Ok, but regardless of the depiction's "shape," it still represents a physical shape, which in turn connotes a physical place. But you say, "The Big Bang didn't occur at a particular place, but rather occurred at a particular time." Still, time itself is the measurement of a movement from place A to place B.

Thanks for your in-depth articles, but I'm afraid my architect-trained mind [L x W x H] is more confused than ever.