I What If I Were Able to Remove All Matter From the Universe?

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The discussion revolves around the hypothetical scenario of removing all matter from the universe and its implications. Participants question whether the absence of matter leaves anything behind and if space-time can exist without it. The conversation highlights the conflict between magical concepts and established scientific principles, emphasizing that such a scenario violates known physical laws. Ultimately, the premise is deemed unscientific, leading to the conclusion that physics cannot address a situation where its fundamental principles do not apply. The thread is closed due to these considerations.
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All of it. I make it magically disappear... I'm god, I guess.

When I remove all the matter, is there anything left? Is the nothing used to be occupied by all that matter "something"? Is the space-time sans matter, still space-time?
 
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I'm afraid science has nothing to say about magic.
 
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I believe you miss the point.
 
So what is the point then?
The Universe does have matter. and acceptable theories describe how it behaves.
 
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Strong Eagle said:
I believe you miss the point.
I believe you miss V50's point. You cannot just make the matter disappear, it would violatewhat we know about how the world behaves and the description we have of it. You then want to know what physics has to say about this situation, which is asking what physics says about a situation where it is not applicable.

Since the premise of the question makes physics moot, I am closing this thread.
 

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