So, what is the most commonly accepted scientific theory’s to these questions of mine, concerning the beginning of the universe ?
- Since I last heard, the big bang theory, even though debatable, is still the accepted theory for how the universe began, what existed before it? Was it just the hydrogen that exploded, or other things as well ?
- If only hydrogen existed, did everything that exists now come from that? In other words, over the years, did it change into all the elements that exist today, or did all of the elements responsible for making up all the matter of the universe exist too ?
- Where did the hydrogen and, if they existed, the other molecules come from? Did they just always exist, or did they come from nothing?
And Finally - Some say that time was created along with the universe, does that mean that before the beginning of the universe, it’s impossible to say how long the hydrogen existed before it exploded because there was no time to count? Of course, then, wouldn’t that mean that everything happened instantaneously, that the universe came out of nothing? Of course, energy can’t be created or destroyed, so it had to always exist right?
Ok, I’m babbling now so I’ll stop. Anyway, sorry for so many complicated questions, but I know that there are plenty of people here smart enough to answer one or all of them. Thanks.