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If our universe is in a false vacuum state rather than a true vacuum state, then the decay from the less stable false vacuum to the more stable true vacuum (called false vacuum decay) could have dramatic consequences.[5][6] The effects could range from complete cessation of existing fundamental forces, elementary particles and structures comprising them, to subtle change in some cosmological parameters, mostly depending on the potential difference between true and false vacuum. Some false vacuum decay scenarios are compatible with the survival of structures like galaxies, stars,[7][8] and even biological life,[9] while others involve the full destruction of baryonic matter[10] or even immediate gravitational collapse of the universe.[11] In this more extreme case, the likelihood of a “bubble” forming is very low (i.e. false vacuum decay may be impossible).[12] "
Godort@lemm.ee 4 months ago
I’m not worried about this specific apocalypse, if only because there is literally nothing that can be done to prevent it nor stop it if it starts.
I’m far more worried about more localized, preventable, human-caused apocalypse like climate or nuclear war.
Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 4 months ago
Also, we won’t see it coming and won’t feel it happen. As far as deaths go, it’s about as easy as it gets.
iAvicenna@lemmy.world 4 months ago
on the bonus side takes Trump, Elon, Nigel and Tate with it.
Tower@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Exactly. Same energy as worrying about Earth being hit by a gamma ray burst - 🤷♂️
Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 4 months ago
I would be very glad if it was something only destructive to humans, and not the planet(s ecosystems).
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 4 months ago
The dowvotes signal a trend against misanthropy, which is the only logical conclusion.
Let me test this theory: We are a virus. An STD that is always lethal and should be eradicated for the planet’s good.
But also let me quote Dostoyevsky to end my point positively:
“I have seen the truth; I have seen and I know that people can be beautiful and happy. … I will not and cannot believe that evil is the normal condition of mankind.”
CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world 4 months ago
Not all humans are bad and destructive, nor is the collective human race universally destructive. We have saved species from extinction and made great strides to protect ecosystems. Don’t damn the lot of us for the crimes of the worst of us.