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MineralMan

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2. Of course, if this is too difficult to understand, you can stick to:

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Sat Mar 3, 2018, 11:38 AM

Mar 2018

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"God did it. I believe it. That's all there is to it."

Then, you can go back to doing whatever it was you were doing.

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Stephen Hawking Has an Idea Regarding What Came Before the Big Bang [View all] MineralMan Mar 2018 OP

I'll watch this when I don't have to use data. Cary Mar 2018 #1

In this concept, time does not exist until after MineralMan Mar 2018 #3

I have great respect for his thinking. One probably will never know exactly what was before shraby Mar 2018 #4

For me, the point is that there is really no need for a creator, MineralMan Mar 2018 #7

Didn't Einstein say you can not destroy mass it just converts to Energy mitch96 Apr 2018 #31

Getting clever in your old age, are you Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #27

Easy, there was no Big Bang. InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2018 #26

Of course, if this is too difficult to understand, you can stick to: MineralMan Mar 2018 #2

Actually edhopper Mar 2018 #5

I suspect that the actual number approaches infinity. MineralMan Mar 2018 #8

Guardians of the Galaxy edhopper Mar 2018 #12

Tagged for later viewing. thucythucy Mar 2018 #6

For those interested here are a couple of papers on the matter... Thyla Mar 2018 #9

Thanks. Those will be very useful, MineralMan Mar 2018 #10

No worries.. Thyla Mar 2018 #11

Informed hypothesis. guillaumeb Mar 2018 #13

Science, guillaumeb. MineralMan Mar 2018 #14

Drag it down to their level Lordquinton Mar 2018 #16

Which does not negate what I said. guillaumeb Mar 2018 #17

And, you apparently did not bother to read my post, in which I said just that. MineralMan Mar 2018 #18

Oh dear, Gil. longship Apr 2018 #19

I fear you have wasted your words. MineralMan Apr 2018 #20

Never a waste. longship Apr 2018 #23

What happened to cause the Big Bang can be reduced to 2 choices. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #24

Artificial dichotomy. longship Apr 2018 #25

Feel free to enlighten we poor theists. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #41

He or she just did enlighten you. MineralMan Apr 2018 #42

Nice try. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #43

It was a good try Lordquinton Apr 2018 #54

By the way, guillaumeb Apr 2018 #44

*us Cuthbert Allgood Apr 2018 #49

Why do you believe in the big bang then? marylandblue Apr 2018 #48

I accept that LeMaitre's hypothesis seems to account for guillaumeb Apr 2018 #50

Hawking's theory is not so different from LeMaitre marylandblue Apr 2018 #52

and unless scientists can travel to the stars LSFL Apr 2018 #51

This message was self-deleted by its author ollie10 Apr 2018 #30

He said it is speculation what may have happened before the big bang ollie10 Apr 2018 #33

Watch the video. It takes an hour. MineralMan Apr 2018 #34

Wow you are evading my question! ollie10 Apr 2018 #35

No. I'm not evading your question. MineralMan Apr 2018 #36

Aw come on..... ollie10 Apr 2018 #37

.. MineralMan Apr 2018 #39

Predictable response ollie10 Apr 2018 #40

Come-on Lordquinton Apr 2018 #55

Are you seriously mocking education on a Democratic website? Mariana Apr 2018 #46

No ollie10 Apr 2018 #47

It's an hypothesis that could be tested someday. marylandblue Mar 2018 #15

They've recently come close to that. MineralMan Apr 2018 #22

If we produce a singularity, guillaumeb Apr 2018 #45

You do a lot of experimental design in your line of work, Gil? Act_of_Reparation Apr 2018 #53

I don't believe in gravity. Cuthbert Allgood Apr 2018 #21

careful guillaumed.....it has been proven ollie10 Apr 2018 #32

Interesting, thanks, will watch. Darn, and I always thought it was a big fart by The God. LOL n/t RKP5637 Apr 2018 #28

Interesting. I always thought the Big Foreplay came before the Big Bang YessirAtsaFact Apr 2018 #29

Then came The Big Cigarette followed by The Big Cab Ride Home. LuvLoogie Apr 2018 #38

I'm sorry that the memory of Hawking's is already being dragged through the mud Lordquinton Apr 2018 #56

Yes. It's a sad state of affairs, indeed. MineralMan Apr 2018 #58

Thanks for posting, MineralMan.. Permanut Apr 2018 #57