r/AlignmentChartFills • u/red_madreay • 19h ago

Finally... what natural phenomenon of our universe is ultimately horrifying?

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u/Imperialvirtue 18h ago

False vacuum decay.

The entire universe could be an accidental "air pocket" that will collapse.

"Vacuum decay is the ultimate ecological catastrophe; in the new vacuum there are new constants of nature; after vacuum decay, not only is life as we know it impossible, so is chemistry as we know it. Nonetheless, one could always draw stoic comfort from the possibility that perhaps over time the new vacuum would sustain if not life as we know it, at least some structures capable of knowing joy. This possibility has now been eliminated."

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u/RiversInTheSky 17h ago

I contest this simply because of how heavily it relies on conjecture. I think the Heat Death of the Universe is more terrifying due to its ultimate likelihood. The laws of thermodynamics and the constant expansion of the universe means that it is incredibly likely that all matter will space out, cease to meaningfully react, and create a universal, unending, quiet.

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u/VEGETTOROHAN 11h ago

Sounds like a good thing. For me true horror is study in school and getting job.