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People keep starting topics that cover areas of a theory I'm currently working on.
Anyway, as far as eternity goes, why can't it go back to the big bang? People have theorised that the big bang started from the implosion of a previous universe, which started from the implosion of a previous universe, etc.
Also, if the previous universe was the same as ours, as in, we are repeating the same thing over and over, the net energy loss/gain is zero.
"But it had to start somewhere" I hear you say. So God must have started it, being eternal, he was there before. But when did he start? If you can believe he has always been there, why can't the universe have always been?
Something else to consider, is that while you may ask "What was before the universe?", a better question might be "If the universe didn't exist, would there even be a 'before', or any concept of time?".
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