B Is the Big Bang Just an Event in an Existing Space/Time Fabric?

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The discussion questions whether the Big Bang should be viewed as an event within an existing space/time fabric rather than a singular point in time. It suggests that phenomena like massive black holes merging could explain the release of observable mass and energy. However, participants argue that this perspective contradicts established observations of the universe's behavior. They emphasize that scientific theories must be grounded in empirical evidence rather than speculative ideas. Overall, the conversation highlights the importance of adhering to scientific principles when discussing cosmological events.
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another philosphical Q. i make notion that from what we have learned over the life of humans, is that we don't know too much, and for some things we were just wrong.

i ponder this Q, why do we write The Big Bang at time=0 as a very small point that contains all the mass of the universe. can't it just be an "event" in an existing space/time fabric, as example, perhaps two super-duper-massive black holes eating each other and the result was the release of observable mass/energy? basically an energy converting process that converts lots of dark energy into non-dark energy ??
 
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Physics_Kid said:
as a very small point that contains all the mass of the universe
We don't.

Physics_Kid said:
cant it just be an "event" in an existing space/time fabric, as example, perhaps two super-duper-massive black holes eating each other and the result was the release of observable mass/energy? basically an energy converting process that converts lots of dark energy into non-dark energy ??
This would violate observations of how the Universe behaves and has been behaving. You are basically just presenting buzzwords here. This is not how physics (or any science) is done.
 
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