Universe Today May 19, 2026 • 14:15

What If the Universe Had No Beginning? Part 4: The Reckoning - Universe Today

By Paul Sutter

What If the Universe Had No Beginning? Part 4: The Reckoning - Universe Today

No quantum gravity. The wrong peak in the wave function. Boltzmann Babies. Roger Penrose pointing out that the arrow of time was smuggled in through the back door. The no-boundary proposal is beautiful. It is also possibly wrong in many specific ways.

(This is Part 4 of a series on Hawking's no-boundary proposal. Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 first.)
There's a reason that while interesting, the Hartle-Hawking no-boundary proposal isn't exactly … [+6442 chars]

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