>*What does this have to do with anything?!? Just becuase you can imagine a bigger number doesn't have any *bearing on anything.
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>Just saying as compared to infinitely old, it is not so old, that is all.

mmm. ok.


>*1) The idea of a beginning has not been "tested" and "verified". It's simply impossible to "test" such a *thing. We can only build a theory for it.
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>*2) Models and theories are developed which explain, model, predict, and so forth, what we observe and what we *can infer. Theories are used until either (a) it is proven to be false or (b) we develop a better one.
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>Einstein's theory of General Relativity predicates a beginning and this theory has often been tested and passed.

Einstein's theory is just that - a theory. We can use it until either (a) or (b) happens.


>*3) There is a model of the universe which does not require a "beginning". <
>What is that? I'd like to read a little about it. Do you know of any links.

Just Google on "origins of the universe" and similar phrases.


>*That is a question which requires much more time, thought, and study than this post could provide :) If the *answer could be written in this post it would not be the answer.
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>Yes of course. I Agree and I'm not arguing with anyone. (Sometimes that is not easy to make clear in a forum message.) Just stating my POV.

As is your right :)