This is my first post here I have been interested in philosophy for quite some time and I figured I’d ask a few questions I have been toying with for a bit. Small introduction I’m 18 years old and will be attending ASU next year.
As humans the things we see and believe all have a finite existence, with a defined beginning and end to all that we encounter in our lives. We see birth as a start with death as an end and the concept, at least for me, of something that is infinite remains elusive. With this said my question is one asked for hundreds of years, where did we come from? I don’t mean on a personal level or even a global level but on a universal level. Due to our beliefs of infinite vs. finite existences we must believe that at the birth of our universe there was something however, that also means that prior to the birth of our universe there was nothing, no matter no space nothing.
The one problem with this theory is humans cannot comprehend the creation of something from nothing. Through thousands of years we have turned to proposed solutions like religion to explain the creation of life through a higher power or deity. These two mental walls instilled in my mind as well as many others prevent us from thinking too far outside the box. Here we are given to prospected ideas, for this purpose I’ll choose the theory of ‘The Big Bang’ where the universe was created by a massive explosion beyond comprehension. From my best understanding explosions come from reactions on an atomic level where two or more elements or compounds mix to form a violent reaction. So what two elements could have existed prior to the big bang and where did these come from.
Any thoughts or opinions on the ideas of a finite versus a infinite universe are greatly appreciated, I’ll be checking back and forth throughout the day.
