Is there a centre to the universe

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In summary, the concept of a center to the universe is a highly debated topic among scientists and philosophers. While some believe that there must be a central point or origin to the universe, others argue that the universe is infinite and has no center. The discovery of the cosmic microwave background radiation and the observation of redshift in distant galaxies have provided evidence that the universe is expanding, further complicating the idea of a central point. Ultimately, the question of whether there is a center to the universe remains unanswered and continues to spark discussion and research in the scientific community.
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"As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality."

And for the tone of the conversation:

"Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding."

and for learning something 'new':

"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."

All attributed to Einstein. I will not make the effort of stating when, why and the context in which these lines were said.

Any way a centre-point is a singularity in one space, but can be a complete set of new dimensions in another space. Initially Grassmann, ignored by Gauss, made known by Clifford and re-invented by Dirac have developed geometrics which might be useful in understanding what you might call a geometric centre or not. For sure it doesn't look much like ones average centerpoint in a balloon.
 
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I have yet to see any actual mathematics being offered; all I see are vacuous words. A globally isotropic universe cannot, almost by definition, have an absolute center simple as that.
 
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