Despite the enormous densities, the early universe didn’t collapse into a black hole because, simply put, there was nothing to collapse into. It’s relatively straightforward to make black hole if you are persistent enough. All you need to do is apply enough pressure and keep squeezing something down to incredibly small volumes. At some point …

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