Some People Wish That We Lived in a Recollapsing Universe

question 73

Multiple Choice

Some people wish that we lived in a recollapsing universe that would eventually stop expanding and start contracting.For this to be the case,which of the following would have to be true (based on current understanding) ?

• A)Dark energy is the dominant form of energy in the cosmos.
• B)Dark energy does not exist and there is much more dark matter than we are aware of to date.
• C)Neither dark energy nor dark matter really exist.
• D)Dark energy exists but dark matter does not.

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