Is the universe really expanding???

[JJCarsonian]

I'm sure you've heard that scientists believe the universe is expanding. This is also mentioned in many religious docs. I'm wondering, is this actually the case, or is this also an illusion? I'm theorizing what is actually happening, is that our consciousness is moving outward in all directions from a single point along time/space.. This creates the illusion of "Time". As our consciousness moves out, it appears to us that other points in the cosmos are also moving out, but in reality, that point already exists and that our consciousness is just at a different vantage point.