Why does the Universe exist?

@fresco,

The worst kind of ignorance is the half informed one with deliriums of grandeur...your very selective account of what is and its not "problematic" in language and concepts speaks your mediocrity every day !

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@TuringEquivalent,

TuringEquivalent wrote:

Why does the Universe exist? There are two questions here.
First, why is there a Universe at all? It might have been true
that nothing ever existed: no living beings, no stars, no atoms,
not even space or time. When we think about this possibility,
it can seem astonishing that anything exists. Second, why does
this Universe exist? Things might have been, in countless
ways, different. So why is the Universe as it is?

That's the problem here ; the contemplation of " nothing might be true " is the distraction from the fact that nothing has never been a realistic food for thought. Ever.

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@north,

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That's the problem here ; the contemplation of " nothing might be true " is the distraction from the fact that nothing has never been a realistic food for thought. Ever.

Try eating nothing and see how long you survive - you who values the survival of humanity.

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@Leadfoot,

Leadfoot wrote:

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That's the problem here ; the contemplation of " nothing might be true " is the distraction from the fact that nothing has never been a realistic food for thought. Ever.
Try eating nothing and see how long you survive - you who values the survival of humanity.

Hmmmm. ...I see ; an irrational argument. Makes the argument. A metaphor was used to make a point. You know that ; lead foot. Don't go off on a tangent.

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@north,

And just what was your point? It wasn't very clear if that was tangent.

Or perhaps you missed my metaphor..

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The universe exists because God exists, and all living things exist. There is something rather than nothing since God is responsible even with Science. According to physicists and scientists, the realm of quantum mechanics deals with atoms, and tinier particles which makes up the universe. Quantum mechanics proves that there is no empty space, or nothingness. Overall, the universe is responsible for a human being's actions and what is meant to be for them. How they think, where they are at, the time and place, everything basically. The universe exists because people exist. Without the universe, existence would be nothing and it would consider that God is not powerful as people think he is.

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The universe can exist for multiple reasons. These reasons vary from the result of the work done by a higher being who wanted his very own world with his own series of creatures. Others believe it is due to the Big Bang and that there was nothing before the Big Bang. The views on this question depend on the person's priority: science or religion. However, the reason as to why our particular universe exists combine the theories of metaphysics and philosophy, to create a larger answer.

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@lilerz,

Those two reasons are not the only reasons for the existence of this universe. There are things we humans do not fully understand, and the existence of the universe is one of them.
I rely on science more than religion, but science still hasn't answered many questions concerning our universe. The Big Bang sounds nice, but there's no evidence for it; they are guesses.
We now believe there are multi-universes out there, and it's possible there's another planet like earth with life on it. We still don't know.

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@cicerone imposter,

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The Big Bang sounds nice, but there's no evidence for it; they are guesses.

Are you sure you know what you are talking about? I am not saying you are wrong but many people out there think that theories are based on evidence.

Would you be kind enough to explain how many people are wrong about that?

http://www.schoolsobservatory.org.uk/astro/cosmos/bb_evid

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@reasoning logic,

http://science.howstuffworks.com/dictionary/astronomy-terms/big-bang-theory7.htm

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@cicerone imposter,

Do you get most of your science info from southern Baptists?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Stickland

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@reasoning logic,

No. I never rely on one source for information.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDmKLXVFJzk

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@cicerone imposter,

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BIG BANG. Astronomers believe that the Universe came into being about 13.7 billion years ago, in an explosion known as the Big Bang. In an instant, space and the building blocks of matter were created, and time began. From that moment, the Universe began to expand, and continues to expand today.
Big Bang - Fact Monster
www.factmonster.com/dk/science/encyclopedia/big-bang.html

Astronomers "believe" ........

That's not absolute in my understanding of the English language.

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@cicerone imposter,

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BIG BANG. Astronomers believe that the Universe came into being about 13.7 billion years ago, in an explosion known as the Big Bang. In an instant, space and the building blocks of matter were created, and time began. From that moment, the Universe began to expand, and continues to expand today.
Big Bang - Fact Monster
www.factmonster.com/dk/science/encyclopedia/big-bang.html

Astronomers "believe" ........

