Q&A: Did the singular point always exist?
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Did the singular point always exist?
Question
Hello Michi,
There are those who want to argue that the singular point always existed. I wanted to ask what the scientific world’s view is on this matter—is there any dispute about it?
If not, what is the reason they think it did not always exist?
If it always existed, then apparently there is no need for a cause that preceded it…
Thanks in advance.
Answer
The concept of “always” has no meaning when there is no time axis. So the question is tricky. Beyond that, causes are needed for the laws of nature that govern the explosion and what happened after it—not necessarily for the point itself.
Discussion on Answer
You’re feeding on rumors without having the tools to understand what they mean.
Does that mean that this point was in fact something not connected to matter at all? And isn’t energy a kind of matter?
I happened to hear that the point actually existed for a fraction of a second before it expanded—do you know anything like that?