before the big bang
2008-06-06 @ 17:54#
couldn't help but post a link to this article on the most recent speculations on what existed *before* the big bang.
these quotes stand out:
The inspiration for their theory isn't just an explanation for the Big Bang our Universe experienced 13.7 billion years ago, but lies in an attempt to explain one of the largest mysteries in physics - why time seems to move in one direction.
and
Meanwhile, Professor Carroll urged cosmologists to broaden their horizons: "We're trained to say there was no time before the Big Bang, when we should say that we don't know whether there was anything - or if there was, what it was."
sweet!