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lewcos
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If there was a big bang, I would assume that all the material was exploded in all directions. If there is a point in space that represents the actual bang, then anything on the far side of that point would be traveling in the opposite direction as we are on earth. If we view those objects and try to date them using the redshift, wouldn’t we be seeing them as older than they really are based on the fact that they are further away?<br /><br /> <br /><br />To try to illustrate this, assume there were two people standing back to back with a light post inbetween them. They begin walking in opposite directions. If they stop at the same time and turn around and look towards the light post, both will have traveled the about the same distance and thus be about the same light years away from the light post. However, if one person views the other person, they will seem twice as far away and thus twice as old. How do scientists know what they are looking at in the sky is not that same effect?<br /><br />