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Q

Why is it dark at night?

Oblers paradox

A

Universe is expanding so light from distant galaxies is red shifted into obscurity, the universe is young so distant light hasn’t had time to reach us yet
Oblers paradox states that if the universe is static how come it is dark at night?

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Evidence for Big Bang

A

Universe is expanding (not static)we know this due to red shifted galaxies as such it must have came from a singularity
Oblers paradox