Dear Old Timer,
I think that there are many unsubstantiated assumptions in the “Big Bang Theory” I think that Hannes Alfven was correct that the cosmos has a “cell like” structure and that as more and more star atlases are done, the cell like nature of the cosmos becomes more apparent. I also think that there is some real problems with “gravity” beyond the problems with the non-agreement with General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics. The supposed speed of propagation of the
“gravitational wave” produced by the “graviton”, is being inferred by the deflection of lightwaves from distant galaxies as they pass near Jupiter. Newton assumed an instantaneous speed for gravity, and that probably led to the idea of the aether. “Dark Matter” is an invention to explain away rotational speeds of galaxies,
because the theories won’t compute unless there is a lot more matter out there ( that we can’t observe ). LIGO observatories haven’t detected gravitational waves, despite pretty good funding. The Australians don’t think one built on their island will help matters. Einstein felt that geometry ( Riemannian manifolds ) explained gravity….perhaps the geometry isn’t Riemannian, but Fractal. Every time I look at representations of plasmas I see Fractal type shapes. I lean toward a steady state universe but as Paul Erdos was fond of saying “My brain is open”.