The Eternal Universe

Once we accept the idea that electricity, rather than gravity, is the main force in the universe, many things become easier to explain.

We no longer need a super-dense crystal at the core of our planet.

There is no need for dark energy, dark matter, black holes or a big bang.

There is no need for a beginning or an end to the universe.

Instead, we have an eternal universe with no start and no end. Some areas are young. Others are old. Creation and destruction happen continuously and everywhere.

Galaxy cluster IDCS J1426

By ESA/Hubble, CC BY 4.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46299179

Where exactly our region of the universe is in this cycle is hard to say, but I suspect we are somewhere in the middle, perhaps a little closer to the end than the start.