A Rational Cosmology: The Impossibility of Singularities with Infinite Density

Essay LXV

This is Essay LXV of Mr. Stolyarov's series, "A Rational Cosmology," which seeks to present objective, absolute, rationally grounded views of terms such as universe, matter, volume, space, time, motion, sound, light, forces, fields, and even the higher-order concepts of life, consciousness, and volition. See the index of all the essays in "A Rational Cosmology" here.

It is commonly asserted by some contemporary scientists that singularities and black holes exist which have an infinite density.

Philosophy must urgently employ its veto power over the natural sciences to refute this illogical theory. Density is the ratio of mass per unit volume. An infinite density implies the existence of unlimited mass within a limited volume. Mass is not a chronological attribute, and exists all at the same time. To claim that infinite densities can exist is to acknowledge the existence of simultaneous infinities, which immediately renders one's concept or theory illegitimate.

One must ask the contemporary physicists the following questions: "What properties does a finite volume have to enable it to hold infinite mass without expanding? If a finite volume can hold any quantity of mass, no matter how large it is, does it not follow, then, that each individual unit of mass must occupy zero volume? If one unit of mass has zero volume, and zero multiplied by anything remains zero, then must a singularity, too, not have zero volume? But how can it also be claimed to have a certain finite non-zero volume?"

This is a contradiction that cannot be reconciled. The physicist, if he thinks rationally, will be forced to admit that the singularity does indeed have zero volume, that is, it does not exist.

It is conceivable that an object may have a very high density, exhibiting a very large mass to volume ratio. It is also possible that there exist what are now called black holes and singularities, and that they can explode outward or attract matter into themselves.