(March 13, 2016 at 7:40 am)Panatheist Wrote: I saw a link or two on these forums about an eternal universe. (If anyone has any more studies or articles -- especially ones easy to read for someone who is not well versed in science -- I'd appreciate some links!) Is it widespread for scientists and physicists to regard the cosmos or at least the energy of which it is composed as eternal? What is your opinion on this matter?
I tend to think the energy itself has always been here. I don't see how it could be otherwise and haven't found any reason to believe it was created or generated from nothing.
I know so little, but I know one thing for sure. Reality exists in some way and has always existed. It may be a tautology, but one can't reason one's way out of this.
But whether this means energy has always existed, I don't know. I don't even know what energy is exactly.
