[medved]

Having all the mass of the universe collapsed to a point would be the mother of all black holes; nothing could "big-bang" its way out of that.

The big bang is a bunch of BS.

Another good site dealing with related topics.

[jerseyman]

Thanks for the links. You seem to be arguing for a static, non-expanding universe. Einstein was unhappy with the notion of an expanding universe, because it implied a starting point. But I think he came to accept the evidence of it.

[longshadow]

Having all the mass of the universe collapsed to a point would be the mother of all black holes; nothing could "big-bang" its way out of that.

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