I have been trying to understand the latest theory of how the galaxies are actually expanding away from each other at an accelerating speed (rather than at a constant speed which has widely been accepted until recently).
According to what I have seen and read, the followers of this observation explain the phenomena on "dark energy" which is resposible for the vacumn of space pushing groups of matter away from other groups of matter.
Here's my problem: If this is the case, how does matter ever gather together in large quantities in the first place if this is true? If one of the properties of a vacumn is to push bodies of matter away from each other, then its hard to conceive of enough matter getting together to create the Big Bang in the first place.
Strangely enough, I have never heard one supporter of this theory explain this question, nor can I find any postings on this subject on any forum board. Am I the only one missing something obvious?
I've heard many theories that there was nothing before the Big Bang and that all the matter in the universe was instantaneously created during the Big Bang, blah, blah, blah. Is this such a widely held belief that noone questions it anymore?
Other theories suggest that the matter in our universe came through a wormhole during the Big Bang. Fine, but then that matter still had to conglomerate in the alternate universe. Unless the alternate universe has different laws of physics, all that matter would never be able to gather due to dark energy.
Anways, not that I'm a cynic of the Big Bang theory, or trying to hint at a higher power, I'm just trying to figure out how so many scientists can accept this property of dark energy without answering the question of how matter ever gathers in large quantities if dark energy tries to keep it away from each other.
Seems to me that a more reasonable explanation is necessary.
Any enlightenment would be appreciated.