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They finished their meal in silence. It was as if they had stunned themselves with their own thinking.
“You know, if a universe wasn’t moving through the bigger space, if it were sort of – at rest – there. Would it still be a universe do you think or would it have to return to the same state as the bigger space that it was once travelling through?” This was Helen, deep in thought.
“I suppose,” Brian replied “that it would lose its dynamic if it wasn’t moving in which case it would cease to be a separate entity so… my guess is it would return to its normal state of/” “/and that would be its pre big-bang state”. Cut in David. “Of Course. The universe starts with the bubble form that we call the big bang. That kicks the universe into relative motion in bigger space and while ever it has motion, a by-product of that motion is time within the universe but eventually the universe loses its relative movement at which point it reverts to its pre big bang state.
“Now you’ve got me thinking. Does the whole universe have to lose its relative motion through bigger space uniformly? I think not. And I think we are about to discover the true nature of black holes and event horizons. See you guys tomorrow.” And with that David was on his feet and out of the door.
Brian turned to Helen. “What do you suppose has gotten into him all of a sudden,” he said.
Helen just smiled, gathered hers and David’s tray together and left Brian eating the remainder of his lunch which he had, until then, completely forgotten.