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    No, the Big Bang theory is not 'broken.' Here's how we know.

    <<. . . .stepping back onto his soapbox. . . . .>> . . . . .And another thing . . . . . The idea of a singularity as the origin of the BBT. Let's look at this in light of other aspects of cosmology. Specifically: The Cosmological Principle is derived from the Copernican principle and it...
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    No, the Big Bang theory is not 'broken.' Here's how we know.

    It is common to use terms like " infinitely hot, infinitely dense singularity, then inflated — first at unimaginable speed" but that is sort of a cop-out. What exactly is "infinitely hot". Based on our understanding of "hot", it involves energy - so are we saying there was infinite energy...
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    Largest known spiral galaxy in the universe shines in multi-telescope image

    That's just a mere 3,068,838,000,000,000,000 miles - not counting the DM halo. Traveling at 1 million MPH, it would take only about 350,084,189 years. Better take your lunch and get a full tank of gas.