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Describe an "inward expansion" of a finite spacetime. How would it differ from, a contraction? Why would things appear to be moving farther apart rather than, closer together. Why would there be red-shift rather than, blue-shift?

Taq, look, I don't know what is at the barycenter of the Universe - what I do know is that if there was nothing there, our rate of acceleration would decline. This does noty seem to be the case - and that spells Black Hole.

John F, I dfon't want to talk about 'average density' in this thread. What interests me far more is whether you believe the expansion started slowly or fast. It had to be one or the other.

I don't put much faith in your picture of the expansion. There is no evidence of any 'slowing down' of the expansion. I thought I had demonstrated clearly that we are going in, in my 'Observational Evidence'. Why won't you read it?

Yeah you have noticed that we live in a black hole that has been turned inside out. That's what "Big Bang" means From "How big"

Describe an "inward expansion" of a finite spacetime. How would it differ from, a contraction? Why would things appear to be moving farther apart rather than, closer together. Why would there be red-shift rather than, blue-shift?

Iblis, of course Gravity would would cause the Universe's Outward Expansion to slow down and stop.The reason we're speeding up is because we're going in, not because of any fabricated force.They fabricated Dark Energy. It doesn't exist. If you're so sure it does, show me some.

Okay, John F, I don't want to discuss 'average density' here. Did you read my 'Observational Evidence' ? I wish you would. You still haven't told me, do you think the expansion started slowly, or fast?Nobody can see beyond the Observable Universe, cann we agree on that?

Are you under the impression I "believe" things? Not So.Dark Energy is the current working explanation for accelerated expansion. Guth's Inflation model allows for it, allows for anti-gravity, allows forsomething out of nothing. To replace the dark energy model, simply provide somefhing coherent that covers all the same facts it does and solves more. Current best contender for this job is M-theory.Describe an "inward expansion" of a finite spacetime. How would it differ from, a contraction? Why would things appear to be moving farther apart rather than, closer together. Why would there be red-shift rather than, blue-shift?Edited by Iblis, : No reason given.

Iblis, in my "Observational Evidence,' I describe an ongoing force not an force with a 'finite spacetime.'I assume you know that Acceleration leads to Loss of Pressure (same thing as expansion) and that's why an airplane flies. You see, air going over the aerofoil has to go further than air going under the wing - in the same amount of time. The air going over the aerofoil has to accelerate, causing a low pressure above the wing.We're going in, and it's a black hole, then we're going to accelerate and that's going to lead to expansion. I have pretty well shown that we are going 'in' in my 'Observational Evidence.'

Commonly held but incorrect.Clearer than the rest of your incoherent ramblings, though. That's an improvement.

I have heard the 'Big-Bang' was an exploding blackn hole, except there is no record of any exploding black hole. No, the Big-Bang is too fantastic. 'Poof,' instant Universe - just like in the bible! Sorry.The whole problem started with a Belgian cleric, who heard the Observable Universe was expanding, and this Belgian cleric, LeMaitre took this information and just assumed that if the Observable Universe was expandng then the entire Universe had to be doing the same, something entirely without evidence.Nobody can see beyond the Observable Universe, and anybody who says he can - is pretending.

I think this does not explain the observations. The observations are consistent with a much larger universe just 300,000 years (when the CMB was produced) after the singularity first started expanding. This requires a much faster expansion rate than what we see now. Your claims appear to be contradicted by the facts.

Based on what evidence?

Inward Expansion? Don't you mean contraction?If you were right, then we'd have a lot of blue-shifted galaxies speeding towards us. But we don't, they're all red-shifted because they're moving away from us.