(July 20, 2016 at 3:31 pm)PETE_ROSE Wrote: I can affirm that I do not know to a certainty either. I should have posed the question as given the information we have, what is your personal best guess for the beginning of the universe and the concept of time as we perceive it.
Our universe existed in a different form than it does currently (singularity).
All that is required for the expansion to the current manifestation of our universe, was a phase change.
Any evidence we do have, points to something along those lines.
No magical being necessary.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
