If I understand the big bang theory correctly our whole universe was in a hot dense state. And then suddenly, rapid expansion happened where everything expanded outwards presumably from the singularity. We know for a fact that the universe is expaning and has been expanding since it began. So, theoretically if we go backwards in time things were closer together. The more further back we go, the more closer together things were. We should eventually reach a point where everything was one, or where everything was none (depending on how you look at it). This point should be the center of the universe since everything expanded from it. But after doing a bit of research I have discovered that there is no center to the universe. Please explain to me how this is possible.
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a lot of wildly unknown elements about our universe and mental constraints that limits human ability to understand it. But at its simplest form, to know a center of literally anything you have to define the outer dimensions first. You can’t find the edge of the universe so therefore you cannot define any center that could exist.
If we make an assumption that the universe is a giant ball, theoretically, if you were able travel to the “edge” you’d just be expanding the universe else you’d cease to exist. Thus, you’d be constantly shifting the center of the universe or just not live to tell anyone about it.
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