I wasn't asking for the sake of information, I was asking your point of view. Gosh, testy in here arn't we?
More like "cautious". This wouldn't be the first time that a casual inquiry into cosmology turned into a "whoo-whee! them goofy scientists believe
what?" situation. Big bang cosmology may be counter-intuitive but it's also supported by all the evidence.
As for a basic idea on cosmology, I've got a great, fine, well documented public high school education.
Maybe you went to a different public high school than I did, but if all you've got is high school, then you know nothing about
anything, much less cosmology. No offense but you
must know that to be true?
A high school education isn't going to cut it when the subject is science. Sorry, but you're going to have to augment your knowledge via books and other resources. We'll be glad to point you to stuff, though.
Since we've covered the basics and both can agree that both the universe, and the matter it is made of, had a begining, I'd like (if it won't make you too grumpy) to possibly discuss what it was that began them.
Your question doesn't make sense. Causality is a property
within the universe, not
beyond it. There's no "before" before time, so how can
anything be said to have
begun the universe?
Hopefully we can talk about and discuss those differences like truly rational adults.
Hey, me too. One way for you to hold up your end of the bargain will be to ask questions out of an honest spirit of inquiry, and not to play "stump the chumps." In return I won't treat you like an uneducated hack. We cool? Cuz so far we're not off to a great start, are we?