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I'll leave it at that, it seems self-refuting or wishful thinking. But that's just me.Saying that energy has always existed isn't the same thing as saying that it existed prior to existing. Saying that there has never been a time when energy could be created or destroyed is not the same thing as saying that it could not be created or destroyed prior to it not being possible to create or destroy energy.
I never asserted that "prior to the big bang" was a thing. If time itself began with the big bang, that would be fine.
Space-time is where the laws of physics and the nature we are familiar with exists. Our reality is a created reality that began to exist. I suspect base reality isn't beyond our comprehension, but it is beyond our frame of reference.
It would mean that the big bang wasn't the result of any prior cause though, since the very concept of there being anything prior to the big bang asserts that time already existed.
Only from our frame of reference. If we knew base reality we might think of space-time plus three dimensions and laws of physics as a constraints.
I believe scientists when they state actual infinities don't exist (in this universe). You can think what you want.You experience an infinite number of infinitesimal units of time with every second that passes.
Just because you don't understand quantum mechanics doesn't mean it is some kind of free-for-all where the rules of logic do not apply.
I didn't say anything about a free for all. Like with Einstein theories it widened our view of reality. Its a leap up from classical physics and Einstein fought some of its implications. I would say there are new laws of logic when applied to QM because its indeterminate. I didn't mention anything as exotic as the many worlds interpretation. Yet some take that seriously.
Look at where we're at. Scientists are still attempting to explain the most fundamental questions. Why is there a universe? Why did it create and support our existence. If we assume it was unintentional what are the chances a single universe will cause the conditions for life to exist? Turns out to be very slim..nevertheless we if continue to assume it was unintentional what happens to our chances if there are many or an infinitude of chances? They go up significantly. So multiverse theory is constructed.
I've never claimed to know how God came into existence. I've only made claims about how the universe and sentient beings came into existence. That's what theism is. Theology is about the nature of God and so forth. However if we do owe our existence to an infinite chain of deities theism is still correct. So your complaint is just a red herring.Or are you now acknowledging that your actual argument is for the existence of an infinite chain of deities creating other deities?