That's not absolute in my understanding of the English language.

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be·lieve
bəˈlēv/
verb
1.
accept (something) as true; feel sure of the truth of.
"the superintendent believed Lancaster's story"
synonyms: be convinced by, trust, have confidence in, consider honest, consider truthful More
accept the statement of (someone) as true.
"he didn't believe her or didn't want to know"
have faith, especially religious faith.
"there are those on the fringes of the Church who do not really believe"
feel sure that (someone) is capable of a particular action.
"I wouldn't have believed it of Lois—what an extraordinary woman!"
2.
hold (something) as an opinion; think or suppose.
"I believe we've already met"

To "believe" something as true is a subjective choice. Many believe in god(s).
Many believe in the democratic party. Many believe in the republican party.

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@cicerone imposter,

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No. I never rely on one source for information.

You quoted "no evidence" yet if you read the quote below that I copied and pasted from your last link it does seem that they think they have evidence.

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Now that we have a primer on the aspects of the Big Bang Theory that we know definitely happened

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@cicerone imposter,

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That's not absolute in my understanding of the English language.

Do you think that science is based on absolute facts? Do you think all evidence is absolute and without flaws?

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@TuringEquivalent,

OUR universe must exist because of the deterministic universe theory, that suggests all actions are simply results of pervious actions. The first action is the causer which is explained next:Quantum mechanics deals with very small things;atoms and even smaller particles. It tells us that there really is no such thing as empty space. Even vacuums are filled by particles and antiparticles, which flare into existence and almost instantaneously fade back into nonexistence. The virtual particles don't last long enough to be observed, but scientists know of their existence because of their effects. Stephen Hawking, at the University of Cambridge, found that "In quantum physics, if something is not forbidden, it necessarily happens." They have found that when quantum theory is applied to space at the smallest possible scale, even space becomes unstable and it churns and froths into tiny space time bubbles. It destabilizes. In other words, bubbles of space and time can form spontaneously. If it is possible that these space time bubbles can come into existence from nothingness, it is certain they will because of Hawkings previous assertion. If it is possible, and actually certain that these space time bubbles come into existence from nothingness, it is not a big strech to believe space time bubbles could have come into a nothingness when the universe was created, and somehow propelled the big bang forward. A thory called cosmic inflation theory proposes this. Therefore, the universe must exist, because tiny spacetime bubbles must be created from nothingness, if it is possible for them to come into existence at all. It is one of the properties of quantum theory.

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@TuringEquivalent,

The realm of quantum mechanics deals with very small things;atoms and even smaller particles. It tells us that there really is no such thing as empty space. Even vacuums are filled by particles and antiparticles, which flare into existence and almost instantaneously fade back into nonexistence. The virtual particles don't last long enough to be observed, but scientists know of their existence because of their effects. General relativity seeks to describe really big things like galaxies or the universe. Stephen Hawking, at the University of Cambridge, found that "In quantum physics, if something is not forbidden, it necessarily happens." They have found that when quantum theory is applied to space at the smallest possible scale, even space becomes unstable and it churns and froths into tiny space time bubbles. It destabilizes. In other words, bubbles of space and time can form spontaneously. If it is possible that these space time bubbles can come into existence from nothingness, it is certain they will because of Hawkings previous assertion. If it is possible, and actually certain that these space time bubbles come into existence from nothingness, it is not a big strech to believe space time bubbles could have come into a nothingness when the universe was created, and somehow propelled the big bang forward. A thory called cosmic inflation theory proposes this.

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The universe exists due to a greater force that we are incapable of explaining. As St. Thomas says we can't have infinite regression. This means we need an unmoved mover. All actions can be traced back in time. For example, the earth is here because of the big bang- well what caused that and what caused the thing that caused that. You must come to an end in this cycle of regression and the end of the cycle is what created the universe.

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@reasoning logic,

That's an opinion; an educated guess. None were there to witness the event.

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