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Line 1: − Credible scientists believe that the universe formed approximately 14 billion years ago, and [[Big Bang Theory|has been expanding]] ever since, making the visible universe about 156 billion [[light year]]s across <ref>Universe Measured: We're 156 Billion Light-years Wide! <i>Space.com</i> [http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mystery_monday_040524.html]</ref>. + − The apparent paradox can be solved by the fact that although nothing travels faster than light, the expansion of space itself can exceed the [[speed of light]].+ − Imagine ants sitting on an elastic rubber cord, the ants can't walk faster than, let's say 20cm/s, so normally they can't move faster than 40cm/s away from each other, but if you pull the cord the ants can move away from each other faster than 40cm/s, even if they're not even walking.+ + − For any location, it appears that that location is at the center of the expansion of the universe. − This can be easily understood through the "balloon analogy": imagine you are a random spot on a spotted balloon, when someone inflates the balloon you'll see the spots moving away from you, so it would seem you are at the center of the expansion, furthermore the further away the spots are the faster they move away from you, this is also true for the universe: the more distant a galaxy is, the faster it moves away from us.
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The [[universe]] is everything there is in regards to material existence.
The [[universe]] is everything there is in regards to material existence.
Mainstream scientific thought believes that the universe erupted into being from a singularity approximately 14 billion years ago, and [[Big Bang Theory|has been expanding]] ever since. A recent calculation placed the visible universe at about 156 billion [[light year]]s across creating a dilemna of faster than light speed movement, but it is speculated that the expansion of space itself can exceed the [[speed of light]] even if the objects within it moving on their own can not.<ref>Universe Measured: We're 156 Billion Light-years Wide! <i>Space.com</i> [http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mystery_monday_040524.html]</ref>. As an analogy, imagine ants sitting on an elastic rubber cord that can't walk faster than 20cm/s. So normally two ants moving away from each other could not exceed 40cm/s. However, if the cord itself is pulled while the ants are moving, their overall movement can be greater.
For any location in space, it appears that that location is at the center of the expansion of the universe.
This concept can best be explained through the "balloon analogy": imagine you are a random spot on a spotted balloon, when someone inflates the balloon you'll see the spots moving away from you, so it would seem you are at the center of the expansion, furthermore the further away the spots are the faster they move away from you, this is also true for the universe: the more distant a galaxy is, the faster it moves away from us.
== Young Earth Creationism View ==
== Young Earth Creationism View ==