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But for some strange reason we almost feel like we don't have the right to even ask the question.
YOU don't, I certainly do.
God is a lie that thieves use to justify their theft.
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What was it? It was just always there, the Universe, continually expanding and collapsing? What purpose does it serve?
Well, M-theory would suggest the universe is a zone of interaction between two 'membranes' in a kind of extra-universal space.
That at least is a constructive and purposeful answer, even if it is wrong. Merely resorting to "its hard and confising" is not. Furthermore, your sense that you do not have the "right" to ask this question demonstrates only the fact that religion tries to suppress thought.