The elephant in the room

Existence did not begin.

A beginning point implies a previous state of nonexistence and nonexistence is not and cannot be.

Nonexistence is conceptual. It is abstraction, constructed in the mind and projected outward through concept and language.

Nothing, nothingness and nonexistence are conceptual mechanisms. Conceptual mechanisms employed by conscious beings, specifically advanced organisms like human beings, to help process information.

Further, as expressed in the essay:

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A comprehensive, all-inclusive framework accommodating science, religion and any other subject imaginable:

A brief summary: