It’s absolutely awesome, whatever the origin, the Universe is awesome.

Simply saying that we can go back to 10^-35s after the Big Bang, but can go no further, because beyond that is God’s province (as I believe a recent Pope said) is, to me, erecting a barrier that stifles thought. Obviously not every scientist erects a similar, non-beatific, barrier, but equally obviously some do. This can justifiably be seen as a protection against wild speculation, but we are beings capable of logical thought and reason, and I see a blank refusal to even consider applying that ability beyond an arbitrary cut-off point as stifling thought.

This is in no way a criticism of those who think: I can’t apply science beyond that point. Nor am I being critical of those who think: I can’t apply physics beyond that point because beyond that the laws of physics might be different. Mae pob un at ei gred ei hun!

There never was nothing.