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Can the universe create itself when it does‘t exist?

George-ananda

Advaita Vedanta, Theosophy, Spiritualism
Premium Member
Can the universe create itself when it does‘t exist?

I understand it cannot. Right, please?
I have come to believe it was created by the one thing that is fundamental and uncreated; Consciousness/God/Brahman. The universe is a derivative of Consciousness/God/Brahman. The universe is a great play/drama/thought-form of Consciousness/God/Brahman.
 

paarsurrey

Veteran Member
How do you know?
If we are going to create stories about how the universe started, it is as good a story as any.
There is no claim from the Universe in this connection. If yes, then please quote from it with reference. Right, please?

Regards
 

Samantha Rinne

Resident Genderfluid Writer/Artist
Can the universe create itself when it does‘t exist?

I understand it cannot. Right, please?

Regards
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With thanks to friend @PruePhillip post #244

What I've been saying in another thread.

All of you need to pay me royalties!

Yes, it's called the Big Bang.

Nice try. Thanks for playing.

Big Bang was first proposed by Catholic priest, Georges Lemaitre. In other words, the whole theory relies on underpinnings proposed by a theist. In order to use it, you must first prove that it can also work without such belief system.
 

ChristineM

"Be strong", I whispered to my coffee.
Premium Member
And one's argument, please.

Regards

The argument that words mean words?. Remote possibility mean's remote possibility, it does not mean impossible. Just like turn left means turn left, it does not mean what us for dinner

The argument that there is a remote possibility of something from nothing?
Spontaneous creation of the universe from nothing

You could also try reading the book A Universe from Nothing by Laurence Krauss
 

Nakosis

Non-Binary Physicalist
Premium Member
There is no claim from the Universe in this connection. If yes, then please quote from it with reference. Right, please?

Regards

I'm not making the claim that the universe had a beginning. I'm making fun of those claiming to have knowledge of such an event.

Unless you were there at the "start" of the universe you can't make any claims either. So let's accept that any accounts of a beginning to the universe are just fiction.
 

Brickjectivity

Veteran Member
Staff member
Premium Member
I understand that there is G-d who created it, and has claimed it in so many truthful words and given clues as to how and for what purposes. It is the religious knowledge as authentic, if not more or the most, in its domain as is science in its domain while science is not finished with its homework as yet. Right,please?
People are of highest importance I think. If I claim to care about God but don't care about people, then I'm lying to myself. Religion can allow a person to live in ignorance of their own unconcern for others. For example I can pray to God and think that I love God without actually caring for other people, so I can use my religion to deceive myself. I am not saying this to accuse anyone but to illustrate my conversation.

Suppose that I am able to prove that God miraculously creates this planet and all of the stars. What does this truly do for me or for God? What is accomplished by it? I see many forum members attempt this, but I do not see any positive results from it and think it would be pointless. I don't know whether it is self deception or not for them, but I don't think it has any purpose.

Suppose that I have a Mathematical gift and can prove the basis of reality and that God has made it. What is the benefit of doing so? The same people will do the same things. Some will care, and some will not. I will still be a gifted mathematician who will die having accomplished nothing permanent, for God will always know more than I have discovered and though I disappear no one will care what I have said.

For this reason I do not believe that it is authentic religious knowledge. I do not think it matters if we know it, and above all I don't think God has revealed it to us. What difference would such knowledge make? Therefore I think it cannot be authentic religious knowledge.
 

paarsurrey

Veteran Member
Do you know that?
I understand from the clues in the truthful religious knowledge:

[21:31]اَوَ لَمۡ یَرَ الَّذِیۡنَ کَفَرُوۡۤا اَنَّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الۡاَرۡضَ کَانَتَا رَتۡقًا فَفَتَقۡنٰہُمَا ؕ وَ جَعَلۡنَا مِنَ الۡمَآءِ کُلَّ شَیۡءٍ حَیٍّ ؕ اَفَلَا یُؤۡمِنُوۡنَ ﴿۳۱﴾
Do not the disbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were a closed-up mass, then We opened them out? And We made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe?
The Holy Quran - Chapter: 21: Al-Anbiya'
G-d claims it. Right, please?

Regards
 

Polymath257

Think & Care
Staff member
Premium Member
You are flirting with a belief in real magic then.

On the contrary, I am simply saying the universe exists and causality is *part* of the universe.

Why anything at all exists is not something that can be answered. To have a cause requires existence.
 

paarsurrey

Veteran Member
I'm not making the claim that the universe had a beginning. I'm making fun of those claiming to have knowledge of such an event.

Unless you were there at the "start" of the universe you can't make any claims either. So let's accept that any accounts of a beginning to the universe are just fiction.
As I understand G-d was there who created the processes that made the Universe to come into existence. Why not to accept it more so when there is no other claimant. Right,please?

Regards
 
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