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Re:Evidence that the key assumption made in discovery of dar... by galaxyLogic on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @05:20AM (#21978640)
> looks like all points are moving away from each other ...

Do you mean all particles are moving away from each other? I think the question here was what would it mean for "points" to move? What are points anyway?

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Re:Evidence that the key assumption made in discovery of dar... by hibbelig on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @11:02AM (#21981187)
The analogy was dots on a balloon, and the next sentence used "points" instead of "dots" but meant the same analogy.
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Re:Evidence that the key assumption made in discovery of dar... by Koshkin on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @11:48AM (#21981677)
A point (in space) is something that could be occupied by an object.
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