It is interesting to hear the universe is expanding, every galaxy has a black hole, a yet unknown material keep solar systems pushed in, and yet we are moving faster away from the source of the big bang.
All these factors seem to indicate the inverse of the claim, however, the universe could easily be like the seasons on earth, an ebb and flow of direction based on forces we dont know, or have happened over x million or billion of years ago are affecting us now.
Understanding the universe is like understanding weather on earth, we used to be able to predict up to 10 days out, but weather changes are so significant that our prediction models dont work anymore, returning us to the 1980s and 1990s of weather prediction.
I see the same with the universe. We have no models, we can only look at what we see before us, and use that information to inform possibilities.
IANA Astrophysicist, Im just gleaning information and putting logic to it. Maybe I missed some key info, but above is where i feel we are.
Thanks for reading my slashtalk.