On Monday, April 21, 2025 at 4:57:23 PM UTC-6 Russell Standish wrote:
On Sun, Apr 20, 2025 at 06:30:31PM -0700, Alan Grayson wrote: > One possible explanation is that it's finite in spatial extent and began with > non-zero angular momentum. So the whole thing rotates, and expands due to > centrifugal force. Data from the JWST suggests the universe as a whole is > rotating. AG > If the universe is all that it is, then how can it be spinning? What is it spinning relative to? Cf Mach's principle. That's a question that should be asked to astronomers who claim it might be rotating. Suppose the universe is spherically shaped and is a 4d surface on which the galaxies reside. Isn't there a central point, perhaps in a fifth dimension, which could be the center of rotation? AG -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) Principal, High Performance Coders [email protected] http://www.hpcoders.com.au ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/ad30336f-2822-48bf-891a-84c0e0980179n%40googlegroups.com.
