What Is The Universe?

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[Bob D]

1) What was

2) What is

and

3) What shall be

That is the Universe ....

but not necessarily in that order.

[sobbo123]

That didn't answer anything.

[xazzerr]

I wanna know how the Universe began, I know The Big Bang occured, but why? Why was something created out of nothing? I've heard of some theories, but they still don't make much sense. Why was nothing/something created in the first place? Why was it created 13.8 billion years ago? Why didn't it exist all along. So many questions, that don't have answers.

[PwnJinxyMcPvP]

God, has made nothing. Because God, is not real.

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[TheNobleSufferer]

Are you aware of quantum fluctuations? There may actually be particles popping in and out of existence all the time so if we go back far enough that the whole Universe is super condensed into a sub-atomic volume, it starting from nothing is actually quite believable.

[MrYtlong]

There is a good chance the currently most studied M theory, derived from the string theory, may provide an answer to that. It says the 3-dimensional universe is just one of the many universes roaming in the 4-dimension space. Imagine that as a slice of bread (2D) in a whole loaf of bread (3D). When the slices, or as the theory suggests - membranes, collide, the energy is distributed causing big bangs

[alam1hussain1alam]

Well to be fair the universe is a real mystery, Yes science can explain Laws of the universe but what what started the laws and why cant the laws of the universe just be random? what is keeping them working? , What is the purpose of life other than just have pass on your genes? Maybe for you there is no God but there must be something, a creator??? a sustainer??? well to me its God

[starvr344]

Then what made God?

[Adu767]

You're right, it doesn't answer anything, not definitively or with empirical evidence at least. The same could be said for any theory concerning the origins of the universe, taken to the genesis of the genesis of the genesis, ad infinitum. As far as current theories go, after we die we'll either spontaneously comprehend it, have our current knowledge reset, or cease to be thought-bearing entities entirely. Any theory relating to a finite "start-point" of the Universe is a null hypothesis.

[punkrocklove21]

You sir... are a colossal fucktard.