Undergrad Could it be that the Big Bang had no cause?

[donglepuss]

TL;DR

Could it be that everything in the universe is described by cause and effect, but we have no reason to believe that cause and effect remains valid outside of the universe?

Everything that I’ve researched into this seems to suggest that we know absolutely nothing about the universe at the beginning of the Big Bang event. Could it be that just nothing is there? Could everything in the universe be described by cause and effect, yet cause and effect does not apply outside of the universe itself?

Thanks :)

 

[Frabjous]

TL;DR Summary: Could it be that everything in the universe is described by cause and effect, but we have no reason to believe that cause and effect remains valid outside of the universe?

Everything that I’ve researched into this seems to suggest that we know absolutely nothing about the universe at the beginning of the Big Bang event. Could it be that just nothing is there? Could everything in the universe be described by cause and effect, yet cause and effect does not apply outside of the universe itself?

Thanks :)

We have no knowledge of “outside of the universe.” Therefore you are asking for baseless speculation.

 

[DaveC426913]

And more rigorously inline with PF rules, the question of what may or may not have happened at an event we cannot observe is really more about metaphysics and philosophy, which are expressly forbidden topics for this very reason. Sorry, donglepuss.

 

[PeterDonis]

We have no knowledge of “outside of the universe.” Therefore you are asking for baseless speculation.

the question of what may or may not have happened at an event we cannot observe is really more about metaphysics and philosophy, which are expressly forbidden topics for this very reason.

In the light of these valid comments, this thread is closed.