I was watching AndromedasWake's video "The Size of Things" (Absolutely wonderful, by the way), and I had a thought. Based on what we know, is it possible that the big bang wasn't the beginning of the universe at all, but rather a "Local" event? Meaning, would it be possible that some sort of physics we don't understand caused a localized event in the universe, and other such events could happen else where, as well?
We first thought our solar system was the end all be all. With more understanding, we expanded to the realm of galaxies, and then super clusters, and so on. Could it be that even the scope we now see the universe under is actually minuscule compared to it's reality?
Obviously, I know very little about cosmology and this question is just wild speculation. But does anyone know if this is complete hogwash or if it's even slightly possible?
We first thought our solar system was the end all be all. With more understanding, we expanded to the realm of galaxies, and then super clusters, and so on. Could it be that even the scope we now see the universe under is actually minuscule compared to it's reality?
Obviously, I know very little about cosmology and this question is just wild speculation. But does anyone know if this is complete hogwash or if it's even slightly possible?