It's creationist relativity at work. The equation consists of the mythology, the science and reality. The mythology is a constant and the science is often tricky to manipulate convincingly. That only leaves reality as the mutable factor; therefore it must be the physical Universe that's unreliable. Result: reality dilation.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
