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11. In an Eternal Universe, Rare Events Become Inevitable, Not Weak

A common objection to low-probability processes only carries force inside a short-clock universe with a tightly bounded window for anything to happen. An infinite, eternal universe removes that clock entirely: a process with an arbitrarily small probability per unit time still occurs, and keeps recurring, given unlimited time for it to unfold. Objections to BFUT mechanisms on the grounds that a given configuration is statistically rare carry far less force once spatial and temporal infinitude are established on independent logical grounds [P5]. The two most common public teaching tools for cosmic expansion, an inflating balloon and a rising loaf of raisin bread, are usually presented as mere illustrations, not physical claims. Examined on their own terms, both fail in multiple independent ways, each one a direct application of the boundary and centre arguments already established in Paper 5 [P5].

Source papers: P5, P5

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