I wasn't asking whether or not our universe was created. That's a moot point that most of us won't know until we're dead. Either we get judged by Jesus, or we rot in a hole somewhere. That's how we'll know. The question I asked was if it was possible that our universe has undergone a big crunch or many big crunches before. Please refer to post #1 for the exact question. I don't want this post to turn into some huge argument, all I want is a bit of speculation about the question at hand. Not whether or not the universe was created, or if it's infinite. Our universe now may turn out to be infinite. It may very well go on until everything in it dies of a heat death and every proton has decayed. But, that's not what I'm asking. Could someone answer my question, please, in a logical manner and please quit bickering?

BTW, thank you, Glom, for the reply. As you say, laws as we know them today could very well be different for a universe that has undergone a series of crunches and bangs. But, this is purely a speculative question and I'm just curious if anyone has ever thought about it. And, if so, what their take on it is.

P.S. Sorry if it seems like I was reprimanding anyone. I'm not trying to be a d-head (hope that's PC enough), but I realized that the post was veering completely off topic. Some are arguing semantics and completely ignoring the question at hand.

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