I am puzzled by the concept of the big bang. Let me ask 3 questions.
1. Let's say at 1 million years after the big bang, what was the size of the universe? I presume that it was "smaller." If i were alive then would distance "feel" the same as today? I would assume that a mile back then would be "less" than today but could I PERCEIVE that difference since everything would be "scaled" to a smaller universe??
2 Did the universe occur "everywhere", ie. come into existence, at once? In other words, did the furthest matter form at the same time as the Earth's matter? If so, did it form at its current location or did it migrate there over the eons? I am trying to parse the difference between "true" distance between points in space vs. distance as a result of expansion of matter within the universe as a result of space itself expanding.
3. Is the universe expanding into the 5th dimension since there is no "center" to this expansion and expansion is occurring to everything everywhere?
2007-12-30
16:17:33
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