Dear Gentle Posters,

I have to ask you something, and hope that this is viewed too by the Bad Astronomer.

I would like to make an extensive posting, which may involve four or five separate topics. The thing is, I have hesitated since coming to the forum because some of you chaps seem to be fairly educated in science, engineering and technology.

I'm just a popular science bookreader.

The thing is, I have formulated a theory. Let's call it a philosophical theory, not a scientific one because for all I know it might be bursting at the seams with impossibilities.

The advantage of that is that, as a non-scientist, I have no reputation to protect, so it doesn't really matter if I make a chump of myself. It also means that I can put a possibly outlandish idea before you and all it will receive is a groan if it's just plain daft.

On the other hand, if by some fluke it's inspirational, someone might be able to grab it and fit in the missing facts.

Also, there might be a faint anti-religious content.

Does the gentle poster and the Bad Astronomer mind if I make such a posting?

Will you at least have a look?

What it is is an idea as to the answer of the question. 'Why is there something and not nothing?'

I think I know.

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