Where does the universe come from?

Lately , I have been thinking about my death and where I will end up , whether or not there is an afterlife , and it started to get me thinking about the universe's origin.

This could be religious , or it could be scientific .
I just need to know .

The universe as we know it originated from the Big Bang.

Well explain to me how the big bang happened .
*Widens eyes and lays down on bed as if being told a story by parents*

Read this, I am no physicist.

A popular theory for the cause of the Big Bang at the moment is a White Whole, A polar opposite of a Black hole where matter is ejected from the event horizen.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_hole

I take more interest in the hypothesis (which is even accepted as a theory if I remember correctly) of there being infinite amount of universes.

Originally Posted by Majoradorf

I just need to know .

Too bad, bro. No one can know. Just arbitrarily pick a belief system and run with it. If you're feeling particularly thoughtful, feel free to think it through before making your decision, but in the end anything you choose to belief is just a construct to keep you content throughout your short meaningless existence, whether that be an acceptance of your insignificance or a vain hope of your continued existence after death.

/emo

the Universe expanded from an extremely dense and hot state and continues to expand today.

The universe always existed. To say it didn't at one point is contradictary.

contradictory to what?

to say the Universe always existed is contradictory. It suggests that time has also always existed and extends forever into the past. Obviously, if this were true then we wouldn't exist because an infinite amount of time would have to pass before this point in time.

Originally Posted by Majoradorf

Lately , I have been thinking about my death and where I will end up

You probably wont ever die, assuming technology progresses as it should, and you aren't really bad at staying alive.

whether or not there is an afterlife

Probably not.

and it started to get me thinking about the universe's origin.

Big Bang, etc.

Originally Posted by Lysis

contradictory to what?

to say the Universe always existed is contradictory. It suggests that time has also always existed and extends forever into the past.

Well, time does technically extend forever into the past.

Originally Posted by Danger

I take more interest in the hypothesis (which is even accepted as a theory if I remember correctly) of there being infinite amount of universes.

No, you're thinking of the Many Worlds interpretation. It's neither a theory nor a hypothesis, but an interpretation of the physical effects of quantum theory. I, personally, tend to side with the MWI, as it seems like the simplest interpretation, and allows for determinism.

but the past doesn't extend forever.

Originally Posted by Lysis

but the past doesn't extend forever.

Eh, yeah, I guess that would be the more conventional way to read it.

But yeah, that was my point.

I know I may sound a little harsh.. But I don't think anything happens after you die I think its just white at first because your brain is dying and then it's just blankness nothing happens.
Like preety much what hppens way before you are born type thing.

I honestly don't have an opinion on the beginnings of the universe. There is equal amounts of proof and disproof for pretty much every offered explanation, so until there is irrefutable evidence for one of them, I'm not going to bother thinking about it.

Furthermore, I really don't see how it matters. Knowing whether the universe was created by a deity, or simply thrown out of a white hole wouldn't affect my life in the least.

no one has refuted the Big Bang theory yet, Hell Hawk.

The Big Bang Theroy is just that a theory. My belief is that God created the universe. I am not the one to say as to how this was done, but God is all Powerful, all Knowing, and Omipresent. He created the universe in his infinite wisdom. Many people believe that coming up with a "scientific" explanation, explains away God. Whose to say God didn't use the method they found for how something was done, or for how the uiverse operates. I like to believe that God created the universe. I would love to know the "Scientific" explanations as well, but I will always believe that things work the way they do because God made them that way.

Originally Posted by Warrior of the Nine

The Big Bang Theroy is just that a theory. My belief is that God created the universe. I am not the one to say as to how this was done, but God is all Powerful, all Knowing, and Omipresent. He created the universe in his infinite wisdom. Many people believe that coming up with a "scientific" explanation, explains away God. Whose to say God didn't use the method they found for how something was done, or for how the uiverse operates. I like to believe that God created the universe. I would love to know the "Scientific" explanations as well, but I will always believe that things work the way they do because God made them that way.

You don't give scientific theories their due credit. Just wondering, why would God create such a flawed universe?

Man fell due to the influences of Satan. The universe is flawed because we either do not understand it, or Satan's influence had corrupted it. I do give science it's credit, but I believe that credit also belongs to God.

Originally Posted by Lysis

Obviously, if this were true then we wouldn't exist because an infinite amount of time would have to pass before this point in time.

An infinite amount of time since what?