7 Theories About The Death of Our Universe

What fascinates us most about the Universe is how little we know about it. And just as we want to find out what happens to us after we die, scientists are curious about what could happen to the entire Universe when the Grim Reaper comes to visit. The scientific community has produced a plethora of wacky theories, and some of them deserve to be heard.

1. Intelligent destruction

Before the invention of nuclear weapons, no one could have thought that a single bomb could destroy an entire city. However, everything changed after the attack on Hiroshima. This tragedy led to the emergence of the concept of “intelligent destruction”: one day, a person will do or invent something that will destroy the Universe. Of course, even a Moon-sized nuclear bomb won’t make a dent in the fabric of the Universe, so that’s a good thing. On the other hand, who said that we are the only sentient beings in the Universe?

2. The Endgame

One of the most shocking theories regarding our reality is that life is just a computer simulation. According to the philosopher Nick Bostrom of the University of Oxford, since computers are continually improving, at some point, people will develop computing abilities so powerful that they themselves will be able to simulate virtual worlds. Unless someone terminates the program containing our Universe first.

3. Collision with another universe

What is beyond our Universe? Probably other universes. And if the theory of multiple universes, aka the multiverse, is correct, then one day, a great collision may occur. Another universe with wildly different laws of physics can crash into us at speed close to the speed of light. If we could see the collision in slow motion, it would look like a giant mirror was falling on us.