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[–] cynicaloldfart 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago  (edited ago)

The Inflation Theory, developed by Alan Guth, Andrei Linde, Paul Steinhardt, and Andy Albrecht, offers solutions to these problems and several other open questions in cosmology. It proposes a period of extremely rapid (exponential) expansion of the universe prior to the more gradual Big Bang expansion, during which time the energy density of the universe was dominated by a cosmological constant-type of vacuum energy that later decayed to produce the matter and radiation that fill the universe today.

https://wmap.gsfc.nasa.gov/universe/bb_cosmo_infl.html

In physical cosmology, cosmic inflation, cosmological inflation, or just inflation, is a theory of exponential expansion of space in the early universe. The inflationary epoch lasted from 10−36 seconds after the conjectured Big Bang singularity to some time between 10−33 and 10−32 seconds after the singularity.

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[–] Morbo 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

How can this house be 4800 square feet if it was just built last year? In the same line of thinking, I'm old enough to be your neighbor.

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[–] TauCeti ago  (edited ago)

Actually, it isn't the same line of thinking. The universe didn't begin big, and basic physics suggests it should only be able to expand at the speed of light at most. So it's a valid question, why is the universe six times larger than light could have traveled since its beginning. They came up with "expansion" as a fudge factor to explain this.

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[–] Morbo ago 

The expansion of space-time isn't limited to the speed of light. Even if it were, space-time is expanding in all directions so it would be larger for one simple reason. Imagine a line being drawn where the end points are moving at the speed of light. The line would be expanding at twice the speed of light because it is expanding at both ends. More simply, two cars head off in opposite directions travelling at the speed limit of 65 MPH. In one hour, the cars are 130 miles apart which is double the distance a single car travelling at the speed limit could travel in that time. Space-time is able to expand quicker than the speed of light because it isn't really moving. It also carries no information so it does not violate any laws of physics.

There are also theories that suggest the constants of the the universe are not so constant. The speed of light may have been different in the early universe which would help account for how light from the furthest out galaxies is visible today even though the distance is immense. You can believe "fudge factors" all you want, but that's just a convenient way to cover up what you don't want to believe could be possible. We don't have all the answers, but there will always be people who will deny any and all plausible theories.

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[–] 9000timesempty ago 

I like the FERMI lab guy but the universe is not the fuck billions of years old.

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[–] RevDrStrangelove 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

Pseudo-science for the super-stupid.

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[–] BitChuteArchive ago 

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[–] derram ago 

https://www.invidio.us/watch?v=vIJTwYOZrGU :

If the universe is only 14 billion years old, how can it be 92 billion light years wide? - YouTube


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