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Originally Posted by vetrad
I have a fairly basic question which is hard to answer with certainty, but I appreciate any input. As almost all of us do, at some point, I am curious as to the origins of the universe and what is behind it all. The meaning of life, so to speak.
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In case I haven't already -- Welcome to Hypography!
Your question, though being a great question is not all that basic. It is one all of scientific
types ponder about
: the beginning of it all.
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Originally Posted by vetrad
I have a fairly scientific background (Veterinarian) and have held a firm belief in evolution and explaining away 'why we are here' by random circumstance because the earth is where it is. I (frankly, reluctantly) accompany my wife to church a few time a month and the pastor recently said something that got me thinking.
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That is their [clergy] function -- to get us to think.
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Originally Posted by vetrad
Before I write this, understand, I am thinking about where we are in the perspective of everything, outside our universe. If I were to be able to travel to the edge of the most distant star, what is out there...The pastor discussed time and mentioned that god created time and knows (and created) all. If you apply that to outside our universe, and the physics of time, this makes sense to me based on the BASIC understanding I know. It seems there could be a man behind the curtain sort of thing. The concept of life on earth seems almost intentional when you consider our atmosphere, magnetic field, rate of core cooling, distance from the sun, etc.
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The notion of "edge" comes with required definition of "what is the geometry" of said
Universe. Without which an answer to, is hard to assess what is out at the "edge".
So whether the Universe is "open" or "closed", this is still has not been fully settled.
In BBT, in the initial expansion (at some point), time and space do get "created". To say
that a "creator" or entity did this is to me a theological question. Not to say that I am
an Atheist (which I am Not). It is just hard to answer in any scientific way at the moment.
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Originally Posted by vetrad
Sorry for the long question. Basically, I am searching for meaning to my life. I am looking for proof that I am a mass of material that occurred by randomness.
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As I continually ponder the meaning and/or purpose to mine.
