I think it is beyond our capability to understand the "beginning" of the universe. As we follow time backwards towards the singularity, our understanding of physics breaks down, and the classical notion of cause and effect that we humans have evolved to rely on and can't fathom not existing doesn't apply when t = 0.
In fact, thinking of the universe as having a beginning may very well be the problem in the first place.
In fact, thinking of the universe as having a beginning may very well be the problem in the first place.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
