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   A few physics things:
Matter and energy can change into each other. Thanks Uncle Albert.

Space is not linear nothingness. Carl Sagan's old analogy is to think of a balloon which is a 2D surface in a 3D environment. A fair way of thinking about our universe is to think of a 3D surface in a 4D environment in a similar way. 

Time and space can interchange to the point that time can have a theoretic start point. In any case, there is absolutely no way to know if, let alone what, happened "before" the big bang. In fact that idea may be a misunderstanding of what time is. 

As one explores these questions, at least knowing some of the current ideas in physics is useful, though not necessariy truth with a big T.

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Negoba Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: July 24 2008 Location: Big Muddy Status: Offline Points: 5210	Posted: August 22 2010 at 19:08
	A few physics things: Matter and energy can change into each other. Thanks Uncle Albert. Space is not linear nothingness. Carl Sagan's old analogy is to think of a balloon which is a 2D surface in a 3D environment. A fair way of thinking about our universe is to think of a 3D surface in a 4D environment in a similar way. Time and space can interchange to the point that time can have a theoretic start point. In any case, there is absolutely no way to know if, let alone what, happened "before" the big bang. In fact that idea may be a misunderstanding of what time is. As one explores these questions, at least knowing some of the current ideas in physics is useful, though not necessariy truth with a big T.
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