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The Origin of the First Light In the Universe

Posted by timothy on from the was-just-born-there dept.

StartsWithABang writes Before there were planets, galaxies, or even stars in the Universe, there really was light. We see that light, left over today, in the form of the Cosmic Microwave Background, or the remnant glow from the Big Bang. But these photons outnumber the matter in our Universe by more than a-billion-to-one, and are the most numerous thing around. So where did they first come from? Science has the answer.

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  1. Re: And GOD said by towermac · · Score: 3, Informative

    Because people have free will. Or because this particular universe with its laws and constants is the only viable universe that could exist. Take your pick.

    How could he stop it? Take away free will? Step in to physically intervene in that time and place? Should he strike down the perpetrator, or just shield the innocent child from the blows? 24/7 for billions? Take away all consequences?

    You would be a pet in a terrarium. And what would be the point of that, for him or you?

    It is you that can't have it both ways.