Section X: Always in the Center, from "Is Space the Only Substance in the Universe?"

 

X.                   ALWAYS IN THE CENTER OF THE ACTION

The density of stars from our position seems similar in all directions, suggesting that, for no good reason, we seem to be at the center of the universe where the “Big Bang” supposedly occurred. It is of course highly improbable that we are thus uniquely located, so apparently, the view from anywhere in the universe similarly appears to extend equally in all directions (Siegel 2021). That is consistent with Einstein’s Principle of Relativity.

            If the universe were limited to the surface of a hollow sphere, it would be easy to see how an observer at every point of it would seem to be at the center (Palma 2021). But the universe is three-dimensional and filled with space and stars.  It is difficult to visualize, but the “Nothing but Space” model can explain why every observer views the universe as if being in the center.

             What if we could travel so far that we became closer to the outer rim of the entire “potentially observable universe”?  Intuitively, one might expect there to be fewer galaxies ahead of us and more behind us as we continued. However, this model would still make everyone seem to be in the center, regardless of location, and there should appear to be about as many galaxies ahead as behind. That is because in the model, any things with no space between them are adjacent, as far as light and motion are concerned.

            To help visualize this concept, imagine that a girl is grasping several round ‘hula” type hoops. Her hand is in the center of the three-dimensional sphere defined by the hoops.

Figure 4:  The grasping of hoops is always in the center.

            The sphere suggested by the diameters of the hoops shown would represent the visible universe. Each hoop would be painted with markings representing stars (or galaxies) along different portions of it. The place where her hands held them would always remain at the center of the volume defined by all the hoops. If she then began to move the grasping spot by hand over hand motion, her hands would remain at the center of this space. Meanwhile, the painted stars along each hoop would rise in a curved motion, then pass through her hand grasp, lower, and start to rise again.

            That is how the galaxies might theoretically appear to move relative to us, if we were somehow able to travel such vast distances. As we traveled forward, in an analogy to the circumferences of hoops moving, the outer circumference of the “potentially observable universe” (not visible to us) would pull together into a straight pathway ahead of us, because there would be no space between the locations along that circumference. This in turn would similarly pull the “observable universe” and everything inside of it. The relationships between objects in that outer ring and those nearer to us would be maintained, creating the impression of movement of all of the galaxies.  This might make a different prediction for positions where other specific galaxies appear to be, similar to those of the painted stars on the hoops, than would be calculated using other theories.

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