In many ways, major events like the origin of the universe (if there is an origin at all) are the ultimate magic trick.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bang
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I thought “if there is an origin at all” was bizarre.
I think it mostly depends on what you mean by “origin”, but it’s definitely not bizarre. There probably is no sense in which we can talk about time before the Big Bang, but certain multiverse theories do suggest universes prior to ours.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bang
Downvoted for providing a trivial link and no reason why it should be relevant to the statement quoted.
I thought “if there is an origin at all” was bizarre.
I think it mostly depends on what you mean by “origin”, but it’s definitely not bizarre. There probably is no sense in which we can talk about time before the Big Bang, but certain multiverse theories do suggest universes prior to ours.