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SCantiGOP

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8. best explanation I ever heard

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sat Nov 23, 2019, 05:18 PM

Nov 2019

and Neil Tyson said it was as good a brief, generic description as he had for the beginning of the universe:

Once upon a time, there was nothing. Suddenly, it exploded into everything.

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We May Finally Understand the Moments Before the Big Bang [View all] Judi Lynn Nov 2019 OP

Contraction. bang. Repeat. Kurt V. Nov 2019 #1

In the Issac Asimov book The Universe he presents information that shows that the universe abqtommy Nov 2019 #4

He was highly educated. Asimov had a masters and PhD from Columbia rsdsharp Nov 2019 #6

I knew it, Judi Lynn... targetpractice Nov 2019 #2

Just like a monkey sitting long enough with a typewriter can produce the Tea Party agenda, oh, wait! Judi Lynn Nov 2019 #9

Mind blowing stuff SonofDonald Nov 2019 #3

More information is within reach now because of "the Series of Tubes." Judi Lynn Nov 2019 #13

In the beginning. there was cereal, lots and lots of cereal. nt Javaman Nov 2019 #5

Amazing! Judi Lynn Nov 2019 #10

Weird - they seem to have changed the definition of the Big Bang muriel_volestrangler Nov 2019 #7

Time for a conference. Whoa. Thanks for thinking of the conflict. Had no idea it existed. n/t Judi Lynn Nov 2019 #11

best explanation I ever heard SCantiGOP Nov 2019 #8

Never heard that. Thanks! Judi Lynn Nov 2019 #12

Interesting... targetpractice Nov 2019 #14