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Originally Posted by Mutt
If the answer is 'nothing', define 'nothing' and how can something come from nothing?
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"Nothing" isn't really an acceptable answer, but to understand why, you have to understand what makes up the "something" we experience. Space, where we live and interact with everything else, is not possible to separate from time, which is intrinsically linked to space, and called "space-time" when talked about in concert. The important thing to understand here is that
without time there is no space, and
without space there is no time.
Because of this, you're asking about "before" in a context where there is no "before". Time did not exist, so you can't have "what happened before 2:00pm on Thursday" if time itself didn't exist then; it'd be a nonsensical answer.
Time came into being with space itself, which formed the laws of physics and the reality we know. Until that clock started, there was no fundamental meaning of TIME, in that you wouldn't just look at your watch and count seconds -- seconds didn't exist. So, until space-time was "born," neither had any paradigm to relate to.
I know this is probably
more confusing, but it is what it is.
The leading theories on the HOW are even more mind-bending, but I will explain them if you're truly interested.