Something Strange Happened Before The Big Bang - And It’s Not Looking Good!

Even though the universe is teeming with virtual particles, it doesn't entirely dismiss the concept of nothingness. Firstly, there's the mystery of the nothingness preceding the Big Bang, a realm we are yet to comprehend. Moreover, the nature of this nothingness—comprising vast fields of quantum energy—appears to be something that yields a combination of ingredients, namely matter and force, culminating in the creation of our world. Physicists remain uncertain about why, following the Big Bang, certain elemental particles managed to endure. In his book, "A Universe from Nothing," theoretical physicist and cosmologist Lawrence Krauss suggested that the answer lies in the evidence. The inherently unstable nature of nothingness gives rise to elementary particles.

[angelarose]

I used to float on my back in a pool at night and look up at the stars. I would feel completely flat like I was floating through the universe!

[specialandroid]

Our minds are not capable of understanding the truth.

[Veed.l]

Finally, a vid that truly tries to narrow it down through mathematically intriguing deductive reasoning.

[scottterry]

Over 70 years, I've thought a lot about "nothing". And there's nothing that can be said about it.

You can't even legit say "nothing is" because nothing "isn't".

[mrhassell]

"Well.. this sucks", said William Shatner to the Vacuum.

[ronsmith]

Sounds all wondrous and magical, but truthfully we weren't here, we have NO idea what happened

[dokskwyr]

Reminds me of how ancient Greek mathematicians never conceived the digit zero because they considered the concept of absolute nothingness evil. In the end the number "zero" comes from ancient East Indian (or Hindu) mathematics.

[coreywright]

Even if nothing was there
... nothing is something

[alexbunney]

I think there’s a black hole cycle. I think eventually all black holes in the universe will absorb each other, and the infinite mass and density will cause another big bang.

[williamfrazier]

I will continue to continue to disbelieve in the existence of nothing until science provides laboratory proof of nothing.

[JimTaylor]

I have often wondered about dark matter and dark energy. As we can see almost back to the big bang itself surely these two dark things should make that impossible - surely the whole universe will be dark. In my view, these things should be, more properly, named 'invisible matter' and 'invisible energy'. Scientists, astronomers etc are not doing themselves any favours by giving cosmic entities properties that they do not possess. I am surprised that someone like John Lennox has not latched onto this error by now.

[TheSprinklerNinja]

FEELS LIKE I'M WEARING NOTHING AT ALL.

[phantomblindsight]

if nothing only exists in theory then so does something.

[jay-tikd]

What is beyond the observable universe is the “nothing” that existed before the Big Bang
But even that is something

[djwarlock]

If Nothing existed, it would contradict itself; and therefore it cannot exist. Something is therefore the only thing that CAN exist.

[dubsydubs]

If a big bang is acceptable then an infinite number of big bangs is just as acceptable (multiverse) the is no reason at all there would only be one, the one we think happened is evidence that it happens so the same justification can be made for more.

[Chriliman]

If reality is eternal then quite literally nothing made it. Sobering thought

[geoffreyhhill]

If nothing cannot exist in our universe, why can’t our universe exist in nothing? Why should the universe care what we think? The universe is and was what it will ever be.. Time

[GoodWoman]

No one knows the very first beginning. Almost all analysis involves equation with all sort of variables usually with several having coefficients of error. All quantum is theory. We can manipulate things, even invisible things like energy, using these equations and we assign all sorts of names to all of this. Does infinity exist? What is time? There is so much we don’t know. It is a puzzle.

[TheRealSolardisaster]

I always find myself saying; Nothing, or its concept, is a mannequin. If "nothing" existed, it would bear a name and in its possession of a name, of an identity, nothing becomes something. (not unlike most conversations with my wife).