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Tkacka15 Posted 7 years ago
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The expansion of the universe...

(1) The expansion of the universe will be always going on.


(2) The expansion of the universe has always been going on.


[Let's assume that (1) and (2) are true.]


I understand that in (1) the expansion will go on forever, and in (2) the expansion lasted in the past, is going on now, and not necessarily will be indefinite in the future.

Is my understanding correct?

  

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tkacka15 (1) The expansion of the universe will always be always going on. (2) The expansion of the universe has always been going on. ] I understand that in (1) the expansion will go on forever, and in (2) the expansion lasted went on in the past, is going on now, and but not necessarily will be indefinite in the future.

— CalifJim

  • tkacka15 (1) The expansion of the universe will always be always going on.
  • (2) The expansion of the universe has always been going on.
  • ] I understand that in (1) the expansion will go on forever, and in (2) the expansion lasted went on in the past, is going on now, and but not necessarily will be indefinite in the future.
  • Is my understanding correct?
  • Yes.
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tkacka15

(1) The expansion of the universe will always be always going on.


(2) The expansion of the universe has always been going on.


[Let's assume that (1) and (2) are true.]


I understand that in (1) the expansion will go on forever, and in (2) the expansion lasted went on in the past, is going on no

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The universe will keep on expanding. (This talks about the present and future.)
The universe has been expanding since its beginning 14 billion years ago. (This talks about the past up to the present.)

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