The Limits of Possible Explanation

[athoughtfulman]

The current thinking is that time once had a beginning, and so there was a "first cause". Of course, we know about 3 spacial dimensions and only 1 of time. There could be other time dimensions that we have no idea about

I love that!

We can keep going back and back and back, but if time never ends, then we're never going to find our 'first cause'. But if there was/is a first cause, what's our explanation of that? Our whole worldview is based on the fact that something HAS to have a cause. But that's just our worldview, formed by the world we live in. There might not be a first cause - it might go on forever. Or there might be, and we're just going to have to accept the fact that something doesn't have to have a cause.

I think at least for now, there is a limit to our explanation. Until we can understand something of time (and maybe even travel though it ), all explanations will fall short of summing the issue at hand up.

I suppose I'm happy without an explanation since there seems not to be a proper one. But IF there were a proper one, then I'd love to know it.