An Open Letter to all Physicists Derric Saville August 11, 2012 I have a question, but let me preface it with

the following: 1. 2. 3. I believe in the Big Bang Theory I do not believe in creationism or creation science I have advanced degrees but not in mathematics or science

I accept as a theoretical fact that the origin of the universe was from a Big Bang, where all Matter began. My question revolves around what I shall refer to as the Cone of Perception. We in the Milky Way Galaxy, in our Solar System, on our Earth are moving away from the point of the Big Bang at light speed. Which I presume means that all Galaxies, and other Star Systems and Planets are also moving away from the Big Bang at light speed. That eventually as the universe expands it will become a very cold dark place. As we now look skyward we can see the light emitted from these other Galaxies and Stars many million years ago, because the light took time to cross the vast distance to reach our eyes. However, and this brings me to my question, if all Matter exited the Big Bang in all directions at the speed of light then only that Matter traveling in our general direction within our Cone of Perception will ever be visible to us here on Earth (see diagram below). Outside Cone of Perception Inside Cone of Perception

Big Bang

Direction Earth Travels

Inside Cone of Perception

Outside Cone of Perception Diagram 1.1

I am weak on my math skills but I estimate the limits of the Cone of Perception to be 60 degrees from any direction off the path of travel (BBD (Big Bang Distance)) the Earth took from the Big Bang. Or to state it another way, the Cone of Perception should be 120 degrees across its arc. I arrived at this number, and again I am weak on my math, because an equilateral triangle is 60 degrees in all directions. If one of the lines of the equilateral triangle is the BBD and the other is the extremity of the Cone of Perception then the light traveling from any object within that zone is not traveling away from the Earth at greater than the speed of light and thus its light should at some point be visible here on Earth. Conversely, any light emanating from an object outside the Cone of Perception would never be visible on Earth because its distance from the Big Bang would be greater than the BBD for the Earth. This would make roughly 240 degrees of the universe dark to us here on Earth. Is this correct? If not, please let me know (with as little math as possible) because the logical answer eludes me. Thank you. Derric Saville