing mass" thing where it's probably not empty space but mass we can't observe yet
and one of the theories why spiral galaxies don't fly apart as they should if there was just empty space
referring to dark matter?
gravitino
good ol' subatomic particle heavier/larger than neutrino I believe
The original statment about atheism being a religion is incorrect, because while there may be organised atheists that believe a particular set of things, there are also atheists that are not organised and do not believe a specific set of things
There are many different types of Christians, some are more organized while others are small churches or entirely independent.
But all are based on the same core tenets
Atheism is not
Atheism has the core tenet of refuting religion
Incorrect
then what is atheism?
It isnt about refuting religion, there may be some who make it a point to talk about atheism as an opposite to religion but as I said earlier, atheism is more about the simple premice that there is no god
So there is a core tenet.
In that respect yes I would have to agree, although it is impossilbe for there to be a way of thinking that contains no tenets
you have core tenet to not belive my spagetti monster.
When it comes down to it there are probably only a handful more universal core tenets that you could find in all of Christians. These could become pretty distinct, like the Miaphysites or the Nasrani for example.
Religion is more than a tenet or set of tenets though, it is a system of belief that sometimes includes ritual or tradition
You are right in that atheism lacks any ritual or tradition, which is its problem.
If you really want to stretch the definition of religion, just state that the scientific method and the scientific community are those aspects
But the thing is, that you can do that for anything
That is the point of the Tech Priests in 40k.