Hugh wrote:If there was ever a time that "nothing" existed, then something could not have come from it. So I'm thinking that either the universe, or a creator; God, has always existed.
in the case of the big bang, then i beleive that the entire universe was a minscule spec.
and the spec was extremely hot. then, the "universe" (the dot) exploded, and the universe expanded (not created) to an infinitly immense size.
this is simply a restatement of the evolution of the universe, which i do beleive in.
if there were always a creator, god, then before he created the universe, what would he have resided in?...
God, or the universe, could not have created themselves from "nothing", so either has always existed. If both have always existed, then God is in more of an "overseer" role, but it is possible that there is no God.
If God created the universe from nothing, then he would not have been able to exist.
if god created the universe from nothing, then he would defeat the phrase "created from nothing" because he, himself would have been something.
What is impossible is that there could ever have been a time that neither existed.
i agree, if neither existed, then simply nothing existed, and we would not exist either, becuase "something" may not be created from "nothing".
Some easily believe that God has always existed, but don't think it's possible that the universe has. To me, either possibility exists.
if god has always existed, then what did he exist with?
with himself in a universe the size of his body?