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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the implications of removing a single atom from the universe, exploring concepts of atomic significance, the nature of the universe, and whether there exists an indivisible unity among atoms. Participants express varying degrees of uncertainty and curiosity about the fundamental structure of the universe.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Conceptual clarification
  • Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants question whether the removal of one atom would have any significant impact on the universe, suggesting that the vast number of atoms makes such a change negligible.
  • Others express a belief in a fundamental "tissue" or "canvas" that underlies the universe, implying that all atoms are interconnected in a way that might suggest a loss of one could have consequences.
  • There are assertions that atoms may only have meaning when they are combined, hinting at a view of the universe as a singular entity that cannot be easily separated.
  • One participant provides a quantitative perspective, noting the vast number of atoms in the universe and arguing that losing a few trillion would not be significant.
  • Some participants express confusion and uncertainty about the nature of atoms and their role in the universe, using analogies like a card castle to illustrate their thoughts.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally disagree on the significance of removing an atom from the universe. While some argue it would have no meaningful effect, others propose that there is a deeper interconnectedness that could imply consequences. The discussion remains unresolved with competing views on the nature of atomic unity and significance.

Contextual Notes

Participants express various assumptions about the nature of atoms and the universe, including the idea of indivisible unity and the implications of atomic removal. There are also references to the laws of physics, which are mentioned as potentially more impactful than the removal of an atom.

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Hello,we just learned what was an atome and i was windering what would happen if you took one atom out of the universe?
 
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Moves said:
and i was windering what would happen if you took one atom out of the universe?
With the universe? Nothing relevant. There are so many of them, one more or less doesn't matter. The total number of atoms changes all the time from various natural and a few man-made processes.
 
Thanks for answering that fast. I was wondering if the tiniest part of the universe was essential to it survival. I am kinda strugling to express wasni want to say. Even if there are new atomes created isn't there some kind of basic "tissu" that is undestrictible and that makes the universe? Like a card castle which needs all of its cards to be
 
Im sorry if I am noob. Isnt there a kind of canvas atomes apears on? If all atomes are making the "canvas" isn't there dramatic consquence when taking out 1 atome?
 
Moves said:
Even if there are new atomes created isn't there some kind of basic "tissu" that is undestrictible and that makes the universe? Like a card castle which needs all of its cards to be
No.
Moves said:
Isnt there a kind of canvas atomes apears on?
All atoms are in space (they are somewhere). Is that what you mean?
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If all atomes are making the "canvas"
They don't.
 
isnt there some kind of indivisble unity even if you cal' them atoms arent rhey kinda "alive" only when glue together? I am sorry if it sound so noob but isn't the universe 1 thing that can't be separeted?
 
I was picturing that instead of losing a pixel and make a hole on another plateforme universe wouldn't have any surface to support the hole. And basicaly that universe at its base was indivisble. Its blurr ibknow ...
 
No. Space is pretty empty of matter.

Out beyond the solar system, there is an average of about 1 atom per cubic centimeter.
That may seem like a lot but your pinkie knuckle is about that size and it contains about 100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (100 billion trillion) atoms.There's about a trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion (10^60) atoms in the universe as we know it, so losing a few trillion is nothing.
 
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isnt there some kind of indivisble unity even if you cal' them atoms arent rhey kinda "alive" only when glue together? I am sorry if it sound so noob but isn't the universe 1 thing that can't be separeted?
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I was picturing that instead of losing a pixel and make a hole on another plateforme universe wouldn't have any surface to support the hole. And basicaly that universe at its base was indivisble. Its blurr ibknow ...
No. There is nothing like that.
 
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Removing one atom would have no significant effect on the universe. Removing or changing one of the laws of physics almost certainly would have a significant effect.

Atoms can also be created and destroyed by nuclear reactions.
 

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