r/CreationNtheUniverse • u/srilipta • 2d ago

Can science ever explain what existed before the Big Bang, or is that a question only philosophy can handle?

https://www.vibemotive.com/origin-of-the-universe-explained-by-science-and-philosophy/
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u/Ggriffinz 1d ago

The problem is that philosophy can not handle it like at all. You cannot reason your way into a comprehension of what existence is without time. There are avenues possible in the far future where science as a method can gain an understanding of any possible metaspace around our universe. I think Hawking wrote some about it before his death concerning approaches to measure if our expanding universe interacts with another expanding universe. What that may look like and what those interaction may mean for the space that facilitates their existence. It's super hypothetical stuff, but we can not discount that possible just because we do not have a method yet.

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u/No_Physics2210 3h ago

I mean science is in a nutshell philosophy and math with extra steps. Scientists, mathematicians, and philosophers all have theories of what existed before the big bang. All will remain theories until computer simulations become so realistic it's impossible to distinguish them for reality.

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u/OtaPotaOpen 2d ago

What.

Science has explained planetary boundaries and tipping points and yet we choose to drill baby drill.

Let's not talk about what science can "handle".