dexkaden wrote:
There is a great book that touches on the idea: The Elegant Universe. It is basically explaining General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics, but it is mostly about Superstring Theory. It is very well written. But yes, I think that "before" the universe there was just potential. Perhaps that potential energy came from the collapse of a previous universe...I don't think we'll ever find that out.
Yes, there WAS only potential before the universe was created. That potential was God's word. When God spoke the word, that energy was released and the universe was created.
By the way, I do not think that science and religion need to be separate. I think they support each other. Good example is the idea above.
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