  all our experiences about the distribution of stars show that the  present state of the starry sky has nothing to do with a  “statistical final state.” The small velocities  of the stars is due to a common origin rather than some equilibrium;  incidentally, it appears, based on observation, that the more distant configurations are from each other, the greater the velocities on  average. Instead of uniform distribution of matter, astronomical  facts lead rather to the view that individual clouds of stars glide  by in vast empty space.