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📣 andrewstuart

If the universe started from a single point, how can there be no center?


If the universe started from a single point, how can there be no center?


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👤 yorwba
Consider the surface of a sphere. The sphere has a center, but it's not on the surface, so in a sense the surface has no center.

If you find that unsatisfying, you could posit that the universe does have a center, just not as a location in space that anyone could visit even in theory.


👤 mrkeen
It didn't start from a single point - or at least - regardless of where you are, the the universe appears to be expanding outward from your location.