(December 4, 2018 at 5:31 am)Cherub786 Wrote:(December 4, 2018 at 3:34 am)Jehanne Wrote: Maybe the Cosmos just is, and simply requires no explanation; existence, like 2+2 = 4, is simply a brute fact that requires no explanation. Hence, "nothing" is a physical impossibility; as such, the Cosmos is eternal, without beginning or end, and without a center or an edge.
Scientists say there is an explanation for everything, even if we haven't found it yet. Mathematics is a mental construct.
Scientists don't believe the cosmos is eternal or without beginning, most of them anyways.
I don't know where you are getting your information; even if true, the majority to most scientists are atheistic:
Quote:A 1998 survey based on a self-selected sample of biological and physical scientists of the National Academy of Sciences in the United States found that 7% believed in the existence of God, 72.2% did not, and 20.8% were agnostic or had doubts.[49] Eugenie Scott argued that there are methodological issues in the study, including ambiguity in the questions. A study on leading scientists in the US, with clearer wording and allowing for a broader concept of "god", concluded that 40% of prominent scientists believe in god.[50]
Wikipedia -- Demographics of atheism: Geographic distribution
Ditto for most philosophers:
The Largest-Ever Survey of Philosophers: What Do They Believe?