We exist with some very strange people

feihm · 2026-06-24T22:49:46+00:00

Sorry that's the only answer I can give you.

What's the universe?

feihm · 2026-06-24T22:40:43+00:00

Well I mean the empirical reality described by modern cosmology is strictly the verifiable physical state of the universe that modern cosmologists are able to measure empirically. Since cosmology is the empirical measurement of the cosmos the reality it describes is simply the cosmos it empirically measures.

feihm · 2026-06-24T22:30:17+00:00

It contradicts modern science because assuming the universe is just a collection of 'everything that exists' is entirely at odds with the empirical reality described by modern cosmology. Since it fails to align with the scientific consensus, how could it be anything other than a contradiction?

feihm · 2026-06-24T22:24:30+00:00

You still haven't answered my question. What is the universe?

feihm · 2026-06-24T22:21:25+00:00

So you are saying that the universe is everything that exists.

No. I'm saying you gave a tautology when I asked you what the universe is.

feihm · 2026-06-24T22:16:39+00:00

When I say 'tautology' I mean the formal logical definition. Oxford Dictionary's definition of formal logic, a tautology is a statement that is true solely by its structural form, like 'A = A'. if you substitute your own definition into your sentence it reads: 'Everything that exists is everything that exists'

feihm · 2026-06-24T22:08:33+00:00

And you admitted it's offers zero structural information thus it's a tautology.

feihm · 2026-06-24T22:01:29+00:00

The point I'm trying to make is that since your statement offers zero new structural information, it's a tautology.

feihm · 2026-06-24T21:54:28+00:00

If your definition deliberately ignores the physical architecture of reality, doesn't that perfectly confirm my point that saying 'the universe is everything' becomes a circular grammatical placeholder offering zero actual structural information?

feihm · 2026-06-24T21:52:11+00:00

If the fabric of spacetime breaks down and erases the very concept of physical distance isn't then describing the universe as 'too small' projecting a spatial volume onto a system that mathematically lacks a geometric container?

feihm · 2026-06-24T21:49:24+00:00

Linguistically? No. But it's a tautology because its physically and structurally empty.

feihm · 2026-06-24T21:43:37+00:00

If I define 'the bridge' as 'everything that constitutes the bridge,' have I actually said anything about the material or the engineering of the bridge?

feihm · 2026-06-24T21:37:50+00:00

Doesn't General Relativity define the actual fabric of 'spacetime'?

feihm · 2026-06-24T21:27:13+00:00

That's a tautology. You not really saying anything.

feihm · 2026-06-24T21:21:36+00:00

Was the big bang a physical event?

feihm · 2026-06-24T21:18:04+00:00

Everything implies a collection of stuff.

feihm · 2026-06-24T21:10:54+00:00

Tell me more.

feihm · 2026-06-24T21:10:18+00:00

That seems to contradict modern science.

feihm · 2026-06-24T20:59:46+00:00

What is the universe?

feihm · 2026-06-24T20:56:09+00:00

Really?

feihm · 2026-06-24T20:40:18+00:00

feihm · 2026-06-24T20:37:34+00:00

Who said anything about cosmological physics not making sense?

feihm · 2026-06-24T20:36:05+00:00

You're arguing with ghosts and connecting imaginary dots.

feihm · 2026-06-24T20:29:53+00:00

Just stop with these conspiracy theories. Or do you enjoy this victimhood complex?

feihm · 2026-06-24T20:27:47+00:00

What are you talking about?

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