Two Competing Ideas: Dark Energy vs. Information Growth

Most scientists think dark energy, a mysterious component of the cosmos, pushes space apart. But a new idea asks: what if the universe grows to keep up with the amount of structured information inside it?

“Structured information” means organized patterns like DNA, language, galaxies, or software code rather than unstructured randomness such as white noise or a shuffled deck.

Universe size vs. time Two similar growth curves: a traditional dark energy model and an information growth model.
Cosmic time since Big Bang (billions of years) →
Relative size of the universe
Both ideas can explain how the universe is expanding. But we don't know what is the real driving force behind that expansion: dark energy, structured information, or something else entirely?
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