a4mula t1_j1doh37 wrote on December 23, 2022 at 3:19 PM

Reply to comment by hreflet in Can we truly know the age of the universe? by Geodad478

There are many different properties of the CMB. Temperature, intensity, spectrum. As time progresses these will all change. From there it's a matter of rewinding the clock back to its original, highest energy state.

We don't know. And the truth is, we can never know with absolute certainty. Science isn't a study of Truth, not really. It's a study of observable phenomena that we use to make models to help us accurately understand our reality.

From that stance, they've been very successful as it gives us technology. Regardless of any Truth statement.

We approach infinity, We approach Truth. Never is either reached.

hreflet t1_j1drti3 wrote on December 23, 2022 at 3:43 PM

I understand what you're saying.

I just wish I could be alive when we can explore further into the unkown. Any knowledge on this topic fascinates me so much. Thank you again for that icing on the cake analogy. May you have a wonderful day.

a4mula t1_j1dsqm6 wrote on December 23, 2022 at 3:49 PM

You are alive for that! Look around. So much is being discovered today that nobody can keep up with it all. That's mind blowing to me.

Even as a child in the 80s, I might go months without having some major discovery made, maybe years.

Today I can't get through a single news cycle.

Never fear that we'll run out of discovery. That's not possible. Novel information is created faster than it's absorbed, at least by any given individual.

We're delving into reality in ways today that are mind blowing on many different scales.

The real fear, is running out of time to explore.