(formerly)" dlzc1.cox@net wrote in message
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Dear Randy:


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If "[e]very point in the universe is at its exact center *right now*
and
is
equally distant from the Big Bang" then how is that possible, Uncle Al?
I'm
not questioning that it *is* possible, I just don't get *how* it's
possible.

Every point on the surface of a balloon is equidistant from the balloon's
center isn't it? This is also a common 2D (the surface of the baloon)
analogy for the larger 3D case. We are on the skin, and what we see
around
us was received from points "further in" (in time anyway).

David A. Smith



Thanks, David. I had forgotten about that analogy. I wish I could get my
mind around how it translates to 3-D, but I guess I need lots more math than
I have. LOL

One other quick question (which may show my extreme ignorance, but what the
hell):
If the BB started at a single point, when and how did the universe (or our
portion of it) transition to what it is now? Instantly? After inflation?

I went through most of the stuff that Mr. Wormley provided,
but.../shrug/...what can I say? Most of it was over my head. Heck, as a
layman I think I understand quantum physics better than I understand
Cosmology. LOL

Thanks again, David! As frustrating as this is to get a handle on, it's
still fascinating.

--
-Randy (OF+)
'Up the stairs.
Into the fire.'