Reply #33: my 2 cents

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First off, I agree that if one believes in a God who is the creator of all things, then one should want to know who/what created God. It's a similar argument to the singularity question, and equally unknowable - thus not an answer and ironically similar to the "silly" paradox found in eastern philosophies of everything=nothing.

I posit this: that just because we do not understand something does not make it unknowable. We did not understand many things throughout history that upon further study, came to be more understood.

And a further question: what if the singularity of our universe is the reaction of another universe? This does not answer the original question either, as you can say it is the same as the God answer: what created that universe?

I think the problem is looking at it linearly. What if the universe is a molecule or an atom or a subatomic particle and if each of our particles are also universes? What if time and space are not shaped the way we see them, in a straight line? What if space/time is a closed loop or a wave? What if as you went down into each level of particle and each universe you repeated yourself?

Who the hell knows. I find it an interesting topic, but I don't think we can know the answer, at least not yet.

Although I am agnostic tending toward atheist, I do find some interesting things in Eastern religions/philosophies, especially the idea that as members of a system, the entire system is also contained in each of us.

Anyway.... sorry if I derailed a bit.