The Age of the Observable universe has to be a lot older than 14 billion years. i do not understand the logic of that time frame.
how it is possible for a Star that is 50 billion light years away from our position . to be visible. if the matter we observe has existed for less than 14 billion years.
>mfw he doesn't understand general relativity and the basic expansion of space-time
Alexander Martin
If we stand back to back and each walk 5 mph, the distance between us increases at a rate of 10mph, even though we each never exceed 5mph.
So for example if two objects travel away from each other at 90% the speed of light, they will seperate at at rate of 180% the speed of light, but they do not observe each other faster than 100% of the speed of light, since the actual light cannot travel that fast. Get it?
how does a unproven theory give proof to the age of the universe.
Would you care to provide a single evidence for general relativity or the expansion of space"time"?
Dominic Perry
>a unproven theory >as though theories can undergo proof GTFO
Gabriel Jackson
Yes i get it. But How then, are we able to observe from a center?
If all matter started expanding away from each other 14 billion years ago, at the speed of light.
That would only me 28 million. yet we are able to observe light twice as long. and in all directions.
If there was an Expansion point. then we should be observing from the rim.
Also if we move away from each other at light speed. How is your light able to reach me.
Since according to general relativity the speed of light is constant. Yet im able to observe light that is traveling away from me at light speed while my point is moving in the other direction.
As you said, your light would need to travel above 2 times the speed of light to reach me.
And yet we are able to see Light that is 50 billion light years away from us.
If Expansion theory was true, then our entire universe would be black. Everything would just expand away at a higher speed than the light emitted.
Aaron James
Provide a single proof of general relativity and il give you 1 bitcoin.
Just name a single Provable fact, that proves general relativity.
It should t be that hard. its easy to explain something you know.
But i do believe since you lash out, that you just know it to be a "fact"
the reason why the universe's expansion isn't slowing is not due to dark energy but rather due to the fact that the universe is a hypertorus. just like in pac-man, if you pass the "left boundary" you end up in the "right boundary" except in 3d. so shit from one side is gravitationally attracted to shit from the other side and it just goes in circles. that's why we can see cosmic background radiation, because the radiation from the big bang keeps going around and around and has been for eternity, hitting everything in all directions and permeating all of space.
so to answer your question, that star that is 50 billion light years away is actually much closer, but the light wrapped around the universe so we think it's further. just like how 359 degrees is the same as -1 degree.