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Thor_MN

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25. Yet that is what you claimed.

Reply to cpwm17 (Reply #23)

Mon May 25, 2015, 12:00 AM

May 2015

To state that the universe came from something is magic. There is no proof that it did. There is no proof that it did not. Therefore, your claim is faith, magic, call it what you want. But it isn't science.

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Black Hole found, 12 Billion x Solar Mass. Thats a "B". Black hole at center of MW is ~4 Million SM. [View all] Bill USA May 2015 OP

Maybe the universe is older than they think? nt BootinUp May 2015 #1

No, they pretty much have that nailed down. longship May 2015 #2

ok, thank you for that info. BootinUp May 2015 #3

What was there before the universe? darkangel218 May 2015 #4

Space/Time began 14 billion years ago. There was no "Before" there was no "There" Vincardog May 2015 #5

Well, that doesnt make sense. darkangel218 May 2015 #6

The limit is with your thinking. You do know space/time is part and parcel of the same thing right? Vincardog May 2015 #7

Not necesseraly. darkangel218 May 2015 #9

Vincardog is correct, the limit is with your thinking. Thor_MN May 2015 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 May 2015 #18

Correct, it doesn't make sense. cpwm17 May 2015 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague May 2015 #13

Quantum mechanics is an already existing physics which exists in some realm. cpwm17 May 2015 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague May 2015 #15

" It's impossible to come from complete nothingness. " Thor_MN May 2015 #17

Tsk tsk.. not nice to talk to other DUers like that. darkangel218 May 2015 #19

Not nice to correct flawed understanding of science in the science group? Thor_MN May 2015 #20

I believe in science cpwm17 May 2015 #23

Yet that is what you claimed. Thor_MN May 2015 #25

Absence of evidence of how our Universe came to be cpwm17 May 2015 #22

Absence of evidence is absence of evidence. Thor_MN May 2015 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague May 2015 #12

The universe in 'not empty space expanding in empty space' Jeroen May 2015 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague May 2015 #27

It is about 429 trillion times brighter than the sun ... GeorgeGist May 2015 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague May 2015 #11

Yay science! Fairgo May 2015 #21