> fra: Bob Shell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On Feb 17, 2006, at 3:42 AM, John Forbes wrote: > > > However, that still leaves us with no answer to the question of how > > the universe began. Those who believe in a god can sidestep that > > question, which is very convenient for them. > > Thinking that the universe must have a beginning is a very narrow and > human construct. We live trapped in time, so we have a problem with > something like God that exists outside of time. Outside of time, the > terms "beginning" and "end" are meaningless. We need to broaden our > minds and accept the possibility that the universe just is. There is > no necessity for beginning, end, or creator.
It reminds me of a story about Steven Hawkin (maybe from his book, "a breif history of time"?). He was invited to a conference on cosmology in the Vatican, and being liberal the Pope had stated that they could discuss anything except the creation of the univers. Little did they know that Hawkins lecture suggested that the univers had no beginning... DagT
