Question: How did the universe begin?

truer words were never spoken robot, although i'll admit i had to read it several times to fully understand all the concepts u spoke of.

I completely agree with most of what u've said. Our own mortality impairs greatly our own ability to fully understand the universe. We constantly look back at birth and look forward (not hoping for, you know what i mean) towards our death. It is in our nature. We see both as mortal truths and our entire comprehension of the universe is impared by it. The fact that something that may never have had a beginning or end will always seem alien to us.

Being a devoted and loyal Christian, I do believe in the one who has always been. So many people agree that God (in some form) has always been there. For them he exists outside of our universe, an omnipotent being. Thus there is no reason to look for where they fit in, in comparison to Gods eternal existence. This is where time comes in. Since we view "our time" as having both a beginning and end (birth and death) we encompass all time to have one aswell. It is far easier to comprehend yourself when looking at something with similarities. Viewed as more of a measuring stick, where we only see how we measure up and where we're at.

In short, I think that God is out there. He lives outside of our mortal realm and is as much a caretaker as he is the almighty. Time is a mere expression that we use to try and define existance. Things that begin and end will make more sense to us as we are able to relate to them.

Mayb in death we will find our answers. If we die, and thats it, there's nothing left, God can be dismissed as a simple species explanation for life and we'll see time is as mortal as us. Maybe we go on to live it again, repeatedly. We'll then see that life is that never ending cycle, no start or finish only a track to infinity. But maybe, and just maybe, we'll find ourselves face to face with the almighty himself. Free to sit with the creator and watch eternity unfold.

The greatest question and greatest answer may be the best explanation anyone could give:

Why?
-Because.