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Universal Recycling
Speculation: From aether to matter and back again?
According to Infinite Universe Theory, the universe does not evolve — only the things within it do.[1] If the astronomers are correct, 85% of the observed universe is nonluminous (i.e., aether particles, and the constituents from which they form), while 15% is luminous matter. If this 85/15 ratio holds for the entire universe it would have to be relatively and eternally constant. In other words, the aether particles within ordinary matter or its surrounding aetherosphere eventually must return to outer space whereupon they again become part of the 85%.
One way to view this possibility is through Newton’s First Law of Motion (Every microcosm continues in uniform motion until the direction and velocity of its motion is changed by collisions with supermicrocosms.)[2] In other words, each aether particle travels through the universe, tarrying for a bit as part of an aether complex (ordinary matter) or aetherosphere.
As aether particles are pushed together by other aether particles, interparticle distances diminish. Densities increase as this process forms stars and galaxies and other vortices, each with a relatively dense nucleus. Ultimately, galaxies and the largest stars develop nuclei traditionally misnamed “black holes.” If there indeed is an ultimate recycling of those…