> I don't understand. What other explanation is there? The
> universe needs a cause because it is an effect. Something
> outside the universe, something "non-physical" must have caused
> it, right?
Worng.
If the universe is defined as the set of everything that exists,
then there is nothing ``outside'' of the universe. The only
``non-physical'' things I'm aware of are things like logic and
mathematics; by themselves, they're completely incapable of doing
anything at all, and completely powerless to bring the physical
universe into being. And there is no reason whatsoever why the
universe needs a cause in the first place; it is perfectly enough
that it simply is.
Cheers,
b&
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