The Lord of the Bible?

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Originally Posted by Lalwendë

Though of course my attempts at explanation of scientific theory will not be troubling Stephen Hawking for any time.

I think that you've stated it well enough. Some theories indicate (and I can't remember if these theories hinge on whether 'Dark Matter' is found or not) that the universe will expand to a certain point, then fall back on itself, becoming a single point...at which time it will explode blazingly once again into a completely new universe, complete with new car smell.

At least we'll all be back together for a time.

Or, as stated, the universe will expand until everything is a large homogenous soup of atoms, die a heat death, and silence (and darkness) will reign.

Regardless, I doubt that I'll be around. Think that the last sound heard will be either "Is too," or "Is not." Whether from this thread, the Gandalf vs Witch King thread, or the infamous Balrog's wings thread, we'll just have to wait and see.

Learning a lot from this thread. Cheers.