Thread: If matter cant be created or destroyed, where did all this stuff come from?

Originally Posted by Hercuflea

By the very theory of the Big Bang, the matter was so condensed that ABSOLUTELY NOTHING could escape the gravity pull.

Actually, based on current understanding of the universe, along with the big bang theory, the Universe should actually expand to speeds even faster than they are now.

Originally Posted by Hercuflea

It had to have had a first cause, an initial push by a more powerful entity. (note: i am not a christian, so dont think im one of these good ol boy types or whatever.) If, by the very laws of the universe, matter cannot be created or destroyed, then the Big Bang cannot have happened by its own power. There WAS a creator involved.

I'm not a physicist, so explaining this would be troublesome for me, but luckily there is this.

A Universe From Nothing


A good video to watch for everyone I think. Oh, although I guess all of the points may have already been addressed, but meh.

Oh also, I read a few posts here and there from the thread so far and saw this:

Originally Posted by Universal Mind

The requirement of infinite energy causes the speed of light to be unattainable.

I've always been told the speed of light can't be reached by mass, etc., but Mr Krauss seems to say that it is possible, due to special relativity, to reach speeds even faster than the speed of light. If anyone could shed some light on this for me I would be interested.