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THANOS DESTROYED ALL SIX INFINITY STONES, YET THE UNIVERSE CONTINUED TO EXIST. HOW? In Avengers: Infinity War, the Infinity Stones were established as six ancient objects connected to the fundamental forces of existence: Space, Time, Reality, Power, Mind and Soul. These Stones originated from six singularities that existed before the universe itself. But in Avengers: Endgame, Thanos revealed that he had used the Stones to destroy themselves, reducing all six to atoms. For five years, the universe continued functioning without the Stones existing in their original forms. Time continued moving, reality remained intact, and life carried on. Yet when Bruce Banner traveled to 2012, the Ancient One warned him that removing even one Infinity Stone from its timeline could have devastating consequences for that reality. Think about that. The Ancient One was concerned about the consequences of removing a single Stone, yet Thanos reduced all six to atoms in the main timeline. If removing just one Infinity Stone was dangerous enough to threaten an entire reality, how did the universe survive Thanos destroying all six at once?

In Avengers: Endgame, the Avengers traveled into different periods of history to retrieve the Infinity Stones without changing their own past. Bruce Banner specifically explained that traveling backward doesn't rewrite the future the travelers originally came from. Yet when the 2014 version of Thanos discovered the Avengers' plan, he abandoned his own timeline and traveled to 2023 with his entire army. That Thanos was eventually erased when Tony Stark used the Infinity Stones. But consider what this means for the universe Thanos left behind. In that alternate 2014, Thanos never returned to continue his search for the Stones. His forces disappeared with him, and Gamora also left that timeline. The events of Infinity War as we know them could never unfold in exactly the same way. Did the Avengers accidentally create an alternate universe where the Snap never happened, and if so, what became of that reality after Thanos disappeared?

THE INFINITY STONES EXISTED BILLIONS OF YEARS BEFORE THANOS, BUT WHO ACTUALLY CREATED THEM? Long before Iron Man, Thor, the Avengers, or even the existence of Earth, six powerful singularities existed in the universe. In Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), the Collector explained that before the universe began, there were six singularities. When the universe came into existence, the remnants of those singularities were forged into six concentrated ingots known as the Infinity Stones. Each stone represented a fundamental aspect of existence: Space, Time, Reality, Power, Mind and Soul. But their history becomes even more interesting when we examine the Celestials. In the Collector’s explanation, we see Eson the Searcher, an ancient Celestial, using the Power Stone to destroy an entire civilisation with a single strike. This establishes that the Infinity Stones were already being wielded by cosmic beings billions of years before Thanos attempted to collect them. Then Eternals (2021) introduced another layer of cosmic history, revealing that Celestials were involved in the formation of stars, galaxies and the development of life throughout the universe. And that’s where things become interesting. If the Infinity Stones originated from forces that existed before the universe, and the Celestials helped shape the universe itself, what was the relationship between these ancient beings and the Stones? Were the Celestials simply among the first beings powerful enough to wield them, or did they know something about their creation that the MCU has never revealed? Because Thanos spent years searching for six objects that beings far older than him had already possessed. And despite everything we know about the Infinity Stones, the MCU still hasn’t revealed exactly who forged those six primordial singularities into the Stones themselves.

No one in the MCU has ever humiliated Wanda Maximoff the way America Chavez did in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Wanda had effortlessly overpowered some of the most powerful characters in the MCU, yet America Chavez managed to land several punches on her. How did someone who could barely control her powers manage to beat up the Scarlet Witch?

The Ancient One wasn’t necessarily contradicting herself. In fact, her actions make more sense when you consider how she understood time and how Doctor Strange eventually became the sorcerer we know. In Avengers: Endgame, when Bruce Banner travels to 2012, the Ancient One already knows who Stephen Strange is, even though he won’t arrive at Kamar-Taj until years later. She tells Bruce that Strange is meant to become the best of them, suggesting she had already seen something about his future. But knowing someone’s potential isn’t the same as knowing every decision they’ll make. In Doctor Strange (2016), Stephen arrives at Kamar-Taj as an arrogant neurosurgeon who believes everything can be explained through science. He wants his hands healed, not the responsibility of protecting reality. The Ancient One initially rejects him because his arrogance makes him dangerous, particularly when dealing with powers capable of manipulating time and reality. There’s also an important detail from her death scene. The Ancient One explains that she has looked into countless possible futures but has never been able to see beyond the moment of her own death. This establishes that her foresight has limits. However, there’s a deeper complication. If she already knew Strange was destined for greatness, her initial rejection might have been part of the process that shaped him. By refusing him entry, she forced him to confront his pride, desperation, and dependence on his former identity. And remember, she eventually allowed him to train after Mordo persuaded her to reconsider. There’s also a distinction the original post overlooks: Strange was not immediately appointed Sorcerer Supreme when the Ancient One died. By the time of Multiverse of Madness, Wong held that title because Strange had disappeared during the Blip. Ultimately, the MCU never explicitly confirms whether the Ancient One deliberately staged Strange’s rejection because she had foreseen it. So the strongest interpretation is that she knew his potential but still needed him to become worthy of it. The real mystery isn’t why she initially rejected Strange. It’s how much of his journey she had already seen, and whether she was guiding his choices or simply allowing a future she believed in to unfold.

Superman has the strength to overpower gods, but Green Lantern possesses a ring capable of turning imagination into reality. One relies on almost limitless physical power, while the other can create weapons, shields, and constructs powerful enough to challenge some of DC’s strongest beings. If Superman and Green Lantern fought with absolutely no restrictions, would Superman’s raw power be enough to overcome the full potential of a Green Lantern ring?