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Originally Posted by Jim
Yeah, apparently far too simple.
Yes, you are "creating space." What do you think space is? It is "nothing." It is the distance between things.
And, yes, the "boundary" is moving. That's what happens when the box grows; the sides of the box move outward.
And, yes, things tend to "move toward" the "boundary" as the "box" grows. Everything moves away from everything else.
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Yes I get this ... and I get the portion of the analogy that was congruent with the theory.
However the piece that is being debated is really not addressed. That part is how does a galaxy receed away from us at speeds greater than the speed of light.
Lets take the baloon thing. You move the boundary away at 5x the speed of light would the particles also move away from each other at all points at 5x the speed of light? I dont think so ... they would move towards the new space ( towards the vacuum ) at a maximum speed slower than the speed of light. While after the particles moved to their new place there would be more space in between ... it was because the particle moved away ... not because new space was introduced.
I think we agree 100% except for the intracacies and details ... neither of which are addressed by this analogy. right?